Go Back With Backspace
Workflow & Planning
Re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button (except when writing text).
Users
3K
Rating
3.7
Reviews
3
7D Growth
0|0%
Stable signalUnknownMedium-risk permissions
Backspace for Navigation
Activate Backspace shortcuts to navigate in history object
Users3KCurrent public install base
Rating4.3Store average score
Reviews129Public review volume
Manifest versionV3Extension platform version
7-day growth0Net users gained this week
7-day growth rate0%Relative weekly velocity
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4.30
Latest
4.30
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2026年7月15日2026年7月21日
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Version3.2.0
ManifestV3
Size58.2KiB
Languages1English
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The original extension to bring back the Backspace key shortcut as navigation for history.back() (backspace) and history.forward() (shift+backspace). Supports blacklisting of pages, recognizes input fields and works on Linux, OSX and Windows.
Version 3.2.0 integrates the missing migration of exceptions from versions <3.x.x
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Store average score4.3Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text
Synced text average3.6Average computed only from synced review bodies below
Reviews with text44Synced review bodies
Total ratings / reviews129Chrome Web Store public rating/review count
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Functionality & UI
Re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button (except when writing text).
Users
300K
Rating
3.2
Reviews
1,369
7D Growth
0|0%
Just works. Couldn't live without it! I can't believe Chrome doesn't offer this option natively.
Amazing addon that makes browsing on linux bearable. I've encountered a few bugs, but nothing that completely broke it, or even worth taking a star off.
Does what it is supposed to, but for users who sync their data to multiple browsers and use different operating systems it is annoying, because the extension disables backspace from working in other operating systems and becomes activated automatically when the linux client syncs. Is there any way to fix this?
Was working before but as of Version 22.0.1229.94 doesn't work.
Doesn't work on OpenSuse 12.1, Chrome 22.0.1229.94
Great extension, incredibly useful, but it stopped working for me yesterday, on Ubuntu 12.04, Chrome 21... :s
Does not work! Version 21.0.1180.89 (Dutch)
it doesnt work on facebook, which is kind of a big deal. i feel like the extension might be going about it the wrong way, though im not sure what is available to extensions control wise.
Very useful!
Works great on Ubuntu 11.10 & Chromium 17