Will enable you to scroll by dragging while holding down the space key, just like photo processing or illustration creation apps.
Users
561
+28 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#41K
#35K among extensions
Version
1.3.2
updated 5 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:561 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Hand Tool for browser
## v1.3.2
- Fix: The Space-tap page scroll could look janky on some sites. Scrolling is now smooth everywhere.
## v1.3.1
- Improve: The extension now injects itself into already-open tabs automatically on install, update, or re-enable, so you no longer need to restart your browser after installing.
## v1.3.0
- Tap Space (or Shift + Space) without dragging to scroll the page — page
scrolling now works on macOS too
- Removed the Ctrl / Cmd + Space shortcut (conflicted with Spotlight on macOS
and input-source switchers)
- Scroll animation refined to match Chrome's native keyboard scroll; respects
the "reduce motion" system setting
- Suppressed the flicker when tapping Space at the top or bottom of a page
- Drag scroll now works above modal dialogs (Popover API top layer)
- Custom key editor: Space also opens the editor (in addition to Enter); Escape
cancels editing
## v1.2.1
- Fix a bug where right-clicking during scrolling did not deactivate the scroll mode.
## v1.2.0
- Removed the feature to switch functions by clicking the icon
- Added an options screen (popup)
- Added the ability to assign arbitrary keys
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
−8
−1.4%
0
0.00
30 days
+28
+5.3%
0
0.00
6 months
+95
+20.4%
−1
−0.17
1 year
+150
+36.5%
−1
−0.17
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