SwipeToNavigate
By: top1
Firefox Add-on to enable two-finger left and right gestures to navigate browser history
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User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V2 Add-on
- By:
- top1
- Daily users:
- 488 -17
- Rating:
- 3.86 (35)
- Version:
- 0.3.0 Last updated: 2022-05-23
- Version code:
- 5408553
- Creation date:
- 2019-05-26
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- Content scripts matches:
- *
- *
- Size:
- 97.45KB
- Email:
- to*****@fastmail.com
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-19
- Compare stats and ranking:
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- SwipeToNavigate vs Two-Finger History Jump
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User Reviews
SwipeToNavigate is a useful Firefox add-on providing essential swipe navigation on macOS and Linux where Firefox lacks native gesture support. Users appreciate its functionality with trackpads, but common issues include overly sensitive swipe detection causing unintended multi-page navigation, inconsistent behavior on certain Linux setups, and lack of visual feedback. Some users also note it interferes with zoom and touch gestures. Despite privacy concerns regarding permissions, it's considered the best available solution until Firefox officially supports gestures. Pros
- Works as described, providing swipe navigation that Firefox lacks by default.
- Essential for users on macOS and Linux who want gesture support in Firefox.
- Allows smooth navigation with a trackpad or touchpad, enhancing user experience.
- Provides a workaround until Firefox natively supports gestures.
- Helpful for users transitioning from browsers with built-in gesture support like Safari or Edge.
Cons
- Swipe sensitivity is difficult to tune, often causing users to go back or forward two pages unintentionally.
- Interferes with normal touchpad gestures when zoomed in, causing unintended navigation.
- Does not work reliably or at all on some Linux distributions, especially Debian and Arch with Gnome Wayland.
- Lacks visual feedback during swipe gestures, making navigation control uncertain.
- Requires broad permissions ('Access your data for all websites'), raising privacy concerns for some users.
Recent reviews
by Lo*****, 2024-01-21
Is SwipeToNavigate Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
SwipeToNavigate requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
SwipeToNavigate has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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