# Swipe Back

> Jump back/forward in the browser's history by swiping horizontally with two fingers on your touchpad. Mimics the default behaviour of Safari / Gnome Web.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `swipe-back`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** anuejn
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 3.25 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-14
- **First published:** 2021-10-13
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/swipe-back/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/anuejn/swipe-back](https://github.com/anuejn/swipe-back)

## Description

Swipe Back is a Firefox add-on that allows you to navigate back and forth in your browser's history by simply swiping horizontally with two fingers on your touchpad. It provides a similar experience to the default behavior of Safari and Gnome Web, making navigation more intuitive and efficient.

## Rankings

- #29,331 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/swipe-back)