Allows you to quickly navigate your browser history and to switch between tabs by clicking on the left edge of your screen/window.

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Mile Wide Back Extension

The left edge of your browser window becomes a multi-purpose button. It is infinitely wide because your mouse can continue to travel left, while the cursor will remain stuck to the edge of the screen.

For optimal usability, please make sure that your window in maximized.

The trick is to fling your wrist to the left. No accuracy or coordination is needed here. You could even do this blind-folded.

Then proceed to left/middle/right click the mouse as desired or rotate your mouse wheel.

* Left click to navigate back
* Right click to navigate forward
* Middle-click to close the current tab
* Rotate the mouse wheel to cycle through your open tabs
* Left and right click at the same time to create a new tab

This extension doesn't work on the Browser's Settings page and the WebStore page, because of Chrome's security policy.

Unlike other mouse gesture extensions, this extension doesn't require you to hold the mouse button down while moving it, which means less coordination required!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Mile Wide Back", "author": "Terry", "version": "0.3", "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__", "manifest_version": 2, "default_locale": "en", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/em-te/webextensions-mile-wide-back", "icons": { "24": "mile_wide_back_24.png", "30": "mile_wide_back_30.png", "48": "mile_wide_back_48.png", "96": "mile_wide_back_96.png" }, "permissions": [ "", "storage" ], "optional_permissions": [ "tabs" ], "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": true }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["content.js"], "css": ["content.css"], "all_frames": true, "match_about_blank": true, "run_at": "document_start" } ], "options_ui": { "page": "options.htm" }}
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How to download and manually install Mile Wide Back extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Mile Wide Back extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Mile Wide Back extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Mile Wide Back extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Mile Wide Back extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Mile Wide Back extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Mile Wide Back Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Mile Wide Back extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Mile Wide Back extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Mile Wide Back extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Mile Wide Back extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Mile Wide Back extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Mile Wide Back extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Mile Wide Back extension file

Select and download the Mile Wide Back extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Mile Wide Back extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Mile Wide Back extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Mile Wide Back extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Mile Wide Back extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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ねろ (ID: 0000005882bf8573) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/13/2024 Braveだと効きません

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Walter Vázquez (ID: 00000005e22c4855) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/24/2021 Buenísima.

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vlbb (ID: 000000842a60a335) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/20/2018 Sooooooooo glad to have this extension back, now that I've made the switch to Chrome from Firefox. Thank you so much Dev!!!

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Dmitri Lau (ID: 0000005c02cfafd0) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/25/2017 This is an indispensable extension I relied much on in Firefox.