Vimium
The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.
What is Vimium?
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Keyboard Bindings
Modifier keys are specified as <c-x>, <m-x>, and <a-x> for ctrl+x, meta+x, and alt+x respectively. See the next section for how to customize these bindings.
Once you have Vimium installed, you can see this list of key bindings at any time by typing ?.
Navigating the current page:
? show the help dialog for a list of all available keys h scroll left j scroll down k scroll up l scroll right gg scroll to top of the page G scroll to bottom of the page
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User reviews summary
Pros
- Great functionality
- Completely keyboard driven browser experience
- Ability to grab URL with yy
- Go up a level feature with gu
- Pop tab to new window with W
Cons
- Some elements not working
- Outdated appearance
Most mentioned
- Great functionality
- Completely keyboard driven browser experience
- Ability to grab URL with yy
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Safety
Risk impact
Vimium is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Vimium is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.