How to disable zoom (ctrl + scroll wheel) in chrome dev tools?

I want to disable zooming in and out chrome dev tools when I hold ctrl and scroll. One way is to completely disable this action from mouse settings for all applications but that I don't want.

Can I disable this scroll zooming behavior just for chrome dev tools? I'm using Windows 10 and don't mind trying any autohotkey script.


You may use the free AutoHotkey.

The following script will work only if Dev Tools is undocked from the Chrome main window, as otherwise it's hard to distinguish which window is concerned. It will convert Ctrl+Scroll to Scroll when Dev Tools is the active window:

SetTitleMatchMode, 2                    ; window title can contain text anywhere inside             
#IfWinActive, DevTools                  ; if the title contains "DevTools"
^WheelDown::Send, {WheelDown}           ; ctrl-wheel-down becomes wheel-down
^WheelUp::Send, {WheelUp}               ; ctrl-wheel-up becomes wheel-up

After installing AutoHotKey, put the above text in a .ahk file and double-click it to test. You may stop the script by right-click on the green H icon in the traybar and choosing Exit. To have it run on login, place it in the Startup group at
C:\Users\USER-NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

Useful AutoHotkey documentation:

  • List of Keys
  • Hotkeys