Smooth Key Scroll

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 1, 2026
  description

  Smooth Key Scroll enables smooth and responsive scrolling with the keyboard on every page.
  
  - Arrow keys to move arround with adjustable speed
  - Control (ctrl) and Option (alt) to modify speed
  - Power scrolling keys (vim, gamer, ergonomic)
  - Option to disable mouse hover effects
  
  Issues & Suggestions: https://github.com/smoothkeyscroll/issues/issues
  
  Changes
  -------
  v2.8.5
  - Fix regression introduced in v2.8.4 which prevented scrolling on some websites
  
  v2.8.4
  - Fix scrolling container detection affecting some websites like https://docs.readthedocs.io
  
  v2.8.2
  - Fix issue cause slow scrolling in some websites like for example imdb.com
  - Upgrade to manifest v3
  - Make extension icon open the options page when pressed
  
  v2.8.0
  - Option to disable the extension on certain websites (blacklist)
   
  v2.7.1
  - Prevent welcome page from opening again when extension is installed multiple times in different browsers using the same user profile
  
  v2.7.0
  - Make advanced features free
   
  v2.6.6
  - Really remove hardcoded IPN URL
  
  v2.6.5
  - Remove hardcoded IPN URL
  
  
  v2.6.4
  - Update API URL
  
  
  v2.6.1
  - Fix bug introduced in Chrome 61 which prevented scrolling.
  
  v2.6.0 
  - Automatically find scroll element on pages with unconventional scroll (google photos, microsoft team services, etc)
  
  v2.5.1 
  - Fix document.body scrolling detection on edge cases
   
  v2.5.0 
  - Switch to less obtrusive scrolling detection algorithm 
  - Fix problem with Team Foundation Server
  
  
  v2.4.1
  - Add support for iframes
  
  v2.4
  - Don't scroll on google search results page when blue arrow is enabled
  - Add option to disable blue arrow on google instant search
  
  v2.3
  - Fix horizontal scrolling issue in Google Photos
  - Fix https://smashingboxes.github.io/OwlCarousel2/demos/basic.html
  
  v2.2
  - Improve scrolling engine to allow scroll in gmail, vk.com, etc..
  - Improve scrolling performance by removing scroll check on every key repeat
  
  v2.1
  - Fix scroll locking when usind find/search in page.
  	Currently the only solution is to scroll normally when searching
  	When google fixes this issue we may be able to re-enable smooth scroll:
  	https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=529050&thanks=529050&ts=1441646441
  - Fix rare ocasion when smooth scroll would not activate after pressing the shift key in a shortcut
  
  v2.0
  - Complete re-write
  - Alternative directional keys (Vim, Gamer, Ergonomic)
  - Options to prevent hover effects while scrolling
  
  v1.0.6
  - Fix Ctrl and Alt keys on Linux
  
  v1.0.5
  - Fix page not scrolling in Chrome 40
  
  v1.0.4
  - Selecting text with Shift is now possible anywhere on the page
  - Fix alt and ctrl speed sliders regression (options page)
  
  v1.0.3
  - Fix alt-left/right functionality on windows (and other default shortcuts)
  - Allow alt key to be pressed and released while scrolling without changing focus to the menu (Windows)
  
  v1.0
  - Options page with adjustable speeds
  - Fix issue with Flash
  - New icon
  
  v0.2
  - Fix speed getting stuck should page loose focus
  - Fix collision between meta key and browser native functionality

  Smooth Key Scroll enables smooth and responsive scrolling with the keyboard on every page.
  
  - Arrow keys to move arround with adjustable speed
  - Control (ctrl) and Option (alt) to modify speed
  - Power scrolling keys (vim, gamer, ergonomic)
  - Option to disable mouse hover effects
  
  Issues & Suggestions: https://github.com/smoothkeyscroll/issues/issues
  
  Changes
  -------
  v2.8.6
  - Multiple fixes
  
  v2.8.5
  - Fix regression introduced in v2.8.4 which prevented scrolling on some websites
  
  v2.8.4
  - Fix scrolling container detection affecting some websites like https://docs.readthedocs.io
  
  v2.8.2
  - Fix issue cause slow scrolling in some websites like for example imdb.com
  - Upgrade to manifest v3
  - Make extension icon open the options page when pressed
  
  v2.8.0
  - Option to disable the extension on certain websites (blacklist)
   
  v2.7.1
  - Prevent welcome page from opening again when extension is installed multiple times in different browsers using the same user profile
  
  v2.7.0
  - Make advanced features free
   
  v2.6.6
  - Really remove hardcoded IPN URL
  
  v2.6.5
  - Remove hardcoded IPN URL
  
  
  v2.6.4
  - Update API URL
  
  
  v2.6.1
  - Fix bug introduced in Chrome 61 which prevented scrolling.
  
  v2.6.0 
  - Automatically find scroll element on pages with unconventional scroll (google photos, microsoft team services, etc)
  
  v2.5.1 
  - Fix document.body scrolling detection on edge cases
   
  v2.5.0 
  - Switch to less obtrusive scrolling detection algorithm 
  - Fix problem with Team Foundation Server
  
  
  v2.4.1
  - Add support for iframes
  
  v2.4
  - Don't scroll on google search results page when blue arrow is enabled
  - Add option to disable blue arrow on google instant search
  
  v2.3
  - Fix horizontal scrolling issue in Google Photos
  - Fix https://smashingboxes.github.io/OwlCarousel2/demos/basic.html
  
  v2.2
  - Improve scrolling engine to allow scroll in gmail, vk.com, etc..
  - Improve scrolling performance by removing scroll check on every key repeat
  
  v2.1
  - Fix scroll locking when usind find/search in page.
  	Currently the only solution is to scroll normally when searching
  	When google fixes this issue we may be able to re-enable smooth scroll:
  	https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=529050&thanks=529050&ts=1441646441
  - Fix rare ocasion when smooth scroll would not activate after pressing the shift key in a shortcut
  
  v2.0
  - Complete re-write
  - Alternative directional keys (Vim, Gamer, Ergonomic)
  - Options to prevent hover effects while scrolling
  
  v1.0.6
  - Fix Ctrl and Alt keys on Linux
  
  v1.0.5
  - Fix page not scrolling in Chrome 40
  
  v1.0.4
  - Selecting text with Shift is now possible anywhere on the page
  - Fix alt and ctrl speed sliders regression (options page)
  
  v1.0.3
  - Fix alt-left/right functionality on windows (and other default shortcuts)
  - Allow alt key to be pressed and released while scrolling without changing focus to the menu (Windows)
  
  v1.0
  - Options page with adjustable speeds
  - Fix issue with Flash
  - New icon
  
  v0.2
  - Fix speed getting stuck should page loose focus
  - Fix collision between meta key and browser native functionality

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Host access

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