Quick Zoom

Enables browser zoom with Cmd + mouse wheel

Quick Zoom - An Essential Zooming Chrome Extension

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.

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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

Size: 16.22K

Email: to*****@tomscott.dev

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 17,208 ▲ 19

Other rankings

#138 in Accessibility

#46 in zoom keyword 54 ▼ 1

#57 in hold keyword 2 ▼ 10

#113 in quick keyword 41 ▼ 15

#124 in mouse keyword 31 ▼ 9

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

User reviews

It works! You need to refresh page in order to make it work on it

Piotr Białas, 2024-08-19

Works flawlessly. I would love to have this on Firefox as well!

Mathias Bacher, 2024-06-12

Solid

Kevin Rothrock, 2024-02-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Quick Zoom requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Quick Zoom. Use it at your own risk.

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