3 Ways to Enable Smooth Scrolling on Mozilla Firefox

Quick Tips

• Go to Firefox settings, and enable smooth scrolling under the browsing section.
• You can also type about:config in the URL bar, visit the hidden settings menu, and search and enable general.smoothScroll.
• You can also install an add-on to enable smooth scrolling on Firefox.

What is Smooth Scrolling on Firefox

When you scroll through a page and every time you swipe down or roll the wheel, the page moves down by a certain amount.

If we decrease the rate at which the page scrolls down, the experience would surely be less choppy and more smooth. This is what smooth scrolling does.

Method 1: Use the Built-in Feature

Step 1: Click on the Firefox menu icon at the top right corner and open Settings.

Step 3: Scroll down to find the browsing section, and check the box for Use Smooth Scrolling.

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Method 2: Enable Smooth Scrolling in About.Config

About.Config is a page that showcases all the experimental features that you can use on Firefox. It is similar to flags on Google Chrome. About.Config also has the option to turn on smooth scrolling on Firefox. Here’s how you can use it:

Step 1: Open Firefox and type about.config in the Firefox address bar. Hit enter on your keyboard.

Step 2: Tap on Accept the Risk and Continue.

Step 3: Now, search for smooth to find the following configuration general.smooth.Scroll.

Step 4: If it says false next to ‘general.smooth.Scroll’, click on the toggle to make it true.

You can now see that the configuration says true. This means that smooth scrolling is now effective on Firefox.

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Method 3: Use a Third-Party Add-On

Yet Another Smooth Scrolling WE is an add-on for Firefox that not only enables smooth scrolling but also helps you tweak and customize the feature.

Step 1: Download and install the Yet Another Smooth Scrolling WE add-on.

Step 2: Tap on the Add ons icon and select the installed extension.

Step 3: Ensure that the extension is enabled and check the box for the same.

Step 4: To customize the extension, tap on Preferences.

Step 5: In the first of the four tabs, you get options to increase the smoothness and acceleration of scrolling. Do it as per your preference.

Step 6: If you go to the third tab, you can enter the URL of websites you do not want smooth scrolling to be enabled on.

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