What is Smooth Key Scroll?

Smooth Key Scroll is a Chrome extension developed by https://smoothkeyscroll.com, and its main feature is "Smooth scroll with the keyboard".

Extension Screenshots

Download Smooth Key Scroll Extension CRX File

Download Smooth Key Scroll extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

Smooth Key Scroll enables smooth and responsive scrolling with the keyboard on every page.

- Arrow keys to move arround with adjustable speed
- Control (ctrl) and Option (alt) to modify speed
- Power scrolling keys (vim, gamer, ergonomic)
- Option to disable mouse hover effects

Issues & Suggestions: https://github.com/smoothkeyscroll/issues/issues

Changes
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v2.8.5
- Fix regression introduced in v2.8.4 which prevented scrolling on some websites

v2.8.4
- Fix scrolling container detection affecting some websites like https://docs.readthedocs.io

v2.8.2
- Fix issue cause slow scrolling in some websites like for example imdb.com
- Upgrade to manifest v3
- Make extension icon open the options page when pressed

v2.8.0
- Option to disable the extension on certain websites (blacklist)

v2.7.1
- Prevent welcome page from opening again when extension is installed multiple times in different browsers using the same user profile

v2.7.0
- Make advanced features free

v2.6.6
- Really remove hardcoded IPN URL

v2.6.5
- Remove hardcoded IPN URL

v2.6.4
- Update API URL

v2.6.1
- Fix bug introduced in Chrome 61 which prevented scrolling.

v2.6.0
- Automatically find scroll element on pages with unconventional scroll (google photos, microsoft team services, etc)

v2.5.1
- Fix document.body scrolling detection on edge cases

v2.5.0
- Switch to less obtrusive scrolling detection algorithm
- Fix problem with Team Foundation Server

v2.4.1
- Add support for iframes

v2.4
- Don't scroll on google search results page when blue arrow is enabled
- Add option to disable blue arrow on google instant search

v2.3
- Fix horizontal scrolling issue in Google Photos
- Fix https://smashingboxes.github.io/OwlCarousel2/demos/basic.html

v2.2
- Improve scrolling engine to allow scroll in gmail, vk.com, etc..
- Improve scrolling performance by removing scroll check on every key repeat

v2.1
- Fix scroll locking when usind find/search in page.
Currently the only solution is to scroll normally when searching
When google fixes this issue we may be able to re-enable smooth scroll:
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=529050&thanks=529050&ts=1441646441
- Fix rare ocasion when smooth scroll would not activate after pressing the shift key in a shortcut

v2.0
- Complete re-write
- Alternative directional keys (Vim, Gamer, Ergonomic)
- Options to prevent hover effects while scrolling

v1.0.6
- Fix Ctrl and Alt keys on Linux

v1.0.5
- Fix page not scrolling in Chrome 40

v1.0.4
- Selecting text with Shift is now possible anywhere on the page
- Fix alt and ctrl speed sliders regression (options page)

v1.0.3
- Fix alt-left/right functionality on windows (and other default shortcuts)
- Allow alt key to be pressed and released while scrolling without changing focus to the menu (Windows)

v1.0
- Options page with adjustable speeds
- Fix issue with Flash
- New icon

v0.2
- Fix speed getting stuck should page loose focus
- Fix collision between meta key and browser native functionality

Extension Basic Information

Name	Smooth Key Scroll
ID	gphmhpfbknciemgfnfhjapilmcaecljh
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/smooth-key-scroll/gphmhpfbknciemgfnfhjapilmcaecljh
Description	Smooth scroll with the keyboard
File Size	365 KB
Installation Count	25,230
Current Version	2.8.5
Last Updated	2023-10-05
Publish Date	2020-05-17
Rating	4.19/5 Total 166 Ratings
Developer	https://smoothkeyscroll.com
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://www.smoothkeyscroll.com/
Help Page URL	https://github.com/smoothkeyscroll/issues/issues
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
{ "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Smooth Key Scroll", "version": "2.8.5", "description": "Smooth scroll with the keyboard", "offline_enabled": true, "icons": { "128": "img\/icon128.png", "48": "img\/icon48.png", "16": "img\/icon16.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "exclude_matches": [ "https:\/\/www.smoothkeyscroll.com\/" ], "js": [ "js\/bundled\/content.js" ], "all_frames": true, "match_origin_as_fallback": true, "run_at": "document_end" } ], "permissions": [ "storage", "tabs", "scripting" ], "host_permissions": [ "https:\/\/\/", "http:\/\/\/" ], "action": [], "background": { "service_worker": "js\/bundled\/eventPage.js" }, "options_page": "options.html", "homepage_url": "https:\/\/www.smoothkeyscroll.com\/", "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'" } }