Reviews of TabScroller

By: Richard Antony Burton Add-on

List of user reviews and ratings for TabScroller

Total ratings

4.17 (Rating count: 48)

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Review summary

TabScroller is a lightweight, easy-to-use addon that speeds up tab navigation, especially for users with many tabs, and works well on Mac and Ubuntu with flexible mappings. However, reliability isn’t universal: some Windows Firefox setups report it doesn’t work, and certain pages or contexts can block its scrolling. Security-related tab types may also limit functionality. Overall, it’s a popular productivity boost for tab-heavy browsing, with users calling it essential but requesting more customization options.

Pros

Speeds up tab navigation, making it fast and easy to switch between many tabs.
Lightweight and simple, with minimal overhead and a focused one-task function.
Works across platforms (Mac, Ubuntu) and supports mouse/keyboard scrolling setups to aid navigation.
Widely regarded as a useful, productivity-boosting tool for users with many tabs.

Cons

Not universally compatible; some users report it doesn’t work on certain setups (e.g., Windows 10 with Firefox 87).
Can interrupt or fail on pages where right-click actions cannot be captured, causing scrolling to stop in some contexts.
Security restrictions sometimes prevent scrolling on certain tabs (such as settings/history/new tab), limiting usefulness.
Limited input options and lack of customization (only certain key/mouse combinations are supported).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.80

All time rating average: 4.17

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12% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-25	Ol*****	I just reinstalled this after a Firefox Reset after the upgrade stampede of 2026 (at least I hope its over ;^). I have found this to be a simple, rugged, reliable tool, time tested over about a decade.
I just reinstalled this after a Firefox Reset after the upgrade stampede of 2026 (at least I hope its over ;^). I have found this to be a simple, rugged, reliable tool, time tested over about a decade.
2025-12-07	Fi*****

2025-04-07	敬念*****

2025-03-01	全民*****

2022-12-23	Ga*****	Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
2022-12-12	Di*****	Good add on but if there is a firefox tab like settings, history, or even a new tab open the add on doesnt work and just stops so if you have any new tabs open it doesnt allow you to scroll over them but its probably for security. It does state that this is a limitation. Also the only buttons that you can use is shift, ctrl, alt, right mouse button and meta which is fine for me but might be limited for some people. I recommend this though and its great to use just firefox kinda limits it true potential.
Good add on but if there is a firefox tab like settings, history, or even a new tab open the add on doesnt work and just stops so if you have any new tabs open it doesnt allow you to scroll over them but its probably for security. It does state that this is a limitation. Also the only buttons that you can use is shift, ctrl, alt, right mouse button and meta which is fine for me but might be limited for some people. I recommend this though and its great to use just firefox kinda limits it true potential.
2022-11-05	Fi*****	I use it since the beginning, and I honestly can't use internet without it. It doesn't always work perfectly but it does its job!
I use it since the beginning, and I honestly can't use internet without it. It doesn't always work perfectly but it does its job!
2022-03-04	Ko*****

2022-02-25	Ni*****	Very cool. On my Mac I set it up so that the Ctrl plus Option plus Command keys ("Control Alt Meta" in TabScroller preferences) to first be depressed before I can use the two finger scrolling to scroll through my tabs. And I also set the number of milliseconds, in TabsScroller, to be 180. This gives a nice feeling of slowness when I move through my tabs this way. Otherwise it defaults to zero which is a little fast and flickery. Thank you Richard Anthony Burton, Firefox extension developer, for programming this. And for making it free. I often times have a lot of tabs and I am usually bouncing between a group of four and this helps me to jump between those and to synthesize those tabs' contents to make a decision.
Very cool. On my Mac I set it up so that the Ctrl plus Option plus Command keys ("Control Alt Meta" in TabScroller preferences) to first be depressed before I can use the two finger scrolling to scroll through my tabs. And I also set the number of milliseconds, in TabsScroller, to be 180. This gives a nice feeling of slowness when I move through my tabs this way. Otherwise it defaults to zero which is a little fast and flickery. Thank you Richard Anthony Burton, Firefox extension developer, for programming this. And for making it free. I often times have a lot of tabs and I am usually bouncing between a group of four and this helps me to jump between those and to synthesize those tabs' contents to make a decision.
2022-02-06	Fr*****