Vimium

Name: Vimium
Rating: 4.8348 (551 reviews)
Author: Phil Crosby

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.

Add-on Productivity Developer Tools Accessibility

By:

Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

2.3 Last updated: 2025-07-04

Version code:

5979745

Creation date:

2017-04-22

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
bookmarks
history
storage
sessions
notifications
scripting
webNavigation
search
clipboardRead

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

194.00KB

Email:

vi*****@googlegroups.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 346 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#32 in Search Tools

#51 in provide keyword 60 ▲ 2

#65 in navigation keyword 12 ▼ 2

#72 in commands keyword 10 ▼ 2

#90 in command keyword 9 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Vimium (v2.3)

500,000 4.82

(4,519)

Vimium (v2.3)

13,918 5.00

(5)

User reviews

Vimium is praised for drastically improving productivity and keyboard navigation in browsing, becoming essential for users favoring keyboard over mouse. Users appreciate its rich features and cross-platform availability. However, some functions like 'performFind' are reported as not fully operational, and the add-on struggles with selecting certain page elements, indicating room for improvement.

Pros

Significantly enhances productivity through keyboard navigation.
Highly valued by users relying on keyboard-based browsing.
Offers many features that browsers should include by default.
Supports multiple platforms including PC and Android Beta.
Considered an essential extension by several users.

Cons

Some features do not work properly, such as 'performFind'.
Does not consistently select certain elements like [f-key] spoilers on forums.

Recent reviews

by ff*****, 2025-07-06

greatest extension ever created

by gr*****, 2025-07-01

by Wa*****, 2025-06-29

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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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

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 Browser Add-ons, 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.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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