Vimium Alternatives

Vimium is described as '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' and is a keyboard navigation utility in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Vimium for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Vimium alternative is Mousio, which is free. Other great apps like Vimium are Tridactyl, cVim, Vimium-C and Vieb.

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  1.  2 likes

    Vim-inspired lightweight browser with webkit engine, designed for efficient keyboard navigation. Offers vim-like keybindings, hinting, SSL validation, shortcut customization, and a read-it-later feature. Ideal for users seeking low memory usage and fast browsing.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Slackware
     
  2. Firenvim icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Google Chrome
    • Neovim
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. VimMotion icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. win-vind icon
     1 like

    You can operate Windows with key bindings like Vim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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
     
  6. Experience mouse control through keyboard-driven input, enabling rapid clicks in less than two seconds with an on-screen overlay for effortless navigation. It's ideal for enhancing productivity, reducing strain from prolonged trackpad use, and providing accessibility for those who cannot use traditional mice.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Vimac icon
     9 likes

    Stop using your clunky trackpad/mouse now. Vimac is a productivity application that revolutionizes the way you navigate macOS.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. sVim icon
     1 like

    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
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Homerow icon
     2 likes

    Spotlight for the macOS user interface. Navigate macOS with just the keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Ebrowser icon
     4 likes

    minimal suckless web browser based on chromium.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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