Shortcat Alternatives

Shortcat is described as 'Keyboard tool for Mac OS X that lets you "click" buttons and control your apps with a few keystrokes. Think of it as Spotlight for the user interface' and is a keyboard navigation utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Shortcat for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Shortcat alternative is Fluent Search, which is free. Other great apps like Shortcat are Vimium, Mousio, Vieb and hunt-n-peck.

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    Vrome is a Vim keybindings extension for Chrome. Designed to provide a more efficient browsing experience, Vrome comes with its own additions that will surprise you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. Homerow icon
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    Spotlight for the macOS user interface. Navigate macOS with just the keyboard.

    17 Homerow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Homerow as an Alternative to Shortcat
    c3p00
    Positive
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    Fast, simple and the developer is responsive.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Homerow is Paid and ProprietaryShortcat is Free and Proprietary
    • Homerow is LightweightShortcat is not according to our users
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    Conkeror is a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable, highly-extensible web browser based on Mozilla XULRunner, written mainly in JavaScript, and inspired by exceptional software such as Emacs and vi. Conkeror features a sophisticated keyboard system, allowing users to run...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    You can operate Windows with key bindings like Vim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. kindaVim icon
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    Bring Vim moves to macOS input fields. And non input fields. Is that everywhere yet?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. VimMotion icon
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    Brings vim-easymotion to macOS, where most UI elements can be accessed with your fingers on the keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about VimMotion as an Alternative to Shortcat
    Elros Telperien
    Positive
    0

    Works well. It's also a macOS app. It's FOSS.

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    • VimMotion is Free and ProprietaryShortcat is also Free and Proprietary
  7. sVim icon
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    sVim is a Safari extension with shortcuts similar to Vim. The functionality of sVim will mostly follow the Chrome extension cVim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Safari
     
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    Upon pressing G, Keys for Safari generates & renders shortcuts for every clickable element on the page. It's a much more beautiful and simple alternative to apps that just display a little yellow tag anywhere without much thought to user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Navigate your Mac without touching your mouse. Boost productivity, reduce wrist strain, and stay in your flow state with KeyboardStack.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Mouseless Browsing (MLB) enables you to browse the web entirely with the keyboard. The basic principle is to add small boxes with unique ids behind every link and/or form element. You just have to type in the id to trigger the corresponding action i.e.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
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