Vim Vixen

Name: Vim Vixen
Rating: 4.6493 (268 reviews)
Author: Shin'ya Ueoka

By: Shin'ya Ueoka

Accelerates your web browsing with Vim power!!

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Features & Capabilities

Vim Vixen brings the power of Vim's efficient keyboard shortcuts to web browsing. With intuitive key bindings for scrolling, tab management, history navigation, and link following, it helps you accelerate your workflow without leaving the keyboard. Scroll pages vertically or horizontally using familiar Vim keys like h, j, k, l, and quickly navigate tabs using commands such as d (delete tab), u (undo close tab), and J/K to switch between tabs.

Advanced features include opening links in new tabs or windows, zoom control, copying URLs, and toggling the extension on or off per tab with ease. Whether you want to jump directly to the top or bottom of a page using gg or G, or manage your browser history with H and L, Vim Vixen empowers efficient keyboard-centric browsing for programmers and power users alike.

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Version:

1.2.3 Last updated: 2021-09-26

Version code:

5300884

Creation date:

2017-10-01

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Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.13MB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,989 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#217 in console keyword 16 #246 in browsing keyword 43 ▲ 1

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Developed by:

Shin'ya Ueoka

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/vim-vixen/

Website:

https://github.com/ueokande/vim-vixen/issues/

User Reviews

Vim Vixen provides Vim-style navigation and fast link hints and is praised for usability on many sites, often outperforming Vimium C. However, it suffers from a pervasive bottom white bar that obscures content, plus UI bugs (unusable or replaced command field, iframe/console bar injections) and inconsistent JS-element support, leading to reliability concerns on some sites.

Pros

Vim-like keyboard navigation for browsing without a mouse.
Fast, keyboard-based link hints/navigation (quick navigation with 'f').
Compared favorably to Vimium C and perceived as easier to use for Vim-style browsing.
Generally works on most sites (decent functionality across many pages).

Cons

Persistent large white bar at the bottom of pages that blocks content across multiple sites (Facebook, GitHub, etc.).
Command field can become unusable after closing it or be replaced by a white field, disrupting use.
In some pages the add-on injects an iframe/console bar at the bottom, creating layout issues.
Does not reliably support elements controlled by JavaScript (buttons, dynamic content), causing functionality gaps on certain sites.
Occasional outright non-functionality or instability on some sites.

Recent reviews

浏览器vim扩展提供vim的键位浏览网页，支持查找非常方便，不需要鼠标。最棒的是下方会弹出命令窗口知道自己输入了什么命令。

by ji*****, 2026-03-18

Cool! That's what I looked for! But it doesn't work well. After closing a command field it can't be use more. A lot of pages get a white field in place of command field. I can't use it right now :(

by le*****, 2025-09-17

Breaks websites with massive white bar on bottom of page that blocks/hides content.

by Gi*****, 2023-09-27

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Is Vim Vixen 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.

Vim Vixen 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

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Vim Vixen has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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