Mouse Gesture Events

Control your browser faster and easier with gestures using mouse movement.

Mouse Gesture Events - Streamline Firefox Navigation

'Mouse Gesture Events' is a Firefox add-on that enhances browser navigation by transforming mouse movement into a set of specific tasks. With this extension, directional movement transforms into browser events like opening, closing, refreshing tabs, and navigating history, among others. This makes it faster and easier to control your browser without relying on traditional clicking. It's particularly useful for Linux/Mac users, as a double right click opens the context menu.
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Add-on stats

By: Simpler
Users: 5,867
-60
Rating: 3.97
(192)
Version: 2.9resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2016-07-26
Weekly download count: 159
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • sessions
  • storage
Size: 24.71K

Ranking

# 1,062 ▲ 2
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Other platforms

Mouse Gesture Events (v3.0.2)
4.02 (258) 90,000
Mouse and Rat: Sound,Ringtones (v3.3.0)
2.69 (600) 159,861
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Add-on summary

Analyze keywords

✔ Diagonal gestures support ✔ Best performance ✔ Tiny size: 21 KB

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Open any page.
  2. Hold down Right Mouse button, Move the mouse in any direction, then Release button.
  3. Movement transformed into event, for example, upward movement will open a new tab.

DEFAULT SETTINGS

↑ - Open new tab.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Lightweight and works as expected
  • Useful for navigation and shortcuts
  • Positive experiences on various platforms
Cons
  • Does not work on certain websites (e.g., YouTube)
  • Issues with right-click functionality on Linux
  • Right-click + scroll wheel gestures have stopped working for some users
Most mentioned
  • Issues with right-click functionality
  • Gesture functions not working on specific sites
  • Overall positive user experiences
User reviews
by Lega, 2024-11-24
Does not work on youtube.com. Can you fix that?
by HD Guy, 2024-10-23
by SL1900, 2024-10-12
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Mouse Gesture Events requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Mouse Gesture Events has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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