EasyPan Hand Tool

EasyPan Hand Tool

Scroll web pages by dragging them with your mouse

EasyPan Hand Tool
What is EasyPan Hand Tool?
"EasyPan Hand Tool" is a Chrome extension specifically designed to improve navigation on web pages. By allowing users to simply 'grab' and 'drag' web pages, it emulates the experience of reading a PDF document. This tool can be easily enabled and disabled via a handy icon, ensuring a more comfortable and efficient browsing experience.
Stats
By: davidu
Users: 619 ▲ 8
Rating: 3.46 (26)
Version: 3.0 (Last updated: 2015-02-13)
Creation date: 2015-02-13
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 12.73K
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Summary

EasyPan makes browsing more comfortable. It allows you to pan a web page (scroll by grabbing the page), just like you do when reading a PDF document.

Using the tool: Click the hand icon to enable/disable the hand-tool. When the tool is enabled, clicking Ctrl temporarily disable it.

Feedback and suggestions are more than welcome If there is a bug please elaborate in its description so I can attend it.


Credits: Extension's image icon: http://www.designcontest.com

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • The extension is considered very useful by those who have long wanted this functionality.
  • Some users appreciate the ability to enable the tool with an icon click.
  • The tool is praised for its core functionality when it works.
Cons
  • Lack of a hotkey setting or gesture shortcuts is seen as a major drawback.
  • Does not work on all websites or has to be manually activated each time a new page or tab is opened.
  • Some users report that it can inadvertently click links while scrolling over them.
Most mentioned
  • Users frequently request a persistent activation feature or a hotkey to avoid having to enable it for every page.
  • Suggestions for improvements such as adjustable scroll speed, sliding effect upon release, and high-resolution icons are common.
  • The extension not working consistently across all websites and the lack of settings or customization options are common issues.
Recent reviews
It's awesome, it would be better if author could update high resolution of hand icons, as of year 2024, people already use 4K monitors :)
by Frank Li Frank Li, 2024-02-07

It would be nice if it had these features; + Scroll Speed. ( we should able to change the value via settings page. ) + When we release it will Slide a little. ( we should able to change the value via settings page. ) + Enable/Disable Key with keyboard. ( we should able to change the value via settings page. )
by U99 U99, 2023-07-24

The extension is excellent. It should have a hotkey setting, and it should be enabled by default on all sites or not, depending on whether the hotkey is enabled or not. Thank you.
by Lecturas Ar Lecturas Ar, 2023-01-08
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Safety
Risk impact

EasyPan Hand Tool is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

EasyPan Hand Tool has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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