Fast scroll

Hold left alt key to increase scroll speed, useful for viewing text heavy sites.

Fast scroll: Increase scroll speed on Firefox

Fast scroll is a Firefox add-on that allows you to increase scroll speed by holding the left alt key. It is particularly useful for viewing text heavy sites, making scrolling faster and more efficient.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
By: ddhillon
Daily users: 38
Rating: 5.00
(3)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2023-11-21)
Version code: 5653747
Creation date: 2022-12-12
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Size: 8.28K

User reviews


Great extension, but there is an annoying bug : when doing Alt + Tab to get out of Firefox (Windows 10 here) Firefox gets stuck in "rapid" mode when I come back to it until I hit Alt again. If this could be fixed it would be perfect!
by Remi, 2023-08-26
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Fast scroll requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Fast scroll has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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