Vimium

The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.
What is Vimium?
"Vimium" is a Firefox add-on designed for those who favor keyboard shortcuts over mouse clicks. It borrows its inspiration from the Vim text editor, thus offering a slew of command prompts that let you navigate and control your browser with ease. Popular commands include scrolling, reloading, opening links, and manipulating tabs. Further refined search, history traversal, and tab management is also possible. It even supports command repetition and has a 'help' feature for beginners.
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Add-on stats

Rating: 4.81 (510)
Version: 2.1.2 (Last updated: 2024-04-04)
Creation date: 2017-04-22
Weekly download count: 1,628
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • bookmarks
  • history
  • storage
  • sessions
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • webNavigation
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 281.58K
URLs: Website

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Vimium (v2.1.2)
4.82 (4,468) 500,000
Vimium (v2.1.2)
5.00 (2) 8,872
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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

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Amazing extension that simplifies internet browsing.
  • Great for productivity and helps with muscle memory for vim users.
  • Time-saving features with easy keybindings.
  • Highly customizable and user-friendly interface.
Cons
  • Doesn't work well with some modern websites that use fake buttons as divs.
  • Confusing visual indicators for opening links in new tabs versus the same tab.
  • Discrepancy in branding with the chromium logo for a Firefox extension.
Most mentioned
  • Ease of use and productivity
  • Customization options
  • Issues with modern web compatibility
Recent reviews
Legend!
by Ali, 2024-11-10
by Firefox user 17776109, 2024-10-30
by Sima, 2024-10-19
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Vimium requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Vimium has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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