# hjkl

> Adds vim-style hjkl navigation keys to your web browser.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/vim-hjkl](https://chrome-stats.com/d/vim-hjkl)

## Overview

- **ID:** `vim-hjkl`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** John McCrary
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 32
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-27
- **First published:** 2021-08-20
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/vim-hjkl/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jomccr/firefox-hjkl/issues/](https://github.com/jomccr/firefox-hjkl/issues/)

## Description

"hjkl" is a Firefox add-on that provides vim-style hjkl navigation keys for easy web browsing. Navigate left, down, up, and right using these keys. Visit the GitHub repository for more details.

## Rankings

- #19,715 — Overall
- #218 — navigation

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/vim-hjkl)