Who is Basic Gestures for?

Basic Gestures is a consumer product built for firefox users who prefer mouse-based browser controls.

Is Basic Gestures free?

Yes — Basic Gestures is free to use.

What platforms does Basic Gestures run on?

Basic Gestures runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Basic Gestures still active?

Unverified. Basic Gestures has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Basic Gestures?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Common mouse gestures, Mouse Gestures, and Mouse Gesture Events.

Who makes Basic Gestures?

Basic Gestures is developed by BPS.

How long has Basic Gestures been around?

Basic Gestures first shipped in 2016.

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Basic Gestures

Name: Basic Gestures
Author: BPS

mozilla.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

Basic Gestures adds right-button mouse gestures to Firefox for actions such as back, forward, scrolling, opening tabs, and closing tabs. Users can configure gesture behavior through the extension preferences.

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Overview

7 features

Basic Gestures sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on performing common Firefox navigation and tab actions without using menus or keyboard shortcuts. Basic Gestures is a consumer product aimed at firefox users who prefer mouse-based browser controls. Basic Gestures costs nothing to use. Basic Gestures is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Basic Gestures is BPS, and it first shipped in 2016. Key capabilities include back navigation, forward navigation, and scroll to top. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Back navigation
Forward navigation
Scroll to top
Scroll to bottom
Open new tab
Close current tab
Gesture preferences

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sep · 11:01 UTC
Basic Gestures verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Basic Gestures

What is Basic Gestures?: Basic Gestures focuses on performing common Firefox navigation and tab actions without using menus or keyboard shortcuts. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Basic Gestures for?: Basic Gestures is a consumer product built for firefox users who prefer mouse-based browser controls.
Is Basic Gestures free?: Yes — Basic Gestures is free to use.
What platforms does Basic Gestures run on?: Basic Gestures runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Basic Gestures still active?: Unverified. Basic Gestures has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Basic Gestures?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Common mouse gestures, Mouse Gestures, and Mouse Gesture Events.Common mouse gestures Mouse Gestures Mouse Gesture Events
Who makes Basic Gestures?: Basic Gestures is developed by BPS.
How long has Basic Gestures been around?: Basic Gestures first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
First seen: 10 Sep 2026
Built for: Firefox users who prefer mouse-based browser controls
Model: B2C
Solves: Performing common Firefox navigation and tab actions without using menus or keyboard shortcuts.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: basic-gestures

Developer

BPS

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 10 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: basic-gestures-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 10 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/basic-gestures

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