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Go Back With Backspace icon

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
7-day growth0Net users gained this week
7-day growth rate0%Relative weekly velocity
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Version3.0
ManifestV3
Size21.89KiB
Languages1English
Published
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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
Synced text average2.8Average computed only from synced review bodies below
Reviews with text841Synced review bodies
Total ratings / reviews1,369Chrome Web Store public rating/review count

Store average score: 3.2. The bars below are calculated from synced review text only, so they may be empty for extensions that have public ratings but no synced comments yet.

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Mike Y.2025年5月15日
5

don't know why they ever removed this feature from the browser. I got so used to using backspace to go back one page, that I have to install this extension on every machine I use.

Version 3.0Language en
2 helpful · 0 not helpful
Sam Bartle2025年3月23日
5

Should still be in the browser by default.

Version 3.0Language en
3 helpful · 0 not helpful
MeboGo2025年3月20日
4

Would be much greater if it would also close the tab when you are on the first site from the tab.

Version 3.0Language en
0 helpful · 2 not helpful
Rich Elvers2025年1月15日
5

Works great so far.

Version 3.0Language en
Kevin M.2024年11月5日
1

DOES NOT WORK! Google should be ashamed.

Version 3.0Language en
5 helpful · 9 not helpful
Orlin Shirov2024年10月22日
5

Works for me!

Version 3.0Language en
2 helpful · 2 not helpful
Dylon Schulz2024年10月3日
1

downloaded and installed. still doesn't work.

Version 3.0Language en
3 helpful · 4 not helpful
Ernie Magaña2024年9月23日
1

ridiculous that this is necessary.

Version 3.0Language en
7 helpful · 6 not helpful
Klicco Travel2024年9月16日
5

I'm addicted! Working great for me

Version 3.0Language en
shay k2024年7月22日
1

doesn't work anymore

Version 3.0Language en
6 helpful · 5 not helpful