How I Built a Chrome Plugin to Auto-Scroll Facebook Reels (Because, Yes, I Was Too Lazy to Click “Next”)

It all started on a lazy afternoon, when I was sitting at my desk, supposedly getting some work done. You know how it goes — one quick break turns into scrolling through social media, and soon enough, I found myself deep in the world of Facebook Reels. What was supposed to be a short break stretched longer than expected (I’ll blame the algorithm for that).

As the minutes passed, I realized something was seriously disrupting my flow. I was multitasking, switching between watching reels and working on something else, but every time a reel ended, it would start playing again. And again. And again.

I’d have to break my concentration, switch tabs, and manually scroll to the next video. After a while, I thought, “There’s got to be a better way.”

The Light bulb Moment 💡

And then it hit me — why not build a Chrome extension to fix this problem?

I figured if I could create a small tool to automatically scroll to the next reel when one ended, I could continue working, get entertained, and avoid that repetitive play of the same reel all at once. Plus, I’d get to flex my coding skills a bit. It felt like the perfect mini-project to scratch that “I’m too lazy to scroll” itch.

The Development Process 🔧

Within a hour, I had the basics figured out. I created a simple Chrome extension that injects a script into Facebook’s page to detect when a reel finishes playing. Once it does, the extension scrolls down to the next video automatically. No more interruptions. No more endless replays of the same video. Just a smooth, continuous flow of reels.

Here’s the cool part: it’s super simple to use. Just load the extension, hop onto Facebook, and start watching. When a reel ends, the page scrolls down to the next one without you having to lift a finger (or a mouse).

I’ve published the code and a guide on how you can load it into Chrome if you’re curious to give it a spin. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think.

So, that’s the story of how a lazy afternoon led to the creation of a plugin I now use almost daily. Because let’s face it, who really has time to manually scroll when the internet has already spoiled us with automation

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