diff --git a/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.css b/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.css
index 709d233..f95bca8 100644
--- a/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.css
+++ b/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.css
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ h2 {
 
 .stack-carousel-shell {
   --carousel-nav-space: 4.25rem;
-  --carousel-edge-fade-size: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
   position: relative;
   width: calc(100% + (var(--carousel-nav-space) * 2));
   margin-inline: calc(var(--carousel-nav-space) * -1);
@@ -48,15 +47,12 @@ h2 {
   overflow-x: auto;
   width: 100%;
   padding: 0.2rem;
-  scroll-snap-type: none;
+  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
+  scroll-behavior: smooth;
   scrollbar-width: thin;
   scrollbar-color: rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.45) rgba(33, 38, 45, 0.65);
 }
 
-.stack-carousel.is-auto-scrolling {
-  scroll-snap-type: none;
-}
-
 .stack-slide {
   flex: 0 0 min(320px, calc(100% - 0.2rem));
   scroll-snap-align: start;
@@ -181,7 +177,6 @@ h2 {
 @media (max-width: 760px) {
   .stack-carousel-shell {
     --carousel-nav-space: 0;
-    --carousel-edge-fade-size: 0.6rem;
     width: 100%;
     margin-inline: 0;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.html b/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.html
index 1528b4d..8717831 100644
--- a/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.html
+++ b/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.html
@@ -6,29 +6,19 @@
   <div
     class="stack-carousel-shell"
     data-disable-bg-pointer
-    (mouseenter)="onHoverStart()"
-    (mouseleave)="onHoverEnd()"
-    (focusin)="onFocusIn()"
-    (focusout)="onCarouselFocusOut($event)"
-    (click)="onInteractionClick()"
   >
     <button class="carousel-btn" type="button" aria-label="Previous technologies" (click)="scrollStack(-1)">
       <span aria-hidden="true">&larr;</span>
     </button>
 
-    <div class="stack-carousel-column" [class.has-left-fade]="showLeftFade" [class.has-right-fade]="showRightFade">
+    <div class="stack-carousel-column">
       <div
         class="stack-carousel"
-        [class.is-auto-scrolling]="isAutoScrolling"
         #stackCarousel
-        (scroll)="onCarouselScroll()"
-        (touchstart)="onTouchStart()"
-        (touchend)="onTouchEnd()"
-        (touchcancel)="onTouchCancel()"
         role="region"
         aria-label="Tech stack carousel"
       >
-        @for (skill of renderedSkills; track $index) {
+        @for (skill of skills; track skill.name) {
           <app-card cardClass="skill-card stack-slide">
             <div class="skill-heading">
               <span class="skill-icon" role="img" [attr.aria-label]="skill.name + ' logo'">
diff --git a/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.ts b/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.ts
index abe496d..0763e41 100644
--- a/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.ts
+++ b/src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.ts
@@ -17,29 +17,8 @@ interface Skill {
 })
 export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   @ViewChild('stackCarousel') private readonly stackCarousel?: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
-  private autoScrollFrameId: number | null = null;
-  private startAutoScrollTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-  private delayedResumeTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-  private delayedHoverPauseTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-  private delayedResumeAt = 0;
-  private isHoveringCarousel = false;
-  private lastAutoScrollTime = 0;
-  private virtualScrollLeft = 0;
-  private currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-  private targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-  private isPausePendingStop = false;
-  private isTouchInteracting = false;
-  private isProgrammaticScrollUpdate = false;
-  private lastFadeStateUpdateTime = 0;
-  private readonly autoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 48;
-  private readonly speedRampDurationMs = 420;
-  private readonly speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond = 0.5;
-  private readonly touchScrollResumeDelayMs = 1200;
-  private readonly hoverPauseDelayMs = 300;
-  private readonly fadeUpdateIntervalMs = 96;
-  isAutoScrolling = false;
-  showLeftFade = false;
-  showRightFade = false;
+  private autoScrollIntervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  private readonly autoScrollIntervalMs = 5000;
 
   readonly skills: Skill[] = [
     { name: 'Angular', category: 'Frontend', level: 'Advanced', logoUrl: '/tech-logos/angular.svg', fallbackLabel: 'NG' },
@@ -56,38 +35,12 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     { name: 'Flutter', category: 'Mobile', level: 'Advanced', logoUrl: '/tech-logos/flutter.svg', fallbackLabel: 'FL' },
   ];
 
