Chromemacs

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

Chromemacs - The Hackers Browser Chrome Extension

Chromemacs is a Chrome extension that facilitates swiftly web navigation and control through keyboard shortcuts that are designed in the spirit of Emacs. It considers user privacy by not accessing or sharing data, and it supports advanced browsing commands and features like navigating history, manipulating tabs, using find mode etc. It's ideal for tech-savvy users.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 560
-6
Rating: 4.25
(4)
Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-06-06)
Creation date: 2020-02-20
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • bookmarks
  • history
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
  • storage
  • sessions
  • notifications
  • webNavigation
  • <all_urls>
Size: 505.86K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 37,244 ▼ 348
Other rankings
#13142 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 217 #203 in commands keyword 9 ▲ 10 #269 in command keyword 11 ▲ 9

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Great Work！
by Sean Soiitaire, 2025-02-26
<C-n> creates new tab no matter what :(
by Abdullah Al Hatem, 2024-04-10
Good extension! But why Vimum is showed on UI?
by Vincent Zhang, 2019-10-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Chromemacs. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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