Alternatives to Vimium

Vim-style keyboard shortcuts for navigating the web. 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 Vimium.

  • Vimium C

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

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Vimium C is derived from Vimium and adds many more commands, tab controls and an advanced omnibar, but it is not open source and takes longer to learn.

  • Surfingkeys

    A browser extension for navigating the web with Vim-style keyboard shortcuts configurable in JavaScript.

    FreeOpen sourceBrowser extension

    Surfingkeys offers Vim-style keyboard navigation with key mappings and commands configured in JavaScript, which gives more custom behaviour but a steeper learning curve.

  • Tridactyl

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

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Tridactyl gives deeper Vim-style control with a command line and rc file configuration, but it is built only for Firefox and is not open source.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.