Vimium

The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.
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Vimium is a powerful Chrome extension designed for users who love Vim-like keyboard shortcuts for seamless browser navigation and control. Its extensive set of customizable bindings allows for scrolling, tab manipulation, searching, and quick URL access, all without using a mouse. Users can open, close, and switch between tabs, jump to specific page locations, and utilize find mode for rapid searching within pages.

The extension supports advanced commands like setting marks, editing URLs directly, and opening multiple links in new tabs. Vimium also includes modes such as insert and visual mode, enhancing flexibility. Perfect for hackers and keyboard enthusiasts, Vimium dramatically increases browsing efficiency by minimizing reliance on graphical controls.

Manifest V3 Productivity Developer Tools Accessibility
By:
Phil Crosby
Daily users:
42,150+ 953
Rating:
4.83
(542) 1 new ratings
Version:
2.2.1 Last updated: 2025-03-31
Version code:
5914403
Creation date:
2017-04-22
Risk:
Very high risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • bookmarks
  • history
  • storage
  • sessions
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • webNavigation
  • search
  • clipboardRead
    • See more
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size:
188.74K
Email:
vi*****@googlegroups.com
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

Ranking

# 351
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Vimium (v2.2.1)
500,000+ 4.82 (4,490)
Vimium (v2.2.1)
12,581+ 5.00 (5)

User reviews

Vimium is widely acclaimed for enhancing productivity and providing an efficient keyboard-driven browsing experience with many useful features. Users find it transformative and essential for keyboard navigation. However, some features occasionally malfunction, and it may not work properly on certain websites due to browser restrictions.
Pros
  • Significantly boosts productivity by enabling efficient keyboard navigation.
  • Offers many useful features that browsers should have by default.
  • Greatly reduces the effort needed for web browsing.
  • Highly praised and considered essential by keyboard-reliant users.
  • Transforms the browsing experience positively, often described as a game changer.
Cons
  • Some features do not work consistently, e.g., performFind.
  • Occasionally fails to trigger links or is blocked on certain websites by browser restrictions.
Recent reviews
by Harin Khakhi, 2025-05-14
by Flevan, 2025-05-07
by Firefox user 18022028, 2025-05-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Vimium 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

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

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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