# Touchpad Gesture Control

> Control your browser using touchpad gestures to switch tabs and perform actions.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/touchpad-gesture-control](https://chrome-stats.com/d/touchpad-gesture-control)

## Overview

- **ID:** `touchpad-gesture-control`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Braden
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-26
- **First published:** 2024-09-25
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/touchpad-gesture-control/)

## Description

Touchpad Gesture Control brings gesture-based navigation to touchpad users, enabling them to perform actions like switching tabs, opening/closing windows, and refreshing pages with simple swipes. It enhances browsing by making it more fluid for touchpad users.

## Rankings

- #29,635 — Overall
- #62 — touch
- #141 — performance
- #171 — control
- #213 — self control

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/touchpad-gesture-control)