# Mousebuttons

> Enable mouse navigation using extra buttons

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mousebuttons](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mousebuttons)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mousebuttons`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** eeroan
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-08
- **First published:** 2020-02-07
- **Size:** 7.85 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mousebuttons/)

## Description

Mousebuttons is a Firefox add-on that allows you to navigate backward and forward using extra mouse buttons. It enables easy and convenient browsing with the ability to go back when the mousedown event's buttons equal 8, and forward when they equal 16.

## Rankings

- #98,848 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mousebuttons)