https://github.com/emvaized/scrollbar_lens_extension

Firefox Addon for showing a minimap of the page when hovering the scrollbar
https://github.com/emvaized/scrollbar_lens_extension

firefox firefox-addon firefox-extension firefox-webextension lens minimap overview overview-article overview-page scroll scrollbar

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Firefox Addon for showing a minimap of the page when hovering the scrollbar

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/emvaized/scrollbar_lens_extension
• Owner: emvaized
• Created: 2024-10-08T16:38:06.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-13T17:11:25.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-02T13:11:12.724Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: firefox, firefox-addon, firefox-extension, firefox-webextension, lens, minimap, overview, overview-article, overview-page, scroll, scrollbar
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scrollbar-lens/
• Size: 499 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml

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README

          
#  Scrollbar Lens

[![Firefox Users](https://img.shields.io/amo/users/scrollbar-lens?color=%23FF6611&label=users)](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scrollbar-lens/)

[![Firefox Rating](https://img.shields.io/amo/stars/scrollbar-lens?color=%23FF6611&label=stars)](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scrollbar-lens/)



This browser extension shows a minimap of the whole page when you hover the scrollbar, allowing to quckly jump to any part of page on click. The currently visible part of the page is highlighted on the minimap as well. 

> [!NOTE]\

> The minimap will appear only if the page is 2.5 times taller than the screen. Some images on the page may not shown on the minimap until they were scrolled into the view.

| ![Screenshot 1](assets/screenshot.png) |

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## Support ❤️

If you really enjoy this project, please consider supporting its further development by making a small donation using one of the ways below! 

      

## Contributing

Any ideas, suggestions and pull requests are welcome! Here are some ideas: 

- [ ] Load screenshots of page chunks asynchronously, for example 4 at a time 

- [ ] Zoom magnifier on hovering over the minimap 

- [ ] If scrolled dy is more than half of the page, load mini-map from the bottom instead of from the top

## Privacy

This tool doesn't collect any private data. It is fully open source, and you can see the code on Github. It requires access to all urls in order to function properly.