Simple Mouse Gestures

Name: Simple Mouse Gestures
Rating: 3.9259 (27 reviews)
Author: Kunihiro Ando

Mouse Gestures Super Drag Multi Link Opener Wheel Gestures Long Press on Links Rocker Gestures ****** When mouse gestures are enabled, a visual guide displays when you hold the right mouse button down and move the mouse.

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Simple Mouse Gestures is a powerful Chrome extension designed to streamline your browsing experience with intuitive mouse-based controls. It supports various gesture types including super drag, multi-link opener, wheel gestures, rocker gestures, and long press on links to facilitate easy navigation and multitasking.

When enabled, holding the right mouse button displays a visual guide that shows the available gestures and their directions, making it simple to learn and use. This extension helps users boost productivity by enabling smarter and faster browsing actions without relying solely on keyboard shortcuts or menus.

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Version:

3.3resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5730340

Creation date:

2018-02-17

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
tabs
bookmarks
history
clipboardWrite
clipboardRead
downloads
sessions
management

Size:

523.64KB

Email:

se*****@gmail.com

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Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 4,366 ▲ 14

Other rankings

#17 in mouse keyword 42 ▲ 1

#55 in house keyword 2 ▲ 3

#60 in simple keyword 46

#70 in rest keyword 43

#76 in future keyword 11

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User reviews

Simple Mouse Gestures is praised for its compatibility, multifunctionality, and customizable features that enhance productivity. However, multiple users express strong privacy concerns over the extensive permissions it requires without clear justification. Some mention slower performance relative to alternatives and conflicts with other add-ons that can disrupt mouse gestures. Additionally, the extension cannot operate on Firefox's built-in pages due to security restrictions. Overall, it is a useful and powerful tool but hampered by privacy worries and some functional limitations.

Pros

Highly compatible mouse gestures that are similar to other popular extensions.
Combines multiple functionalities such as mouse gestures, drag & drop, and multi-select link opener in one extension.
Offers many options and customizable features uncommon in similar extensions.
Good usability and intuitive logic for handling gestures, allowing multiple gestures to map to one action.

Cons

Requires excessive permissions without clear explanation, including access to browsing history, downloads, bookmarks, and themes, raising privacy concerns.
Slower performance compared to other similar extensions.
Limited functionality on Firefox built-in pages due to Mozilla's security restrictions, with no solution available.
Conflicts with certain other extensions, such as 'Absolute Right click and copy', causing gesture functionality issues on some websites.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Simple Mouse Gestures requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Simple Mouse Gestures is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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