SwipeToNavigate

Firefox Add-on to enable two-finger left and right gestures to navigate browser history

SwipeToNavigate: Two-Finger Gesture Navigation for Firefox

"SwipeToNavigate" is a Firefox add-on that brings the convenience of OS X like two-finger gesture navigation to other platforms. It allows users to navigate through their browser history with a swipe of two fingers. Unlike other similar solutions, this add-on does not require expansive permissions and is maintained with full transparency, providing assurance of not spying on you. The source code is openly available for review.

Add-on stats

By: top1
Users: 724
-10
Rating: 3.78
(36)
Version: 0.3.0 (Last updated: 2022-05-23)
Creation date: 2019-05-26
Weekly download count: 8
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 99.79K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

** Note about permissions. Currently there is no way to separate read and write access from each other. The addon requires "write" access to every web page in order to hook into the mouse scrolling, so it can detect the side ways swipe. This however means for the time being that the addon needs also read access, but the addon does not read anything on the web page. Source code is freely available from the link in the description. As soon as I can I will reduce permissions as small sub set as possible, hopefully to none **

This add-on brings OS X like two-finger gesture navigation to other platforms.

While there exists other solutions for this problem they require intrusive permissions and are maintained (or not at all) by people who have no contact information available neither here or in their repositories.

This add-on requires no permissions. It is here to only solve a problem and not spy on you. You can check out the source code from: https://github.com/totu/Swipe2Nav so you can see there is no minified code (I even left the jQuery libraries in non-minified versions for transparency)

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
  • Works as promised when set up properly
  • Essential for Firefox on certain operating systems
  • Transparent about permissions and privacy
Cons
  • Difficult to adjust the sensitivity correctly
  • Interferes with normal browsing, especially when zoomed in
  • Can cause double page back/forward navigation
Most mentioned
  • Issues with sensitivity settings
  • Functional inconsistency across different Linux distributions
  • Interference with web page or XML rendering
  • Desire for visual feedback during navigation swipes
User reviews
by Lonelywolf21, 2024-01-21
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

SwipeToNavigate requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

SwipeToNavigate has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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