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Smooth Key Scroll

by Francisco Lourenço · smoothkeyscroll.com · Accessibility
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Smooth scroll with the keyboard

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
−0.14 in 30 days
Ratings
184
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#5,502
#4,720 among extensions
Version
2.8.6
updated 1 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
6,00018K30KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
50117184Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 184 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Smooth Key Scroll

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

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.14
30 days0+0.0%0−0.14
6 months0+0.0%0−0.14
1 year0+0.0%+2−0.13

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Smooth Key Scroll appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
scroll#9+4
arrow#13−7
scroll#19−6
prevent#69−14

Version history

12 versions recorded
2.8.61 Apr 2026
2.8.55 Oct 2023
2.8.43 Oct 2023
2.8.326 Sep 2023
2.8.022 Sep 2023
2.7.113 Sep 2023
2.7.013 Sep 2023
2.6.616 Jan 2023

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
17 May 2020
Size
276 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
gphmhpfbknciemgfnfhjapilmcaecljh

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
storagetabsscripting
Site access
https://*/*http://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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