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BackNav Backspace

Reactivate Backspace Shortcut for Page Navigation with BackNav

Users10KCurrent public install base

Rating5.0Store average score

Reviews3Public review volume

Manifest versionV3Extension platform version

7-day growth0Net users gained this week

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2026年7月15日2026年7月21日

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Version1.0.2

ManifestV3

Size325KiB

Languages54Deutsch / English / English (United Kingdom) +51

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Overview

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Get BackNav now and reclaim the backspace shortcut for effortless page navigation. Enjoy a hassle-free browsing experience with backward and forward navigation using backspace and shift + backspace. Customizable blocklists and smart focus detection further enhance your browsing control.

Key Features:

- Enable backspace for seamless page navigation

- Utilize shift + backspace for effortless forward browsing

- Customize blocklist to manage specific domains

- Smart focus detection prevents interference with text fields

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Store average score5.0Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text

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Carlos Ngugi2024年1月9日

Works fine on brave!

Serge Khadka2023年12月12日

Elegant, efficient, and effortless. It's like Chrome got a makeover and it's stunning.

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AI product read

Restores the backspace key as a shortcut for navigating back in browser history, and shift+backspace for going forward

Chrome removed the backspace key shortcut for page navigation, forcing users to use Alt+Left or the browser back button. This extension restores the familiar backspace shortcut for backward navigation and adds shift+backspace for forward navigation.

User installs extension. Content script injects into all pages and listens for keydown events. When backspace is pressed outside of text input areas, it triggers window.history.back(). When shift+backspace is pressed, it triggers window.history.forward(). Users can customize a blocklist of domains where backspace navigation is disabled, and toggle the feature on/off via the popup UI. Settings are stored in chrome.storage.local.

Target users: Users who prefer keyboard-based browsing / Users who want the legacy backspace-to-go-back behavior restored / Accessibility-focused users

Code is heavily minified/obfuscated making deeper feature analysis difficult
popup.js (519KB) is very large for such a simple utility - likely includes a React framework bundle with bundled UI, but detailed analysis was not needed since the core functionality is clearly visible in content.js

Monetization

No paid features detected

No payment flows, no premium tiers, no subscription UI, no Stripe/billing references found. The 'pro' keyword hits are false positives from minified module bundler boilerplate (parts of words like 'process'). All features described in the store listing (backspace navigation, forward navigation, customizable blocklist, smart focus detection) appear to be available to all users without gating.

Confidence: 95
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The extension operates entirely locally. It intercepts keyboard events via a content script and stores settings in chrome.storage.local. No authentication flow, no account creation, no API login required. The 'session' and 'signin' keyword hits are false positives from minified JavaScript bundler boilerplate, not actual login functionality.

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扩展能力较强：scripting、storage
主机权限覆盖范围较宽

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