Modeless Keyboard Navigation

Name: Modeless Keyboard Navigation
Author: James Stout

Based on Vimium by Phil Crosby and Ilya Sukhar (see https://github.com/philc/vimium). Unlike Vimium, the keyboard shortcuts can be used at any time, and the default bindings use modifier keys (think Emacs, not Vim).

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

Data as of 2026-08-19

Version:

1.64.5

Last updated: 2019-04-14

Features & Capabilities

Modeless Keyboard Navigation is a Firefox add-on that allows you to browse the web using convenient keyboard shortcuts. Unlike other similar extensions, the shortcuts are accessible at all times, eliminating the need to press Esc. With Modeless Keyboard Navigation, you can easily open links in the current or new tab, cycle through frames, and open bookmarks. Customize your keyboard mappings and settings through the options menu.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

James Stout

Daily users:

Version:

1.64.5 Last updated: 2019-04-14

Version code:

3198024

Creation date:

2017-11-22

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

241.84KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 61,999 ▼ 89

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Developed by:

James Stout

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/modeless-keyboard-navigation/

Website:

https://github.com/wolfmanstout/vimium

Is Modeless Keyboard Navigation Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Modeless Keyboard Navigation 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

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Modeless Keyboard Navigation is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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