A radial/pie-menu gesture interface for switching browser tabs. Works in Chrome and Firefox.
- Middle-click (or Alt+Click) anywhere on any webpage
- A circular wheel pops up — each slice is one of your open tabs, with its favicon
- Flick your mouse toward the tab you want (no need to click the slice)
- Release the mouse button → you're instantly on that tab
- Press Esc or click the backdrop to dismiss without switching
- Go to
chrome://extensions - Enable Developer Mode (top-right)
- Click Load unpacked → select the
tabwheel-radial/folder
- Replace
manifest.jsonwith the contents ofmanifest_firefox.json - Go to
about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox - Click Load Temporary Add-on… → pick any file in the folder
tabwheel-radial/
├── manifest.json ← Chrome/Edge
├── manifest_firefox.json ← Firefox
├── background.js ← Tabs API bridge
├── content.js ← Radial wheel logic (injected into pages)
├── wheel.css ← Wheel styles (injected)
├── popup.html / popup.js ← Settings popup
└── icons/
├── icon16.png
├── icon48.png
└── icon128.png
Click the toolbar icon to configure:
- Trigger: Middle Click or Alt+Click