# Tab Wheel Scroll

> Switch browser tabs using the mouse wheel: scroll while holding Alt or right-click. Supports cyclic tab switching. Automatically skips inaccessible tabs (about:, etc.).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-wheel-scroll](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-wheel-scroll)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab-wheel-scroll`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Johndodev
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-18
- **First published:** 2026-05-04
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-wheel-scroll/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll/issues](https://github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll/issues)

## Description

Tab Wheel Scroll lets you navigate between browser tabs using your mouse wheel — no clicking on the tab bar required. 

<strong>How to use</strong> 
<ul><li>Hold <strong>Alt</strong> and scroll up/down to switch tabs </li><li>or hold the <strong>right mouse button</strong> and scroll up/down to switch tabs </li></ul>
Note: Your cursor must be positioned over the web page content (not over the tab bar itself).
✓ Also supports horizontal scroll wheels (e.g., Logitech MX Master 3).  

<strong>Features</strong>
<ul><li>Cyclic tab switching: wraps around from the last tab to the first (configurable via the extension popup)</li></ul>
<strong>Where it does not work</strong> 

For security reasons, browsers restrict extensions on certain pages. 
The scroll will skip:
<ul><li>Internal pages (e.g., settings) </li><li>Add-on Web Store pages </li><li>Search results (e.g., Google Search) unless you have explicitly allowed the extension to access these pages in your browser settings.</li></ul>
On these pages, the tab is simply skipped.

<strong>Contact</strong>

Since there are no notifications for comments, please contact me via email or GitHub if you have a specific request or issue.
<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/bc1c253638d5f99c1ac70a4218dc21b7d4529956374282bb3fd9c4b063a3c2f8/https%3A//github.com/johndodev/TabWheelScroll" rel="nofollow">TabWheelScroll on github</a>

## Rankings

- #32,048 — Overall
- #120 — scroll

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-wheel-scroll)