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Vimium

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.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
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  1.  Vim Key Mapping
  2.  Browser extension
  3.  Keyboard Navigation

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TBayAreaPat
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You need to press "f" to see the Vim keys. Vim Keys can be a great help, but they don't typically give full functionality. Like other typical Vim Key programs, Vimium does not capture hover-over links/buttons that standard mouse use would. For instance, many websites use what are called "modular tabs", tabs within the site. The modular tab window may be collapsed like a standard window, and the "x" box to close it may be hover-over and not get its own Vim Key. If the Vim Key is entered, the tag will open the tab, but there is no way to close this tab. One could open the tab and use the "x" shortcut to close it, but that may close the entire website, which may not be the action wanted.

Sophia Andersson

Agree, typing f every time and then inability to click some of the elements is the reason we built a BrowseCut chrome extension at https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/browsecut-use-keyboard-fo/hlpldbkfkpipgjjhalagekfkmgfdaeif.

TBayAreaPat

Looking good Sophia!

iraklijishkariani
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I don't need mouse any more and I do everything faster in chrome browser

Thelle Christensen
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Vimium is a great tool that let's you browse the web using your keyboard using shortcuts inspired by Vim.

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What is Vimium?

The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim icon Vim . Vimium helps you navigate the web without touching the mouse. It uses a clever highlighting method to navigate using links and saves your zoom settings on a site-by-site basis.

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Vimium information

  • Developed by

    US flagPhil Crosby
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Written in

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  25,799 Stars
  •  2,544 Forks
  •  1198 Open Issues
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about Vimium, and it has gotten 45 likes

Vimium was added to AlternativeTo by Thelle Christensen on and this page was last updated .