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Scroll Wheel Tab Switcher by reklai

Hold Alt and scroll your mouse wheel anywhere on the page to switch tabs. No tab-bar hovering. Hold Alt and Press Middle Mouse Button (Middle Click) to open up settings for more customization options.

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• OPEN SETTINGS:
- Hold Alt and Press Middle Mouse Button (Middle click) to open up settings for more customization. See screenshot for a peek into the settings page

• LIMITATIONS:
- Browser settings and internal browser pages
- Extension pages
- Chrome Web Extension Store
- Devtools
- PDF viewers
- Protected or restricted pages
- Websites that capture the same default key-binds
- Browser or operating system shortcuts that use the same mouse action

• ACCESS EXTENSION POPUP TOOLBAR:
1. Look at the top-right of Chrome, next to the address bar.
2. Click the puzzle-piece icon for Extensions.
3. Find Scroll Wheel Tab Switcher.
4. Click the extension icon to open the popup toolbar.
5. Optional: click the pin icon next to Scroll Wheel Tab Switcher so it always
appears beside the address bar

• PRIVACY MODEL:
- No telemetry
- No tracking
- No analytics
- No remote code
- No developer-owned servers
- Settings are stored locally in browser storage
- Most-recently-used tab order is stored locally
- Recent search queries are stored locally
- Recent scroll positions and page geometry are stored locally
- Scroll-restore URL checks stay local
- Search suggestions are matched locally from recent searches, open tabs,
browser history, and bookmarks
- Search suggestions are never sent to TabWheel or a developer server
- Submitted searches go to your browser’s current default search provider
- Google fallback is used only if the browser search API is unavailable
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Required permissions:

  • Read and modify bookmarks
  • Access browsing history
  • Access browser tabs
  • Access your data for all websites

Data collection:

  • The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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Version
2.1.0
Size
100.18 KB
Last updated
9 days ago (Jul 6, 2026)
Related Categories
  • Search Tools
  • Tabs
License
MIT License
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