Vimium

Vimium

The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.

What is Vimium?
Vimium is a Chrome extension designed for power users and web developers. It imparts new dimensions to your browsing experience by offering Vim-style keyboard shortcuts, helping to accomplish various tasks without needing to use the mouse. With feature-rich commands for navigation, manipulating tabs, using 'find', and even navigating history, Vimium truly is 'The Hacker's Browser'. Another important aspect to note is that it respects user privacy, with its open-source code that never interacts with any servers or user data.
Stats
Users: 500,000+
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-28)
Creation date: 2020-03-02
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • bookmarks
  • history
  • storage
  • sessions
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • favicon
  • webNavigation
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 278.53K
URLs: Website
Stats date:

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Vimium
Vimium (v2.0.6)
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Summary

NOTE Google does not allow Vimium to run on this Chrome Web Store page and the Chrome New Tab page, by design. Sorry about that!

NOTE Chrome has some alarmist messaging around the permissions that Vimium needs to run. Really all it's asking for is that Vimium's javascript be loaded into every page. Don't be alarmed. Vimium never talks to any servers and does absolutely nothing with your data. Read the open source code if you're curious.

For more information about rebinding your keys and how to use many of Vimium's features, see here: https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/README.md

Modifier keys are specified as <c-x>, <m-x>, <a-x> for ctrl+x, meta+x, and alt+x respectively.

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
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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Time-saving by providing keyboard navigation shortcuts
  • Customizable key bindings to fit user habits
  • Useful for users with physical discomfort such as carpal tunnel syndrome
Cons
  • Issues with shortcut exclusions, potentially causing conflicts with native site shortcuts (e.g., YouTube, Twitch)
  • Some users experience technical issues with newer versions or with specific features (e.g., 'T' last-used tabs not listed)
  • Possible difficulty in use for casual browsing due to the need for remembering which sites have the extension disabled
Most mentioned
  • Enhances productivity and is a timesaver
  • Customizability and spirit of vim
  • Some technical issues or conflicts with native website shortcuts
Recent reviews
Nada mejor para gente que utiliza Notebooks o simplemente no quiere usar un mouse/touchpad, una vez me acostumbre a usarla ya no puedo imaginarme navegar por internet sin usar Vimium
by Mate Script Mate Script, 2024-03-28

by daniel chun daniel chun, 2024-03-09

by Sefoski Sefo Sefoski Sefo, 2024-02-15
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Safety
Risk impact

Vimium is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Vimium if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Vimium has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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