FinderBack: Back & Forward Navigation in Finder’s Right-Click Menu

Description and use

FinderBack adds Back and Forward options to Finder’s context menu, enabling quick navigation without moving the cursor to the toolbar.

Problem

In macOS Finder, navigating back or forward requires moving the cursor to the toolbar, which is inconvenient for frequent Finder users.

Outcome

Users can navigate directories in Finder more efficiently by using the right-click menu, reducing cursor movement and improving workflow speed.

Workflow

• Open Finder and navigate to a folder
• Right-click on any item or empty space in the Finder window
• Select "Back" or "Forward" from the context menu
• Continue navigating without moving the cursor to the toolbar

Evidence

I kept running into one small annoyance in macOS Finder: going Back or Forward meant moving the cursor back up to the toolbar every time.

Source

Right-click anywhere in Finder, Choose Back or Forward, Keep navigating without reaching for the toolbar

Source