Play
Chords, tabs and lyrics
Keep both hands on the instrument while the sheet moves down the screen. Change the speed between takes.
Free extension for Chrome
Auto scroll down any page, hands-free
Set a speed, press Start, and the page scrolls down automatically at a steady pace. Simple Autoscroll for any page keeps articles, chord sheets, recipes and feeds moving while your hands stay free.
438 users on the Chrome Web Store
Also works in Edge, Brave, Opera and other Chromium browsers.
At a glance
- What it does
- Scrolls the current page down by itself at a speed you set from 1 to 100, until you stop it or the page ends.
- Who it is for
- People who read with busy hands: musicians with chords and tabs, cooks with recipes, readers of long articles, speakers reading notes.
- Price
- Free. No account, no paid version.
- Data
- Keeps your speed and a counter for the rating reminder on your device. No analytics, no network requests.
- Works in
- Chrome and other Chromium browsers that install from the Chrome Web Store, on regular web pages. Not Firefox or Safari.
- Limits
- Scrolls down only. Chrome's own pages, the Chrome Web Store and the built-in PDF viewer don't let extensions run there.
- Version
- 2.7.0, updated October 23, 2026
Three steps, then just read
- 1
Add it to Chrome
One click on the Chrome Web Store. No account, nothing to set up.
- 2
Pick a speed
Click the toolbar icon and move the slider. The preview shows the pace before anything moves.
- 3
Press Start
The popup closes and the page scrolls down on its own. Press Esc to stop.
What people use it for
Cook
Recipes in the kitchen
Follow the steps with floury hands. The page keeps moving and the trackpad stays clean.
Read
Long articles and web fiction
Lean back with an essay, a long read or the next chapter. The text comes to you at your pace.
What it does
speed levels
From a slow crawl for careful reading to a fast pass for skimming. The slow end is finer, and your last speed is remembered.
Stops at once
Press Esc on the page and the movement ends. At the bottom of the page it stops by itself.
Keyboard shortcut
Alt+Shift+Down (Option+Shift+Down on a Mac) starts or stops scrolling without opening the popup. Click the shortcut in the popup to change it.
Same speed on any screen
The pace is measured in time, not frames, so it's the same on a 60 Hz laptop, a 144 Hz monitor and pages with smooth-scrolling styles.
Inside web apps
Mail, chats and online documents often scroll a panel instead of the page. The extension finds that panel and moves it.
Infinite feeds
At the bottom it waits about a second and a half for new items and carries on. If nothing loads, it stops.
How to make a page scroll down by itself
Reading a long page by hand is a short read, a scroll, another short read. Space and Page Down jump a whole screen and lose your place, and the mouse wheel needs a free hand.
Simple Autoscroll for any page moves the page in small, even steps many times a second, at the speed you pick. Your eyes stay in one spot and the text comes up to them, the way a teleprompter works. When you need your hands back, press Esc.
Private by design
No account
Nothing to sign up for, nothing to log in to.
No tracking
No analytics, no telemetry, no network requests. It never reads the text of the pages you visit.
Three permissions
Storage keeps your speed on your device. Active tab and scripting start scrolling on the tab you use, even one opened before you installed it.
Scrolling by hand vs Simple Autoscroll for any page
| Scrolling by hand vs Simple Autoscroll for any page | By hand: wheel, Space, Page Down | Simple Autoscroll for any page |
|---|---|---|
| Your hands while you read | One stays on the mouse or the keyboard | Free once you press Start |
| Pace | A screen at a time, or as fast as you turn the wheel | Even, at a speed from 1 to 100 |
| Pages that load more at the bottom | Keep scrolling to load the next items | Waits about 1.5 s for new items, then carries on |
| A panel inside a web app | Point the mouse at the panel first | Finds the panel and scrolls it |
| Price | Built in | Free |
Questions
How do I make a page scroll down automatically in Chrome?
Add Simple Autoscroll for any page to Chrome and open the page you want to read. Click the extension icon, set a speed and press Start scrolling.
How do I stop autoscroll?
Press Esc on the page or Alt+Shift+Down, or click the icon and press Stop scrolling. It also stops by itself at the bottom of the page.
Can I auto scroll guitar tabs, chords and lyrics?
Yes, on any regular web page. Pick a slow speed, start it before you play, and adjust the slider between takes.
What speed should I pick?
Start low and watch the preview in the popup: it shows the pace before the page moves. The slow end of the slider is finer, which is where reading speeds are.
Does it work on pages that load more as I scroll?
Yes. At the bottom it waits about a second and a half for new items and carries on. If nothing loads, it stops.
Why doesn't it start on some pages?
Chrome doesn't let extensions run on its own pages, on the Chrome Web Store or in the built-in PDF viewer. The popup tells you when the current tab is one of them.
Can it scroll up or sideways?
No. It scrolls down, the way text is read.
Is it free? Does it collect any data?
It's free, with no account and no analytics, and it makes no network requests. It keeps only your speed and a counter for the rating reminder on your device.
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