Hand Tool

Use your Mouse or Stylus to grab and pan web pages

What is Hand Tool?

"Hand Tool" is a Chrome extension built for easy web page navigation. Users can grab and pan web pages, making it feel like handling a smartphone screen or navigating Google Maps. The extension is designed to work with mouses, stylus drawing tablets, and laptop touchpads. It offers an intuitive sliding experience with natural frictions. The settings can be easily customized and synced across tabs. Moreover, it's easy to turn on and off by a simple click on the extension icon.

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By: Marani

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 3.73 (93)

Version: 1.9.0 (Last updated: 2021-04-22)

Creation date: 2021-04-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 95.17K

Email: el*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 13629 ▼ 33

Other rankings

#11050 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 31

#15 in smart tool keyword 37 ▲ 5

#18 in tool keyword 73 ▲ 36

#43 in drag keyword 33 ▲ 7

#109 in mouse keyword 73 ▲ 12

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Summary

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User Guide:

Refresh tab after installing to activate the extension.
Default For Windows: Press and drag Right Mouse to pan.
Default For Ubuntu: Press and drag Middle Mouse to pan.
Default For Mac: Press and Hold Ctrl and move pointer to pan.
For Stylus users, it's recommended to setup one of the buttons on your stylus to be Ctrl Key and use that button to activate panning.
See Options page for more details. (After installation, Right Click on this extension's icon, then click Options).
To quickly turn extension On/Off, pin the extension icon, then clicking on the icon will switch it on/off.
This extension works best with mouses, stylus drawing tablets, laptop touchpad (only in case it doesn't provide convenient panning by gesture).

Change Log: 1.9.0 - 21/04/2021

Fix initialization bug on Mac.
Remove cursor styling.
Update option text.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Very useful
Awesome
One-of-a-kind
Excellent for scroll
Convenient for touch-like scroll

Cons

Does not work in image tab
Cannot use basic Ctrl+C Ctrl+V shortcuts
Occasional issues with right click menu

Most mentioned

Excellent
Convenient
Doesn't work in image tab
Ctrl+C Ctrl+V shortcuts
Smooth-scrolling

Recent reviews

Perfect, even smooth

Comdot Unity, 2015-04-24

Oleg Golovin, 2024-02-10

Perfect! Using it for touch-like scroll with stylus button, very convenient!

Evgeniya Zhabotinskaya, 2018-11-07

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Safety

Risk impact

Hand Tool is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Hand Tool if you trust the publisher.