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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.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
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4.7 / 5 Avg rating (3)
43likes
3comments
30alternatives
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Features

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  1.  Vim Key Mapping
  2.  Browser extension
  3.  Keyboard Navigation

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    POX added Vimium as alternative to KeyboardStack
    •19 days ago
  • FreeAsInDom liked Vimium
    •2 months ago
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    Maoholguin added Vimium as alternative to Superkey
    •2 months ago
  • TBayAreaPat replied to a comment / review on Vimium
    •3 months ago
  • POX updated Vimium
    •3 months ago
  • Maoholguin updated Vimium
    •3 months ago
  • POX added Keyboard Navigation as a feature to Vimium
    •3 months ago
  • Danilo_Venom added Vimium as alternative to Vimb
    •3 months ago
  • HARPA liked Vimium
    •3 months ago
  • TBayAreaPat reviewed Vimium  
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    •3 months ago

    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...

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Vimium information

  • Developed by

    Unknown

  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.7

  • Alternatives

    30 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Development, Office & Productivity, OS & Utilities, Web Browsers

GitHub repository

  •  24,534 Stars
  •  2,500 Forks
  •  1160 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 22, 2025 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about Vimium, and it has gotten 43 likes

Vimium was added to AlternativeTo by Thelle Christensen on Aug 9, 2012 and this page was last updated Jan 25, 2025.

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TBayAreaPat
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•Jul 16, 2024
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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
•Jan 23, 2025

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
•Jan 26, 2025

Looking good Sophia!

iraklijishkariani
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•Oct 3, 2017
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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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•Aug 9, 2012
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Vimium is a great tool that let's you browse the web using your keyboard using shortcuts inspired by Vim.

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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