# Reload, Back, Forward - Swipe Gestures

> - Pull down gesture (vertical swipe) to Reload page. - Swipe horizontally to the left margin of the screen to go Back - Swipe horizontally to the right margin of the screen to go Forward

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `swipe-gestures-navigate`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Petre Tudor
- **Category:** appearance,other
- **Daily users:** 61
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 2.60 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.12
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-31
- **First published:** 2019-12-26
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/swipe-gestures-navigate/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/petre.tudor/pull-to-refresh](https://gitlab.com/petre.tudor/pull-to-refresh)

## Description

This Chrome extension adds intuitive swipe gestures to your browser for a seamless navigation experience. Pull down vertically to reload the current page, swipe horizontally to the left edge to go back, or swipe horizontally to the right edge to move forward. The extension operates without any visual indicators during gestures, ensuring a clean and unobtrusive browsing interface.

Tested primarily on Android devices and Windows 10, this extension enhances your browsing workflow with simple, natural motions. The source code is openly hosted on GitLab, and its icon is crafted by Freepik perfect, offering both transparency and appealing design.

## Rankings

- #14,687 — Overall
- #49 — reload
- #53 — pull

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### 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/swipe-gestures-navigate)