-  readonly renderedSkills: Skill[] = [...this.skills, ...this.skills];
-
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
-    const prefersReducedMotion =
-      typeof window.matchMedia === 'function' && window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
-
-    if (prefersReducedMotion) {
-      this.updateFadeState();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Defer start to the next task to avoid NG0100 in dev mode.
-    this.startAutoScrollTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.startAutoScrollTimeout = null;
-      this.updateFadeState();
-      this.resumeAutoScroll();
-    }, 0);
-
-    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange);
+    this.startAutoScroll();
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    if (this.startAutoScrollTimeout !== null) {
-      clearTimeout(this.startAutoScrollTimeout);
-      this.startAutoScrollTimeout = null;
-    }
-
-    this.clearScheduledResume();
-    this.clearScheduledHoverPause();
-    this.pauseAutoScroll();
-    document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange);
-    this.isAutoScrolling = false;
+    this.stopAutoScroll();
   }
 
   scrollStack(direction: -1 | 1): void {
@@ -96,157 +49,17 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       return;
     }
 
+    const maxScrollLeft = Math.max(carousel.scrollWidth - carousel.clientWidth, 0);
+    if (maxScrollLeft <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (direction === 1 && carousel.scrollLeft >= maxScrollLeft) {
+      carousel.scrollTo({ left: 0, behavior: 'auto' });
+      return;
+    }
+
     carousel.scrollBy({ left: this.getScrollStep(carousel) * direction, behavior: 'smooth' });
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => this.updateFadeState(carousel));
-  }
-
-  onCarouselScroll(): void {
-    if (this.isProgrammaticScrollUpdate) {
-      this.isProgrammaticScrollUpdate = false;
-      this.updateFadeState();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Keep autoscroll from fighting touch/momentum scrolling on mobile.
-    this.pauseAutoScrollImmediately();
-    this.scheduleResume(this.touchScrollResumeDelayMs);
-    this.updateFadeState();
-  }
-
-  onTouchStart(): void {
-    this.isTouchInteracting = true;
-    this.clearScheduledResume();
-    this.pauseAutoScrollImmediately();
-  }
-
-  onTouchEnd(): void {
-    this.isTouchInteracting = false;
-    this.scheduleResume(this.touchScrollResumeDelayMs);
-  }
-
-  onTouchCancel(): void {
-    this.isTouchInteracting = false;
-    this.scheduleResume(this.touchScrollResumeDelayMs);
-  }
-
-  onHoverStart(): void {
-    this.isHoveringCarousel = true;
-    this.clearScheduledResume();
-    this.clearScheduledHoverPause();
-
-    this.delayedHoverPauseTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.delayedHoverPauseTimeout = null;
-
-      if (!this.isHoveringCarousel) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      this.pauseAutoScroll();
-    }, this.hoverPauseDelayMs);
-  }
-
-  onHoverEnd(): void {
-    this.isHoveringCarousel = false;
-    this.clearScheduledHoverPause();
-    this.scheduleResume(1000);
-  }
-
-  onFocusIn(): void {
-    this.pauseAutoScroll();
-    this.clearScheduledResume();
-  }
-
-  onInteractionClick(): void {
-    this.pauseAutoScroll();
-    this.scheduleResume(2000);
-  }
-
-  pauseAutoScroll(): void {
-    this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-    this.isPausePendingStop = true;
-    this.syncAutoScrollState();
-
-    if (this.autoScrollFrameId === null) {
-      this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-      this.lastAutoScrollTime = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  resumeAutoScroll(): void {
-    if (document.hidden) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (this.isTouchInteracting) {
-      this.scheduleResume(this.touchScrollResumeDelayMs);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.isPausePendingStop = false;
-    this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = this.autoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond;
-    this.syncAutoScrollState();
-
-    if (this.autoScrollFrameId !== null) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const step = (timestamp: number) => {
-      const carousel = this.stackCarousel?.nativeElement;
-      if (!carousel) {
-        this.autoScrollFrameId = null;
-        this.lastAutoScrollTime = 0;
-        this.virtualScrollLeft = 0;
-        this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-        this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-        this.isPausePendingStop = false;
-        this.isAutoScrolling = false;
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (this.lastAutoScrollTime === 0) {
-        const loopWidth = this.getLoopWidth(carousel);
-        this.virtualScrollLeft = loopWidth > 0 ? carousel.scrollLeft : 0;
-      }
-
-      const deltaMs = this.lastAutoScrollTime > 0 ? Math.min(timestamp - this.lastAutoScrollTime, 40) : 16;
-      this.lastAutoScrollTime = timestamp;
-
-      this.updateAutoScrollSpeed(deltaMs);
-
-      if (this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond > this.speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond) {
-        this.autoAdvanceStack(carousel, deltaMs, this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond);
-      }
-
-      if (timestamp - this.lastFadeStateUpdateTime >= this.fadeUpdateIntervalMs) {
-        this.updateFadeState(carousel);
-        this.lastFadeStateUpdateTime = timestamp;
-      }
-
-      this.syncAutoScrollState();
-
-      if (this.isPausePendingStop && this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond <= this.speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond) {
-        this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-        this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-        this.lastAutoScrollTime = 0;
-        this.autoScrollFrameId = null;
-        this.isPausePendingStop = false;
-        this.syncAutoScrollState();
-        return;
-      }
-
-      this.autoScrollFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(step);
-    };
-
-    this.autoScrollFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(step);
-  }
-
-  onCarouselFocusOut(event: FocusEvent): void {
-    const next = event.relatedTarget as Node | null;
-    const shell = event.currentTarget as HTMLElement | null;
-
-    if (!shell?.contains(next)) {
-      this.scheduleResume(1000);
-    }
   }
 
   onLogoError(event: Event): void {
@@ -255,128 +68,27 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     wrapper?.classList.add('is-fallback');
   }
 
