I’m running the latest version of Brave Browser (just downloaded) for my Ubuntu LTS laptop and whenever i use the browser (every other browser works just fine), the scrolling speed is insanely sensitive and fast.
I’ve tried with both Smooth Scrolling in //flags set to enabled, disabled and default. It doesn’t seem to change a thing.
I’ve seen other posts about this issue, but none of them seem to have found a proper solution.
Can anyone help me out?
On current Brave builds for Linux, there are two different scroll problems being reported on Ubuntu LTS: scrolling that is “way too fast” and scrolling that is “painfully slow.” Both are essentially the same underlying issue:
Brave does not yet offer its own scroll‑speed control on Linux and sometimes mis‑scales the system’s scroll settings after updates or on specific display backends like Wayland.
Chrome Extension (easiest, per-browser)
Install “Linux Scroll Speed Fix” from Chrome Web Store → set multiplier ~0.5x–1.5x.
Check Session → Switch to X11
Check whether you’re on Wayland; if so, log out and try an Xorg session, then test Brave’s scrolling again.
Package/Build Check
Snap/Flatpak can have unique bugs. Switch to official .deb or update to latest (1.85.116 helped some).
System Tweaks (global)
imwheel or GNOME/KDE mouse wheel settings.
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE # Wayland or x11?
Brave version: Help → About. Test mouse vs touchpad, disable smooth scrolling (brave://flags).
Extensions or X11 session switch resolve it immediately for most. Track: GitHub #51234
(Perplexity.ai gathered, organized, and formatted for display, all the above info.)