Backspace to go Back
Workflow & Planning
Restores browser behavior of navigating to previous page when pressing the Backspace key.
Users
100K
Rating
4.5
Reviews
561
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0|0%
Stable signalNo paid features detectedHigh-risk permissions
Go Back With Backspace
Re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button (except when writing text).
Users300KCurrent public install base
Rating3.2Store average score
Reviews1,369Public review volume
Manifest versionV3Extension platform version
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Version3.0
ManifestV3
Size21.89KiB
Languages1English
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Go back with the backspace button! This extension re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button -- except if you're writing text.
What's New in 3.0:
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* Updated to Manifest V3.
Before Chrome 52, the backspace key navigated back (if you weren't writing text). Many people lost their progress while working online by accidentally pressing backspace and leaving a page -- so we removed the feature from Chrome, and created this extension for those who prefer the old behavior.
This extension can't restore backspace on certain special pages, for example any of the "chrome://" pages such as Settings or Extensions.
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Store average score3.2Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text
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Total ratings / reviews1,369Chrome Web Store public rating/review count
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I hate that you took away backspace functionality And now in able to get that back I need to give weird permissions to a sketchy extension? This is dumb. Please put backspace back into chrome, what is this, "Hardly anyone uses it," nonsense. I used it. You killed my functionality and your "solution" gets more and more insulting by the day.
Ok seriously?? all the people complaining about it needing permissions, would you rather it go back when you need to backspace while typing? or do you want it to be able to tell your typing, and not trying to go back? That is what the permissions are for. Personally i agree that it was irritating they removed it in the first place, but some people don't use it, for that matter some don't like it so the fact they added it as an extension is awesome.
A function, that should not have been removed in the first place, now needs to see what websites I visit? No thanks.
permissions? it worked before without read write privileges
Why does it need more permissions. Manage apps, extensions, and read/change all data from websites you visit?
This really shouldn't need to manage my apps and extensions. What's up with the new permissions....
Now needs more permissions that it shouldn't need or deserve. The backspace functionality should not have been changed in the first place.
Does what it says on the tin. I get why they removed it, but I'm glad there's an option to bring it back. Although surely this could have been a chrome://flags?
hate the disabling of backspace as it have a lot of bugs there.
Overall it works well, but it really needs an option where it can be disabled when on specific (user-specified) websites.