Switch browser tabs instantly with your mouse wheel — no keyboard, no extensions.
Hold Right Click + Scroll to navigate tabs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, VS Code, and more.
Portable. No installation. No admin rights required.
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
Hold RButton + Scroll Up |
Next tab (→) |
Hold RButton + Scroll Down |
Previous tab (←) |
Hold RButton + No scroll |
Normal right-click menu |
Scroll without RButton |
Normal page scroll |
- Mouse-only gesture — no keyboard shortcut needed
- Intelligent intercept — only activates in windowed, tabbed apps; passes through in fullscreen and games
- On-Screen Display (OSD) — sleek pill-shaped indicator shows direction and tab count
- Scroll threshold — adjustable sensitivity to prevent accidental switching
- App blacklist — exclude specific apps via
TabScroll.ini - Start with Windows — toggle auto-launch from the tray menu, no admin rights needed
- Splash screen — branded startup screen on launch
- System tray integration — pause, configure, or quit from the taskbar
- Single instance — re-running replaces the old instance automatically
✅ AutoHotkey is bundled — you do not need to install anything separately.
- Download
TabScroll.zipfrom Releases - Extract to any folder (Desktop, Documents, USB drive — anywhere)
- Run
TabScroll.lnk - (Optional) Right-click the tray icon → enable Start with Windows
Works with any windowed app that supports Ctrl+Tab:
Chrome Edge Firefox VS Code File Explorer Windows Terminal Notepad++ Sublime Text Figma Postman and more.
⚠️ Does not activate in fullscreen or borderless-window mode (automatically bypassed).
TabScroll creates TabScroll.ini automatically in its folder on first run.
[Settings]
StartWithWindows = 0 ; 1 = launch on boot
ShowOSD = 1 ; 1 = show OSD indicator
ScrollThreshold = 1 ; notches required per tab switch (1–3)
Blacklist = game.exe,photoshop.exe ; one app per line in the GUI editorAll settings can also be changed from the tray menu without editing the file manually.
| Hotkey | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl + Alt + P |
Pause / Resume |
Ctrl + Alt + Q |
Quit |
| Scenario | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Fullscreen / borderless apps | Scroll passes through normally |
| Anti-cheat games (Vanguard, EAC, BattlEye) | Automatically blocked by anti-cheat; resumes after game closes |
| Razer Synapse / Logitech G Hub | May conflict — disable right-click assignments in mouse software |
| Antivirus flag | False positive — source code is fully open for inspection |
- 🌐 Website — tabscroll.com
- 📖 Full Documentation — tabscroll.com/docs
- 🐛 Bug Reports — Open an issue
MIT © 2026 Minh Edward
TabScroll hooks into Windows mouse and keyboard input at the system level.
This may conflict with anti-cheat software or security tools. Use at your own risk.
Full terms in LICENSE.