Tab Wheel Scroll by Johndodev
Switch browser tabs using the mouse wheel: scroll while holding Alt or right-click. Supports cyclic tab switching. Automatically skips inaccessible tabs (about:, etc.).
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About this extension
Tab Wheel Scroll lets you navigate between browser tabs using your mouse wheel — no clicking on the tab bar required.
How to use
Note: Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself).
Where it does not works
For security reasons, browsers restricts extensions on certain pages.
The scroll will skip:
On these tabs, the tab is skipped.
Contact
Since there is no notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
TabWheelScroll on github
How to use
- Hold Alt and scroll up/down to switch tabs
- or 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 works
For security reasons, browsers restricts extensions on certain pages.
The scroll will skip:
- Internal pages (e.g., settings)
- Adddon 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 there is no notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
TabWheelScroll on github
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
More information
- Add-on Links
- Version
- 3.0.4
- Size
- 36.77 KB
- Last updated
- 5 days ago (May 4, 2026)
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- License
- MIT License
- Version History
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