act-on-press
Firefox web extension that triggers click actions on mousedown instead of click
Browser extension Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
Frectonz
Bloat
66/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
A small, single-purpose Firefox extension that was posted once in May 2024 and hasn't been touched since. The idea works as a personal utility, but there's no store listing, no release, no pricing and no way to support it. It's a weekend side project, not a business.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
It scratches a real itch for some people who want faster clicks, but it's a free niche utility with no user base to charge and no path to payment shown.
10/100
Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.
Receipts (2)
Describes an extension that overrides click behavior to fire on mousedown, with no mention of users, pricing or a market.
“Made a web extension that does this. It only works on firefox for now. It essentially overloads most click actions registered on elements, to happen on mousedown instead of click. https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press”
Post · @thefrectonz · 12 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The repo has no license, no homepage and no releases, so there's nothing shaped like a product offering.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/frectonz/act-on-press (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
A mousedown override is a small amount of code that anyone comfortable with browser extensions could rebuild in an afternoon. Nothing local, proprietary or compounding protects it.
4/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
The whole mechanism is overloading click handlers to run on mousedown, which is simple to replicate.
“Made a web extension that does this. It only works on firefox for now. It essentially overloads most click actions registered on elements, to happen on mousedown instead of click. https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press”
Post · @thefrectonz · 12 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
One short repo with no releases, data or integrations that would be hard to copy.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/frectonz/act-on-press (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
It was shipped in a single day in May 2024 and hasn't been updated in over 800 days, so there's no sustained shipping to speak of.
0/100
- Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 0 days.
- Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
- Quiet
No update for 878 days, so scaled to 20%.
Receipts (1)
Earliest post about it.
“Made a web extension that does this. It only works on firefox for now. It essentially overloads most click actions registered on elements, to happen on mousedown instead of click. https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press”
Post · @thefrectonz · 12 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A working Firefox extension exists in a public repo, but it's thin and has no releases or store listing, so it's not clear how a regular user would install it.
51/100
- It's live20/20
https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.
- Real product25/35
The post says the extension works on Firefox, and the repo exists, so it's a working but thin tool. Nothing shows it's been packaged or published for others to install.
- Own home0/10
No home found.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2024-05-12.
- Operations1/15
Only a GitHub repo exists. There's no backend, docs site, API, status page or second platform.
Receipts (4)
https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/frectonz/act-on-press (opens in a new tab)
The creator says they made an extension that works on Firefox for now.
“Made a web extension that does this. It only works on firefox for now. It essentially overloads most click actions registered on elements, to happen on mousedown instead of click. https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press”
Post · @thefrectonz · 12 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The GitHub repo is live with a short description, but no releases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/frectonz/act-on-press (opens in a new tab)
Zero releases, no homepage, and no commit activity recorded beyond the initial push.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/frectonz/act-on-press (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
There's no distribution channel, payment path, privacy policy, terms or support contact, and the creator hasn't signaled further commitment. It reads as a finished personal experiment.
1/100
- Distribution0/30
No working way to get it was found.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No paying customers or revenue are mentioned, and no payment provider was found.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support0/8
No support contact found.
- Commitment1/20
One post and one day of work, with no roadmap, team, channel or funding. The creator hints at more browsers with 'for now', but nothing followed.
Receipts (3)
The post says nothing about customers, pricing or revenue.
“Made a web extension that does this. It only works on firefox for now. It essentially overloads most click actions registered on elements, to happen on mousedown instead of click. https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press”
Post · @thefrectonz · 12 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
'Only works on firefox for now' suggests a possible plan, but nothing came after it.
“Made a web extension that does this. It only works on firefox for now. It essentially overloads most click actions registered on elements, to happen on mousedown instead of click. https://github.com/frectonz/act-on-press”
Post · @thefrectonz · 12 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The last push was on the same day the repo was created, 2024-05-12.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/frectonz/act-on-press (opens in a new tab)