Focus Follows Mouse

A productivity tool to automatically place the cursor inside of text inputs when hovering over them. When else do you hover over a text input? Additionally, radio and checkbox elements will be focused but not checked upon hovering.
Focus Follows Mouse is a productivity tool that automatically places the cursor inside text inputs and focuses on other form elements when hovered over. It enhances efficiency by eliminating the need to manually click on inputs while working with web forms.
Manifest V2
By: spyrosoft
Daily users: 25
Rating: 3.86
(7)
Version: 1.2resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Version code: 5726168
Creation date: 2012-06-11
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 10.37K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: 19 hours ago

User reviews


Works pretty well, but it is pretty obnoxious unfortunately, even breaking some functionality of sites by forcing you to dodge UI elements to get from one to another. The fault is probably more on the website designer than the extension, but I don't think this is worth using.
by Magnus Anderson, 2022-06-18
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Focus Follows Mouse requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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