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Metric	Mouse Gesture Events	FlowMouse - Mouse Gestures
User count	100,000	30,000
Average rating	4.02	4.92
Rating count	294	240
Last updated	2024-02-15	2026-06-29
Size	0.03 MB	0.86 MB
Version	3.0.2	2.2

Short description	Control your browser faster using Mouse Gesture Events. Navigate, open, close tabs with simple mouse movements. Free, lightweight, ad-free extension.	FlowMouse is a privacy-first, open-source Chrome extension that adds responsive mouse gestures and a powerful drag system for seamless browsing.
Full summary	Mouse Gesture Events is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to speed up your browsing experience through intuitive mouse gestures. Hold down the right mouse button and move your mouse in specific directions to perform quick browser actions like opening a new tab, closing tabs, switching tabs, refreshing pages, and navigating browser history. With diagonal movement support and handy actions such as pinning tabs, minimizing windows, and duplicating tabs, it covers the most essential commands efficiently. This free and ad-free extension is only 29 kB, ensuring optimal performance without ads, analytics, or malware. It is compatible with Linux and Mac users who can use double right-clicks to open context menus. Note that, due to browser security policies, it cannot operate on internal Chrome pages or the Chrome Web Store. Mouse Gesture Events provides a clean, effective way to control your browser faster and with ease.	FlowMouse is an open-source Chrome extension that adds natural mouse gestures for smoother browsing. It prioritizes privacy by performing all gesture processing locally (except Chrome sync) with zero data collection or uploads. Start with 16 default gestures and unlimited custom gestures, plus a visual settings page to tailor the gesture trail color, width, and tooltips. Super Drag lets you take action on what you drag: search text with custom engines, open or copy images, and manage links. It supports multi-language localization and an interactive user guide that launches after installation. FlowMouse guarantees no tracking, no ads, and no third-party analytics, while keeping your settings synced through Chrome's encrypted sync.