Mouse gestures

Turbo Browser includes built-in mouse gestures — no extensions needed. Hold the right mouse button and drag to go back or forward, scroll, close tabs, and more. Handy for quick navigation and managing many tabs.

Available on Windows and macOS.

How to enable

1. Open Settings, search for “mouse gestures”, or open that panel.
2. Turn on Mouse gestures.
3. Optionally enable gesture path preview, and adjust trail color and action mappings.

Settings → Mouse gestures: enable gestures, path preview, and action mappings

How to use

1. On a page, hold the right mouse button and start dragging.
2. Move along the intended direction (or combination path); with preview on, a trail appears on screen.
3. Release the right button to finish the gesture and run the action.

Right-click menu vs gestures

A short right-click still opens the page context menu. Gestures fire only when you hold right and drag. To gesture only, don’t tap and release in place.

Default mappings

Hold the right button and drag after enabling. Common defaults (full list and customization: Settings → Mouse gestures):

Navigation

Gesture	Default action
Left ←	Go back
Right →	Go forward

Scroll

Gesture	Default action
Up ↑	Scroll up
Down ↓	Scroll down
Up then down ↑↓	Scroll to bottom
Down then up ↓↑	Scroll to top

Tabs

Gesture	Default action
Right then up →↑	Open new tab
Down then right ↓→	Close current tab
Down then left ↓←	Close other tabs
Right then left →←	Reopen last closed tab
Up then left ↑←	Previous tab
Up then right ↑→	Next tab

Other

Gesture	Default action
Right then down →↓	Reload

TIP

Combination gestures are often faster than single directions — e.g. →← reopen last closed tab, ↓→ close current tab, ↑← / ↑→ switch adjacent tabs.

Customize

In Settings → Mouse gestures you can:

• Assign or change the action for each path
• Turn gesture path preview on or off
• Adjust trail color for light or dark pages

Changes apply immediately — no restart needed.

Super drag

Same panel as gestures (Settings → Mouse gestures); can be toggled separately:

• Drag a link or image to blank page area → open in a background tab without interrupting reading
• Drag text to blank area → search with your default engine (results also open in the background)

Gestures not working?

1. Confirm Settings → Mouse gestures is on.
2. Confirm you hold right and drag (not left-click, and not a short right-click alone).
3. If a site blocks the context menu, try gesturing on empty page area first.

See also

• Shortcuts — boss key, screenshots, and more
• Quick Start — recommended post-install setup
• Features — full feature list
• Boss key & mouse gestures — vs Chrome / Edge