Best alternatives to Ctrl Zoom (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Ctrl Zoom, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Ctrl Zoom alternatives, compared
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Zoom for Google Chrome
Zoom in or out on web content using the zoom button and mouse scroll wheel for more comfortable reading. That to each percent value.
≈300K users4.3★ from 1.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions- About 300× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 1)
- 2
Zoom Chrome Extension
Schedule Zoom meetings directly from Google Calendar
≈8M users3.7★ from 1K ratingsUpdated 5 days ago6 permissions- About 8000× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 3
Quick Zoom
The ability to pinch-to-zoom on any page within your browser.
108 users5.0★ from 1 rating2 permissions- About 9.3× fewer users than Ctrl Zoom
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Zoom Closer
This extension automatically closes the launched window from Zoom meetings.
≈50K users3.6★ from 107 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 50× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 5
Zoom Chrome Extension For Gov
Schedule Zoom meetings directly from Google Calendar
≈3K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 5 days ago5 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Scroll Zoom for Mac - (⌘cmd + Scroll)
Enable Command + mouse scroll to zoom webpages on macOS, just like Ctrl + scroll on Windows
820 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Ctrl Zoom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Zoom To Fill
Install zoom to fill chrome extension and remove black bars from videos
≈3K users3.3★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago5 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Scroll Zoom
Zoom web pages with the left or right mouse button and the scroll wheel.
≈3K users4.1★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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VidZoom - Ultimate Free Video Zoom
Professional cursor-centered video zoom (Ctrl+Scroll, H to reset)
158 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 6.3× fewer users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Photo Zoom
You don’t need click to see HD image, just put the mouse on it, you can zoom the image on any website
≈10K users3.2★ from 54 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 10× more users than Ctrl Zoom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Ctrl Zoom alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Ctrl Zoom?
By users, the most popular alternative is Zoom Chrome Extension with ≈8M users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Zoom for Google Chrome.
Which Ctrl Zoom alternative has the best rating?
Zoom for Google Chrome has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings.
Is there a Ctrl Zoom alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Zoom Closer asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Ctrl Zoom.
How many alternatives to Ctrl Zoom are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Ctrl Zoom on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.