Alternatives to Surfingkeys

A browser extension for navigating the web with Vim-style keyboard shortcuts configurable in JavaScript. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Surfingkeys.

  • Vimium

    Vim-style keyboard shortcuts for navigating the web.

    FreeOpen sourceBrowser extension

    Vimium is MIT-licensed and offers link hints with remappable keys and per-site exclusions, but custom commands are not written in JavaScript.

  • Vimium C

    A keyboard navigation browser extension, derived from Vimium, with tab commands and an advanced omnibar.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Vimium C, derived from Vimium, adds many tab commands and an advanced omnibar for tabs, bookmarks and history, but it is not open source.

  • Tridactyl

    A Vim-like keyboard interface for Firefox with a command line and extensive key bindings.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Tridactyl is Firefox only and adds a Vim-style command line configured through an rc file, instead of JavaScript-configured mappings across browsers.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.