Scroll Buddy
Hi! Instead of a boring scrollbar I made a scuba dude that swims down the page when you scroll. The idea came from nostalgia; remember SkiFree game on Windows? I wanted a skier skiing down my site. Building the skier mechanics in pure javascript turned out to be difficult so I started with a runner, added a santa hat, and recently built scuba buddy. You can try it directly as soon as you start to scroll down the page, and see the other animations with the "Change Animation" button. Technical details: entirely javascript, takes scroll depth value (window.scrollY) and inputs that into…
Scroll Buddy launched on March 11, 2025 with 107 votes, #407 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
Instead of a boring scroll bar, thought it would be fun to have an animated stick figure that walks down the page when you scroll. Coming soon: v2 with new actions and better animation.
💡If you like Scroll Buddy, tell a friend! If not, let me know . How do I install Scroll Buddy? You will receive installation instructions via email. If you still need help, email [email protected]. Which web hosting providers is Scroll Buddy compatible with? If you have web or cloud hosting, Scroll Buddy is ready to join your website. Is there a browser extension or plugin for website builders like wordpress? Not yet. Let me know if this is something you would want. Note: if you do NOT SEE Scroll Buddy, you may have "reduce motion" turned on (accessibility setting on your browser or device). Scroll Buddy is auto-hidden to respect that. Warning: An embedded example on the side of this…from scrollbuddy.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi! Instead of a boring scrollbar I made a scuba dude that swims down the page when you scroll. The idea came from nostalgia; remember SkiFree game on Windows? I wanted a skier skiing down my site. Building the skier mechanics in pure javascript turned out to be difficult so I started with a runner, added a santa…
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