Disable AutoScroll
Disables middle-click autoscrolling (often confused with 'smooth scrolling')
What is Disable AutoScroll?
Disable AutoScroll is a Chrome extension designed to disable the middle-click 'AutoScroll' feature, which users often accidentally activate when attempting to middle-click a link with their scroll-wheel to open the link in a new tab. Simple and user-friendly, its entire source code is also openly available on Github.
Stats
By: Slackwise
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.44
(27)
Creation date: 2022-07-14
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 13.65K
Email: sl*****@gmail.com
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Summary
All this extension does is disable the middle-click "AutoScroll" feature so you don't accidentally activate it when trying to middle-click a link with your scroll-wheel to open a link in a new tab.
The screenshot is of the ENTIRE source-code, and it's all on GitHub as well.
User reviews
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Pros
- Works perfectly
- Fixes irritating browser behavior
- Allows middle-click on links to open in new tab
Cons
- Doesn't work on every site
- Blocked by uBlock Origin for some users
Most mentioned
- Works perfectly
- Doesn't work on every site
- Blocked by uBlock Origin
- Fixes irritating browser behavior
- Allows middle-click on links to open in new tab
Recent reviews
Great but doesn't work until page fully loads, probably not fixable in a chrome extension and it's good enough for me.
by
Daniel AK, 2023-07-12
by
Miro Kolev, 2024-04-15
by
Enzo dell'Aquila, 2024-01-26
Safety
Risk impact
Disable AutoScroll is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Disable AutoScroll is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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