Middle Click To Go Back

Go back with your middle mouse button.

What is Middle Click To Go Back?

Middle Click To Go Back is a Chrome extension developed by keremonal, and its main feature is "Go back with your middle mouse button.".

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Download Middle Click To Go Back Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        Enhance your browsing experience with the Middle Click To Go Back extension! Navigate effortlessly and customize your middle mouse button for intuitive actions.

Features:
- Click the middle mouse button on an empty space on a web page to go back in your browsing history.
- Optionally, middle-clicking closes the current tab if there is no page to go back to. You have control over this behavior.
- Default actions, such as opening links in a new tab or closing a tab with middle-click, remain unaffected. On Linux, you can also paste using the middle mouse button as always.
- Seamless compatibility tested on both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Release Notes:
- Version 2: Updated to Manifest 3.
- Version 1.8: Works on "tabless windows" too.
- Version 1.7: Optional behavior for middle-click to close the current tab.
- Version 1.6.3.3: Bug fixes.
- Version 1.6.3: Improved stability by changing the onclick event to mouseup.
- Version 1.6.2: Optional feature no longer closes the browser.
- Version 1.6.1: Added options to enable/disable the feature.
- Version 1.6: Middle-click closes the current tab if no page to go back.
- Version 1.5: Now works seamlessly on Windows.
- Version 1.4: Improved responsiveness and stability.
- Version 1.3.1: Added "all_frames": true to the manifest and introduced icons.

For Firefox users, check out our extension on Mozilla Add-ons:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5938

Explore a more intuitive browsing experience with Middle Click To Go Back!                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Middle Click To Go Back Middle Click To Go Back
ID amgokbkbhplbkpjlknhglinkhghamagm
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/middle-click-to-go-back/amgokbkbhplbkpjlknhglinkhghamagm
Description Go back with your middle mouse button.
File Size 15.21 KB
Installation Count 1,009
Current Version 2.0.0
Last Updated 2023-12-20
Publish Date 2013-02-07
Rating 4.50/5 Total 30 Ratings
Developer keremonal
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "name": "Middle Click To Go Back",
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "description": "Go back with your middle mouse button.",
    "icons": {
        "48": "back48.png",
        "128": "back128.png"
    },
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "http:\/\/*\/*",
                "https:\/\/*\/*",
                "ftp:\/\/*\/*"
            ],
            "all_frames": true,
            "js": [
                "mctgb.js"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "background.js"
    },
    "options_ui": {
        "page": "options.html",
        "open_in_tab": true
    },
    "permissions": [
        "tabs",
        "scripting",
        "storage"
    ],
    "host_permissions": [
        "https:\/\/*\/*",
        "http:\/\/*\/*"
    ]
}