VIM typer

Use VIM keys in browser

What is VIM typer?

VIM typer is a Chrome extension that enables the use of VIM keys while typing in input fields on your browser. It provides support for various VIM keys, allowing for efficient and streamlined text editing.

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By: sculpt0r

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Users: 113 ▲ 1

Rating: 4.00 (4)

Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2023-11-03)

Creation date: 2021-06-01

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Size: 5.75K

Email: ch*****@sculpt0r.net

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 62704 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#5377 in Accessibility ▲ 5 #58 in text editor keyword 14 ▲ 9

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Not available on Edge

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Summary

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This extension allows use vim keys for text editing. Other vim plugins allows you to navigate in browser or webpage. This extension allows you to use vim keys while typing in input fields.

Enable vim keys Plugins functionality can be toggled with special key combination:

alt + v on windows / linux
right option + left cmd on macOS

It is because, sometimes you may don't want to VIM typer interfere with other vim like plugins.

Please look at the indicator (small red square in top left corner). When it becomes green: the plugin functions are available.

supported keys

Currently, vim-typer supports:

h,j,k,l
e

User reviews

It doesn't do anything and doesn't even appear in chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Nimrod Weinberg, 2024-01-17

It's really great, thank you! Could you please think about adding the "b" support? And also it would be super useful to have it working in the url address bar as well. Anyway thank you for the tool!