I Built a Tiny Chrome Extension to Save My Mouse Wheel (Auto Scroll)

I hate endlessly scrolling through long docs, articles, or social feeds just to keep up with content,...

I hate endlessly scrolling through long docs, articles, or social feeds just to keep up with content, and I've been trying to learn typescript so I built a simple Chrome extension called Auto Scroll.

The goal was straightforward:

Start and stop scrolling with one click Control scroll speed quickly Keep it lightweight, distraction-free, and easy to use Why I Built It I wanted something that helps with:

Reading long-form content hands-free Following tutorials while taking notes Reducing repetitive scrolling during research Most tools I tried were either overloaded with options or clunky to control. I wanted minimal and reliable.

What It Does The extension currently supports:

Toggle auto-scroll on any page Speed control from the popup Smooth behavior that works across most websites It’s intentionally small and focused on one thing: better reading flow.

Tech Stack Built with:

TypeScript Chrome Extension APIs Simple popup UI + background/content scripts I kept the structure clean so it’s easy to maintain and iterate.

What I Learned A few practical lessons from building this:

Extension popups need defensive UI handling (DOM elements can fail silently if assumptions are wrong) Storage data should always be treated as untrusted shape and normalized on read Small UX details like speed defaults make a huge difference in usability What’s Next Planned improvements:

Per-site speed preferences Better/more Keyboard shortcuts Better pause/resume behavior when switching tabs Optional smoothness presets (reading, browsing, rapid) Feedback Welcome

If you’ve built Chrome extensions before, I’d love your feedback:

What UX patterns work best for productivity extensions? Which feature would you prioritize first? Any pitfalls I should watch for in content-script behavior across sites? I'm also looking for guidance from experienced web devs who are self taught like me

there are 3 ways to grab and use my extension if you so choose:

github repo: https://github.com/codebunny20/Auto-scroll

Github release: https://github.com/codebunny20/Auto-scroll/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Chrome extensions store:-> I will add the store link once it has been reviewed and allowed to be published, I'm not entirely sure how long it will take but ill update this post when it is.

THANKS FOR READING IF YOU DID😊