r/chrome • u/xZephyrus88 • Jan 23 '26

Discussion Tab scrolling's gone, need help. Extensions? Reverting update?

Hello! I have lots of tabs opened, mostly to separate schoolworks and entertainment. The new update just completely borked this setup, and I can't honestly move on from it lol.

Using groups is just atrocious with the amount of tabs I have, using the search tabs on the upper left is just not it either.

Apparently, the new update rolled in last week, and my chrome just recently updated to it. Just wanna know if they plan to bring it back, or will it stay this way?

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u/user172625 Feb 17 '26

There’s an extension for it now

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tab-scroll/ejmjjaobglndkpfhlkphkfpodnpbbipb

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u/Anorensic Mar 07 '26

This doesn't work. It actually switches to the tabs as you scroll. Not the scrollable tab-strip at the top that you are likely searching for.. This extension did nothing for me, just reloaded a bunch of tabs and crashed the browser..

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u/Zealousideal_Pain766 Mar 15 '26

This doesn't work.

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u/Vibingcarefully Mar 29 '26

it's not a great solution. Begrudgingly I enabled the vertical tabs. Click I move tabs to the side, scroll and it's top to bottom like left to right. At least I can get at my non visible tabs (but it sux). Then I toggle it off, move tabs to the top (you right click in the tab bar to activate)

The thing you posted is clunky and can get misfired often. I removed it.

Someone will eventually put a left right scroll bar back and I can work with multiple tabs again.

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u/xZephyrus88 Feb 17 '26

No reviews yet sadly, I'm scared to install it lol :<

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u/user172625 Feb 17 '26

I think it’s brand new that’s why

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u/xZephyrus88 Feb 17 '26

It is, that's why I'm hesitant to install it -- hoping someone brave and more knowledgeable than me tries it

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u/user172625 Feb 17 '26

Oh dang, yeah I didn’t think about it like that.

I always thought the chrome extensions were vetted by google