Better Scrollbar

A minimal scrollbar that gets out of your way.
What is Better Scrollbar?
'Better Scrollbar' is a Chrome plugin that enhances your browsing by replacing the traditional scrollbar with a sleek and less disruptive one. Influenced by Google's design, it requires permission to modify the CSS for each site enabling a less obtrusive scrolling experience. The extension has undergone various updates, with improvements encompassing design and icon visibility and resolving issues like background colors on certain websites.

Extension stats

Users: 6,000+
Rating: 4.07 (82)
Version: 0.1.8 (Last updated: 2013-09-25)
Creation date: 2013-09-25
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 11.34K

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Extension summary

This plugin replaces the standard scrollbar with a more modern, skinnier, and less interfering one. This is modeled after the scrollbars used by Google in many of their services.

Explanation of "all data on all websites": For the extension to apply a scrollbar to any site, it must have the ability to modify the css for the current page. This means that "all websites" are injected with the appropriate styles.

Release 0.1.8 9/25/13: Named changed back to "Better Scrollbar."

Release 0.1.7 9/22/13: Redesigned slightly, renamed to "Minimal Scrollbar." New icons, slightly more visible.

Release 0.1.6 1/31/13: Fixed issues with black background on some websites. Colors darkened slightly for users with difficulty seeing the scrollbar on their monitors.

Release 0.1.4, 7/25/12: Scrollbars now look the same across horizontal and vertical pages.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Fixes the ugly scrollbar of Chrome.
  • Does what it says it does.
  • Does not consume any runtime memory.
Cons
  • Causes a slowdown on amazon.com.
  • Limited options for scrollbar color.
  • Some users reported it did nothing or was ineffective.
Most mentioned
  • Need for more color options.
  • Desire for auto-hide functionality.
  • Concerns about the extension being similar to the default scrollbar.
Recent reviews
Really cool. Does what it says - fixes the ugly scrollbar of Chrome.
by Priyanshu Raj, 2023-11-18

It causes a massive slowdown on amazon.com.
by Alexei Zakharov, 2021-11-06

Bardzo fajnie działa, do ideału brakuje aby można było wybrać odcień paska.
by Bartosz Traczyk, 2021-03-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Better Scrollbar requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Better Scrollbar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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