-  private scheduleResume(delayMs: number): void {
-    const nextResumeAt = Date.now() + delayMs;
-    if (nextResumeAt <= this.delayedResumeAt) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.delayedResumeAt = nextResumeAt;
-
-    if (this.delayedResumeTimeout !== null) {
-      clearTimeout(this.delayedResumeTimeout);
-    }
-
-    this.delayedResumeTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.delayedResumeTimeout = null;
-      this.delayedResumeAt = 0;
-      this.resumeAutoScroll();
-    }, delayMs);
-  }
-
-  private clearScheduledResume(): void {
-    if (this.delayedResumeTimeout !== null) {
-      clearTimeout(this.delayedResumeTimeout);
-      this.delayedResumeTimeout = null;
-    }
-
-    this.delayedResumeAt = 0;
-  }
-
-  private clearScheduledHoverPause(): void {
-    if (this.delayedHoverPauseTimeout !== null) {
-      clearTimeout(this.delayedHoverPauseTimeout);
-      this.delayedHoverPauseTimeout = null;
-    }
-  }
-
-  private updateAutoScrollSpeed(deltaMs: number): void {
-    if (deltaMs <= 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const speedDelta = this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond - this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond;
-    if (Math.abs(speedDelta) <= this.speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond) {
-      this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const maxStep = (this.autoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond * deltaMs) / this.speedRampDurationMs;
-    const appliedStep = Math.sign(speedDelta) * Math.min(Math.abs(speedDelta), maxStep);
-    this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond += appliedStep;
-  }
-
-  private autoAdvanceStack(carousel: HTMLElement, deltaMs: number, speedPxPerSecond: number): void {
-    const loopWidth = this.getLoopWidth(carousel);
-    if (loopWidth <= 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const nextVirtualScrollLeft = this.virtualScrollLeft + (speedPxPerSecond * deltaMs) / 1000;
-
-    // Normalize only when moving past the duplicated track boundary to avoid abrupt remaps on quick re-entry.
-    this.virtualScrollLeft = nextVirtualScrollLeft >= loopWidth ? nextVirtualScrollLeft - loopWidth : nextVirtualScrollLeft;
-
-    this.isProgrammaticScrollUpdate = true;
-    carousel.scrollLeft = this.virtualScrollLeft;
-  }
-
-  private getLoopWidth(carousel: HTMLElement): number {
-    return carousel.scrollWidth / 2;
-  }
-
-  private updateFadeState(carousel = this.stackCarousel?.nativeElement): void {
-    if (!carousel) {
-      this.showLeftFade = false;
-      this.showRightFade = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const maxScroll = Math.max(carousel.scrollWidth - carousel.clientWidth, 0);
-    if (maxScroll <= 1) {
-      this.showLeftFade = false;
-      this.showRightFade = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const left = carousel.scrollLeft;
-    this.showLeftFade = left > 1;
-    this.showRightFade = left < maxScroll - 1;
-  }
-
   private getScrollStep(carousel: HTMLElement): number {
     return Math.max(carousel.clientWidth * 0.82, 260);
   }
 
-  private syncAutoScrollState(): void {
-    this.isAutoScrolling =
-      this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond > this.speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond ||
-      this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond > this.speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond;
-  }
-
-  private pauseAutoScrollImmediately(): void {
-    this.clearScheduledResume();
-
-    if (this.autoScrollFrameId !== null) {
-      cancelAnimationFrame(this.autoScrollFrameId);
-      this.autoScrollFrameId = null;
-    }
-
-    this.isPausePendingStop = false;
-    this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-    this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
-    this.lastAutoScrollTime = 0;
-    this.lastFadeStateUpdateTime = 0;
-    this.syncAutoScrollState();
-  }
-
-  private readonly onVisibilityChange = (): void => {
-    if (document.hidden) {
-      this.pauseAutoScrollImmediately();
+  private startAutoScroll(): void {
+    if (this.autoScrollIntervalId !== null) {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.scheduleResume(320);
-  };
+    this.autoScrollIntervalId = setInterval(() => {
+      this.scrollStack(1);
+    }, this.autoScrollIntervalMs);
+  }
+
+  private stopAutoScroll(): void {
+    if (this.autoScrollIntervalId === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    clearInterval(this.autoScrollIntervalId);
+    this.autoScrollIntervalId = null;
+  }
 }