Little-known tips for super-smooth web browsing using gestures on any browser.

Going back to the previous page, moving to the next page, copying a link, opening a new tab, etc., are common actions you perform when browsing the web . Typically, to do these tasks, you would use keyboard shortcuts or buttons on the toolbar.

How to browse the web quickly on different browsers.

• opera
• Vivaldi
• Chrome and Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari

However, with the help of mouse gesture utilities , you can easily perform these actions using only simple drawing gestures.

The best way to understand how useful mouse gestures are is to try them out. Some web browsers, like Opera or Vivaldi, support these features by default. Others require third-party extensions. Let's explore them below.

opera

Opera is one of the browsers that has built-in mouse gestures to replace basic operations. To use this feature, click on Easy setup (the three horizontal lines icon, top right), scroll to the bottom and select Go to full browser settings . Next, select Advanced  >  Features, scroll down to Shortcuts and check  Enable mouse gestures .

After enabling mouse gestures as described above, mouse operations are supplemented with some special gestures such as: Pressing and holding the right mouse button and moving it to the left anywhere in the Opera window is equivalent to the Back function (returning to the previous page). You can learn and practice more special mouse gestures by clicking on " Learn more" next to "Enable mouse gestures".

Vivaldi

Vivaldi is a browser for advanced users, offering several useful, lesser-known features. Among them, mouse gestures are also integrated into Vivaldi.

You can find mouse gesture settings by clicking the Settings button (gear icon, bottom left), selecting Mouse , and then selecting Allow Gestures to enable this feature.

Vivaldi has about a dozen default mouse gestures, making web browsing much easier and more efficient. Similar to Opera, using mouse gestures in Vivaldi is quite simple; just hold down the right mouse button and draw a gesture with the cursor to perform an action.

Additionally, the browser also includes tools that allow you to add, remove, or customize gestures as desired.

Chrome and Edge

Unlike the two browsers mentioned above, users of Chrome and Edge must download the CrxMouse Chrome Gestures extension to use mouse gestures. The main method of drawing gestures is similar to other browsers: right-click and move the mouse to draw on the screen. For example, drawing up/down will be the same as scrolling up or scrolling down.

After installing CrxMouse Chrome Gestures, you'll get a fun little browser game that helps you become more proficient at drawing gestures with your mouse.

With CrxMouse Chrome Gestures , any gesture can be customized as needed and comes with a range of settings such as changing everything from the mouse cursor to the gesture sensitivity.

Since the Microsoft Edge browser is now built on the same Chromium code, you can also use the same CrxMouse Chrome Gestures add-on in Edge.

Mozilla Firefox

On Firefox, to use mouse gestures, you need to download an extension called Gesturefy . This extension supports over 40 different actions in a very intuitive way to navigate websites, and you don't have to move your mouse to the tab bar every time to switch, close, or open tabs.

In the settings, you can also customize the gestures, such as choosing which mouse button will be used to draw the gestures, adding, removing, limiting, or changing the strokes of the gestures, etc.

Safari

Mouse gesture utilities are not supported by Apple in Safari, nor are there many third-party extension options. One utility that does support this feature in Safari is Mouse Gestures for Safari .

After installing the extension, open the Safari menu, then select Preferences and Extensions to change gesture configurations, adjust sensitivity, and choose options to display gestures on the screen.

There are several similar tools that work across macOS, including Safari, such as Mouse Gestures, MacGesture, and xGestures. These tools are actually inspired by the mouse gesture support in the Opera browser.

For the most complete mouse gesture experience, users may consider switching to other browsers that support this feature.

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