Quick Zoom

Enables browser zoom with Cmd + mouse wheel
What is Quick Zoom?
Quick Zoom is a Chrome extension specifically designed to enhance your browsing experience by enabling quick and easy zooming. By simply holding down your Cmd key on macOS or Windows key on Windows and scrolling with your mouse, you can effortlessly zoom in and out of the page. It offers the same functionality as the Ctrl + mouse wheel on Windows, but now available on macOS as well. For a smoother web browsing, try Quick Zoom.

Extension stats

By: Tom Scott
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.18 (22)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2020-12-24)
Creation date: 2020-11-01
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 16.22K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Quick Zoom allows you to zoom into the page using your mouse wheel and holding down the Cmd key.

Similar to the Ctrl + mouse wheel on Windows, Quick Zoom brings this functionality to macOS.

Usage: macOS Hold down your Cmd key and scroll with your mouse to zoom in and out of the page.

Windows Hold down the Windows key and scroll with your mouse to zoom in and out of the page. The browser also allows you to zoom by holding Ctrl and scrolling with your mouse wheel without this extension.

For more information see the website.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works well after refreshing the page
  • Can zoom via scroll wheel, addressing a major issue on MacOS
  • Reported to work flawlessly on multiple sites
  • Simple solution that is appreciated by users
  • Positive feedback about functionality on Mac
Cons
  • Doesn't work on all pages
  • Requires refreshing tabs or restarting Chrome for changes to take effect
  • Zoom sensitivity is inconsistent, causing difficulty in achieving desired zoom levels
  • Inverting scroll direction would improve user experience
Most mentioned
  • Works well after a refresh
  • Not functional on all sites
  • Issues with zoom sensitivity and lag
  • Request for additional features like predefined zoom steps
  • Mac users having trouble with zoom shortcuts
Recent reviews
It works! You need to refresh page in order to make it work on it
by Piotr Białas, 2024-08-19

by WEIHAO LI, 2024-07-19

Works flawlessly. I would love to have this on Firefox as well!
by Mathias Bacher, 2024-06-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Quick Zoom requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Quick Zoom has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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