Scrollbar Customizer

Name: Scrollbar Customizer
Rating: 4.075 (200 reviews)
Author: play.ka2n

Customize your Scrollbar easily, fast and however you want!

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Scrollbar Customizer lets you personalize your Chrome browser scrollbars quickly and easily. With a built-in editor, you can adjust nearly every aspect of your scrollbars to match your style or improve usability. Note that customization isn't possible on some Chrome-specific pages like the Web Store or Settings due to Google's restrictions.

Upcoming features include additional presets, more customization options, custom CSS injection, and downloadable scrollbar designs. User feedback is welcomed to continually improve the extension. Enhance your browsing experience by making your scrollbars exactly how you want them!

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By:

play.ka2n

Users:

40,000

Rating:

4.08

(200)

Version:

2.0.1 Last updated: 2025-03-15

Creation date:

2018-04-19

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

363.00KB

Email:

pl*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

19 hours ago

Ranking

# 3,845 ▲ 94

Other rankings

#60 in Accessibility ▼ 3 #24 in customize keyword 35 ▲ 2 #57 in trademark keyword 18 ▼ 1

User reviews

Scrollbar Customizer is appreciated for its strong customization features that improve scrollbar visibility and usability on many sites, especially outside the Google ecosystem. However, it notably fails to work on Google-owned websites, which disappoints many users. Additionally, the extension has been reported to cause performance issues, bugs making pages unscrollable, and even security warnings regarding malware. While beneficial in many cases, users report occasional instability and compatibility problems that limit its overall reliability.

Pros

Highly customizable scrollbar appearance, allowing users to adjust scrollbar width and color.
Works well on many non-Google websites, improving scrollbar visibility especially on large or high-resolution screens.
Generally improves usability compared to default thin or disappearing scrollbars, offering a consistent scrolling experience.
Has been praised for reliability and consistent function across multiple sites (non-Google).

Cons

Does not work on Google-owned sites such as Google Search, YouTube, Google Drive, or Steam, limiting usefulness.
Causes performance issues or lag on some websites like trading platforms (e.g. tradingview) and Flashscore.
Introduces bugs such as making some sites unscrollable by injecting overlays or causing white screens (e.g. Messages for Web).
Reported malware or hijacking activity related to connections to suspicious domains (e.g. 'search.coolsearches.com'), raising security concerns.
Some users experience random disappearance of the scrollbar on various sites, and the extension may slow image loading or cause Chrome instability.

Recent reviews

The issue I had was caused by a scrollbar extension, which recently started causing lag on sites like Flashscore.pl or .com. Disabling the extension restored the site's normal performance. Unfortunately, since I can't restrict its usage on specific sites, I’ll have to remove it.

Ma*****, 2025-03-30

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Bl*****, 2024-12-17

Destroys performance on tradingview and similar sites

Ma*****, 2024-11-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Scrollbar Customizer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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Scrollbar Customizer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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