Mouse Gesture Events

Mouse Gesture Events

Control your browser faster and easier with gestures using mouse movement.

What is Mouse Gesture Events?
"Mouse Gesture Events" is a lightweight browser extension for Chrome that enables users to perform common browser actions through simple mouse gestures. By holding and moving the right mouse button in predefined directions, users can quickly open or close tabs, navigate history, refresh pages, and more without the need for keyboard shortcuts or menu navigation. Designed for optimal performance, it's free of ads, analytics, and malware, providing a secure and streamlined browsing experience.
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By: Simpler
Users: 80,000+
Version: 3.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-15)
Creation date: 2019-03-26
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • sessions
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 30.59K
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Mouse Gesture Events
Mouse Gesture Events (v2.8)
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HOW IT WORKS

  1. Open any page.
  2. Hold down Right Mouse button, Move the mouse in any direction, then Release button.
  3. Movement transformed into event, for example, upward movement will open a new tab.

Size: 29 kB.

DEFAULT SETTINGS

↑ - Open new tab. ↓ - Close current tab. → - Move to the Right tab. ← - Move to the Left tab.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Fast and accurate gesture response
  • Lightweight
  • Simple and straightforward to use
Cons
  • Limited gestures and actions
  • Issues with specific pages and functionality
  • Occasional problems with right-click functionality
Most mentioned
  • Fast and accurate gesture response
  • Limited gestures and actions
  • Issues with specific pages and functionality
Recent reviews
Works a lot better and accurate than many other gesture extensions. The only gesture missing is open home page.
by Dan Dan, 2024-04-14

by Ashura Ashura, 2024-04-12

반응이 빠릿빠릿해서 좋긴한데 오른쪽버튼 눌렀다가 제스처작업을 취소할 방법이 전혀 없음. 한번 오른쪽버튼 누르면 무조건 뭔가 제스처작업을 해야함. 심지어 제스처작업 취소해보려고 흔들어봐도 제일 마지막 움직였던 모양으로 지정된 제스처가 작동되버림.
by 라이진 라이진, 2024-04-08
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Safety
Risk impact

Mouse Gesture Events may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

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