Tab Wheel Scroll

Tracking since May 4, 2026.

Changelog

• May 29, 2026
  description

  This plugin lets you navigate between browser tabs using your mouse wheel.
  
  How to use:
  -----------
  Way 1 : Hold "Alt" and "scroll up/down" to switch tabs
  Way 2 : Hold the "right mouse button" and "scroll up/down" to switch tabs
  
  Note: Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself).
  
  Where it does not work
  -----------------------
  For security reasons, browsers restrict extensions on certain pages. 
  The scroll will skip:
  - Internal pages (e.g., chrome:// pages, settings, ...)
  - Chrome Web Store pages (where you are currently :))
  - Search results (e.g., Google Search) unless you have explicitly allowed the extension to access these pages in your browser settings.
  
  On these pages, the tab is simply skipped.
  
  Contact:
  --------
  Since there are no notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
  
  Open Source:
  ------------
  GitHub: https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll

  This plugin lets you navigate between browser tabs using your mouse wheel.
  
  How to use:
  -----------
  Way 1 : Hold "Alt" and "scroll up/down" to switch tabs
  Way 2 : Hold the "right mouse button" and "scroll up/down" to switch tabs
  
  Notes: 
  - Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself). 
  - ✓ Also supports horizontal scroll wheels (e.g., Logitech MX Master 3).
  
  Where it does not work
  -----------------------
  For security reasons, browsers restrict extensions on certain pages. 
  The scroll will skip:
  - Internal pages (e.g., chrome:// pages, settings, ...)
  - Chrome Web Store pages (where you are currently :))
  - Search results (e.g., Google Search) unless you have explicitly allowed the extension to access these pages in your browser settings.
  
  On these pages, the tab is simply skipped.
  
  Contact:
  --------
  Since there are no notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
  
  Open Source:
  ------------
  GitHub: https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll

• May 29, 2026
  short_description

  Scroll tabs with alt + mouse wheel OR right click + mouse wheel.

  Switch tabs with Alt + mouse wheel or right-click + mouse wheel.

• May 20, 2026
  description

  How to use:
  -----------
  Way 1 : Hold the ALT key + scroll the mouse wheel.
  Way 2 : Hold the Right Click button + scroll the mouse wheel.
  
  Note: Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself).
  
  Important: If you disable and re-enable the extension, you must reload your open tabs or restart your browser to reactivate the shortcuts.
  
  Where it does not works
  --------------------------
  For security reasons, Chrome restricts extensions on certain pages. The scroll will skip:
  - Internal pages (e.g., chrome://)
  - Chrome Web Store pages.
  - Search results (e.g., Google Search) unless you have explicitly allowed the extension to access these pages in your browser settings.
  
  On these tabs, the tab is skipped.
  
  Contact:
  ----------------------------
  Since the Web Store does not send notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
  
  Open Source:
  --------------------------
  Feel free to contribute!
  GitHub: https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll

  This plugin lets you navigate between browser tabs using your mouse wheel.
  
  How to use:
  -----------
  Way 1 : Hold "Alt" and "scroll up/down" to switch tabs
  Way 2 : Hold the "right mouse button" and "scroll up/down" to switch tabs
  
  Note: Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself).
  
  Where it does not work
  -----------------------
  For security reasons, browsers restrict extensions on certain pages. 
  The scroll will skip:
  - Internal pages (e.g., chrome:// pages, settings, ...)
  - Chrome Web Store pages (where you are currently :))
  - Search results (e.g., Google Search) unless you have explicitly allowed the extension to access these pages in your browser settings.
  
  On these pages, the tab is simply skipped.
  
  Contact:
  --------
  Since there are no notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
  
  Open Source:
  ------------
  GitHub: https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll

• May 4, 2026
  description

  Usage to scroll through your open tabs
  ----------------------------------------
  
  Way 1 : Press ALT Key + mouse wheel
  Way 2 : Press mouse right button + mouse wheel
  
  When you scroll your mouse has to be anywhere over the page but not over the tabs.
  
  Also, if you once disabled the extension and re-enable it, all the tabs has to be reloaded to register the event (restart chrome is fine).
  
  Where it does not works
  ------------------------------------
  
  - Internal "chrome://" pages or "https://chrome.google.com/*" pages.
  - Search results pages (like "https://www.google.com/search?q=test") if you didn't allow the extension to access this kind of pages on the settings page.
  
  
  It's open source ! 
  ----------------------------
  Feel free to contribute
  https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll

  How to use:
  -----------
  Way 1 : Hold the ALT key + scroll the mouse wheel.
  Way 2 : Hold the Right Click button + scroll the mouse wheel.
  
  Note: Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself).
  
  Important: If you disable and re-enable the extension, you must reload your open tabs or restart your browser to reactivate the shortcuts.
  
  Where it does not works
  --------------------------
  For security reasons, Chrome restricts extensions on certain pages. The scroll will skip:
  - Internal pages (e.g., chrome://)
  - Chrome Web Store pages.
  - Search results (e.g., Google Search) unless you have explicitly allowed the extension to access these pages in your browser settings.
  
  On these tabs, the tab is skipped.
  
  Contact:
  ----------------------------
  Since the Web Store does not send notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
  
  Open Source:
  --------------------------
  Feel free to contribute!
  GitHub: https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll

• May 4, 2026
  short_description

  Scroll through tabs with alt + mouse wheel OR right click + mouse wheel.

  Scroll tabs with alt + mouse wheel OR right click + mouse wheel.

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