Ctrl Zoom

Ctrl + touchpad scroll to zoom

Ctrl Zoom - Restore Ctrl + Scroll Zoom in Chrome

'Ctrl Zoom' is a handy Chrome extension designed to bring back the Ctrl + scroll zoom function for touchpad users on Chrome. Originally, this feature was removed by Chrome developers, but with the 'Ctrl Zoom' extension, users can easily navigate and control zoom levels on their browsers just as before.

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Extension stats

By: Hempe

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.92

(12)

Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2022-10-25)

Creation date: 2019-11-26

Permissions:

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Size: 42.45K

Email: ha*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 25,153 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#177 in Accessibility ▼ 1 #48 in zoom keyword 54 ▲ 7 #275 in scroll keyword 19 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for both the keyboard and mouse wheel scrolling
Provides consistency across platforms
Open source, ensuring safety for users

Cons

Lacks customization for different keyboard layouts (e.g., Mac users want Command key support)
Replaces default pinch zoom gesture rather than complementing it

Most mentioned

Functional for zooming with Ctrl + scroll
Desire for better integration with touchpad gestures
Request for transparency about current zoom level

User reviews

Great extension. Does what it says. It also works for the mouse wheel Ctrl + scroll, so great ! I would appreciate if you add the github repo to the description Thank you!

Marcelo Rossi, 2025-01-21

could you update the extension for mac users so that we can choose to use the Command button rather than Control? otherwise, it's the only/best solution i've found for mac

Shawn K, 2022-02-14

Thank you for making ctrl + scroll so that I can have consistency across platforms.

Bryant Hetherington, 2021-12-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Ctrl Zoom requires very minimum permissions.

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