Vimb AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like Vimb

Vimb is described as 'A lightweight web browser, inspired by Vim, focuses on a keyboard-driven experience, using a webkit engine, and offers extensive customization' and is a Web Browser in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Vimb for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Vimb alternative is qutebrowser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vimb are Links, Vimium, Vieb and hunt-n-peck.

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Vimb alternatives page was last updated Jan 23, 2025
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  1. qutebrowser icon

    qutebrowser

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    An actively developed, keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI, inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl. It’s based on Python, PyQt5 and QtWebKit and free software, licensed under the GPL.

    122 qutebrowser alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • WebKit
    • Qt
    • Flatpak
    qutebrowser screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Keyboard focused
    4.  Configurable
    5.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Support for Hotkeys
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Portable

    qutebrowser VS Vimb

     

    • qutebrowser is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Vimb.

    • qutebrowser is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Vimb.

    • qutebrowser is Free and Open SourceVimb is also Free and Open Source
    • qutebrowser is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVimb is not according to our users
  2. Links icon

    Links

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    Links is a text mode web browser, released under GPL. Links2 has the ability to display graphics.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    Links screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Text-web-browser
    5.  Text mode

    Links VS Vimb

     
  4. Vimium icon

    Vimium

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    The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim . Vimium helps you navigate the web without touching the mouse.

    30 Vimium alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    Vimium screenshot 1

    Vimium Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Browser extension

    Vimium VS Vimb

     
  5. Vieb icon

    Vieb

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    Vim is the Vim Inspired Electron Browser: Vim bindings for the web by design.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Vieb screenshot 1

    Vieb Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Vim Key Mapping
    4.  Specific for 64-Bit
    5.  Electron based

    Vieb VS Vimb

     
  6. hunt-n-peck icon

    hunt-n-peck

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    Simple vimium/vimperator style navigation for Windows applications based on the UI Automation framework. In essence, it works the same as screen readers or accessibility programs but with the goal of making any Windows program faster to use.

    24 hunt-n-peck alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    hunt-n-peck screenshot 1

    hunt-n-peck VS Vimb

     
  7. Tridactyl icon

    Tridactyl

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    Replace Firefox's default control mechanism with one modelled on the one true editor, Vim. Implementing Vimperator/Pentadactyl as a WebExtension.

    21 Tridactyl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox

    Tridactyl Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Tridactyl VS Vimb

     
  9. Vimperator icon

    Vimperator

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    Vimperator is a Firefox browser extension with strong inspiration from the Vim text editor, with a mind towards faster and more efficient browsing. It has similar key bindings and you could call it a modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Firefox
    Vimperator screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Didn't make it a WebExtension

    Vimperator Features

    1.  Browser extension

    Vimperator VS Vimb

     

    • Vimperator is the most popular Web-based alternative to Vimb.

    • Vimperator is Free and Open SourceVimb is also Free and Open Source
  10. Surfingkeys icon

    Surfingkeys

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    Web browser extension adding rich shortcuts to click links/switch tabs/scroll pages or capture full page, use Chrome like vim for productivity.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Surfingkeys screenshot 1

    Surfingkeys Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Bookmark search
    3.  Tab search
    4.  Browser extension

    Surfingkeys VS Vimb

     
  11. cVim icon

    cVim

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    An extension adding Vim-like bindings to Google Chrome.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    Discontinued

    As of April 23, 2020, the last update to GitHub was January 29, 2019, over a year ago. The most similar alternative is Surfingkeys (https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys) or a fork of cVim, vb4c (https://github.com/dcchambers/vb4c).

    cVim VS Vimb

     
  12. Firenvim icon

    Firenvim

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    This webExtension lets you use Neovim directly from your browser. Contrary to other extensions, it does not open a new OS window.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Google Chrome
    • Neovim
    • Mozilla Firefox
    With the dark mode.

    Firenvim Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping

    Firenvim VS Vimb

     
  13. Nyxt browser icon

    Nyxt browser

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    Nyxt is a new type of web browser for power users. It's built from the ground-up to be completely customizable. Out of the box Nyxt ships with tens of features that allow you to quickly analayze, navigate, and extract information from the Internet.

    11 Nyxt browser alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Nyxt browser screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Programmable
    2.  Extensive customisability

    Nyxt browser VS Vimb

     
  14. uzbl icon

    uzbl

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    Uzbl is a lightweight webkit browser following the UNIX philosophy - to do one thing and do it well.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    WebInspector
    Discontinued

    Latest version was in 2016. See news: https://www.uzbl.org/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Tabbed browsing

    uzbl VS Vimb

     
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