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You can always take it to the next level by using an extension like vimium[1]. [1]: https://github.com/philc/vimium/

comment by ckardaris · 2026-08-28 · in GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven

…with key bindings. For example "g i" automatically puts the first <input> level field into focus. https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by vunderba · 2024-12-08 · in Nyxt: The Hacker's Browser

https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Tips-and-Tricks#using-t...

comment by k3vinw · 2024-10-22 · in Vimium – The Hacker's Browser

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story by stefankuehnel · 2024-10-21 · 84 comments

…for most actions on a site. I'm thinking of Vimium [1] but I'd guess there are others too. [1]: https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by iansinnott · 2024-06-04 · in Please support "skip to main content" on your docs site

…catch up, and much more work for worse user experience https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl https://github.com/philc/vimium > ..they had too much access to browser internals.. All apps have to much access, that's is the same lame excuse…

comment by guilhas · 2024-05-31 · in Manifest V2 phase-out begins

I like to use vimium with firefox: https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by brisketbbq · 2024-04-30 · in Practical Vim command workflow (2023)

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story by lovestaco · 2024-03-12 · 0 comments

lol, here's me 13 years ago on that repo filing an issue about google reader support (!) https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/82 anyway, yeah I'm aware of it haha edit: my fork is still alive! Here's a commit from 2011 that I never filed…

comment by llimllib · 2023-06-15 · in Moving fast with the core Vim motions

You can do that with vimium: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/367#issuecomment-3535...

comment by ivanjermakov · 2023-05-20 · in Nyxt: The Hacker's Browser

…all css variables in the stylesheet with an identifier and everything is working now :) [0]: https://github.com/philc/vimium [1]: https://github.com/DoodlesEpic/VimiumDark

comment by doodlesdev · 2023-05-08 · in Show HN: Automatic Domain Verification

…gU to go to the root of the page. Availlable for FireFox and Chromium based browsers. Content user. https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by scns · 2023-03-15 · in Vanilla Handbook

…time with `document.elementFromPoint` to filter out elements completely covered by other ones :) https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/2251

comment by danielskogly · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls

…the visibility of different kinds of elements, in order that we could display link hints correctly: https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/test_harnesses/v...

comment by int3 · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls

…it should be undoable with 25X (or by mashing X to undo as many x commands as required). [0]: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/1126 [1]: https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/1128

comment by mrmr1993 · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls

It's not possible to detect the presence of Vimium. https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/2399

comment by qolop · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls

I use the Vimium addon ( https://github.com/philc/vimium ) for Chrome/Firefox to do this. As a bonus, I get to use the standard Vim keys for navigation. At first glance the primary benefit of Link Hints would be performance? And it seems…

comment by Sakos · 2023-02-05 · in Link Hints: browser extension that lets you click with your keyboard

Node: https://github.com/nodejs/node React: https://github.com/facebook/react Vimium: https://github.com/philc/vimium If you want more, here is probably a good place to start: https://github.com/EvanLi/Github-Ranking/blob/master/Top100/...

comment by mastermojo · 2023-01-26 · in Ask HN: Why are so many PHP projects moving to Node?

…make the web navigable via keyboard, but I generally disable it in Gmail, YouTube, Drive, etc. [0] https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by coryfklein · 2023-01-25 · in Keyboard Shortcuts for YouTube

…that enables Vim-like navigation in the browser. Never take your fingers off the home row! https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by ansipunk · 2023-01-16 · in Wasavi – Vi editor for any webpage

…foreground. You can also choose the current tab. [Vimium]: https://vimium.github.io/ [link hints]: https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Using-Link-Hints

comment by Leftium · 2023-01-10 · in Show HN: Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab for Chrome

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story by perlwle · 2023-01-04 · 1 comment

See also: * https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser * https://github.com/philc/vimium And https://vim.reversed.top/ (list of Vim-like applications and plugins)

comment by asicsp · 2022-12-25 · in Tridactyl: A Vim-like interface for Firefox

…competitor inside browsers anyways, as normal Vimium has the advantage of Browser APIs. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium [2] https://github.com/phil294/AHK_X11/releases [3] https://scribe.rip/@r.d.t.prater/linux-accessibility-an-unma...…

comment by phil294 · 2022-12-14 · in Show HN: Vimium Everywhere

…not a requirement to getting value out of it. It allows me to be completely keyboard driven. [1]: https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by bittersweet · 2022-12-01 · in Show HN: I am building a Safari Web Extension to switch tabs efficiently

…lines of Nyxt browser[1] or the popular Vimium extension[2]. [1] https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/ [2] https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by krono · 2022-04-26 · in Show HN: We launched a new web browser

…sites heavy in JS - https://github.com/dessant/web-archives * Vimium - use keyboard for browsing - https://github.com/philc/vimium * SponsorBlock for YouTube - skip in-video ads - https://sponsor.ajay.app/ * Old Reddit Redirect - use old…

comment by jacek · 2021-11-23 · in Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

…a PR and it looks like it was finally merged but I don't think I'm going back to Vimium-FF now. https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/3801

comment by ayushnix · 2021-11-18 · in Vimium C – Extension to navigate website by keyboard shortcuts

…see it turned political, and I guess maybe that's why I was downvoted for linking to Vimium C. [0]: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/3774

comment by avnigo · 2021-08-16 · in Vieb – Vim Inspired Electron Browser

…syntax; they're an interesting alternative to conventional bookmarks for frequently accessed pages. https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/README.md

comment by danidiaz · 2021-02-27 · in A Vim Guide for Advanced Users

…to most people and judging by my colleagues, It can be a major deterrent from using emacs. [1]: https://github.com/philc/vimium [2]: https://github.com/atlas-engineer/nyxt

comment by nefariousoctopi · 2021-01-30 · in Nyxt browser: mouseless copy/paste

…will only make web developers think more about Chrome-first or Chrome-only development. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/3610

comment by jez · 2021-01-05 · in How to convert existing web extensions for Safari

…Originally it started with 2 files, but now has blossomed into a project with 100's of files [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium/commit/aff9db2640db9aa02858d...

comment by gitgud · 2020-10-06 · in Look ma, no mouse: Vimium

With Vimium[1] I consistently get 0 ms from hover to click. :) [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by noname120 · 2020-09-15 · in Instant.page

…good keyboard-based web browsing in Chrome/Firefox. Disclaimer: I'm the project creator. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium [2] https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl [3] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys [4]…

comment by infokiller · 2020-08-04 · in Web Search Navigator: Keyboard Navigation for Google, YouTube, GitHub, Amazon

…com/niftylettuce/39597a7b3bc0660ffe1e09d... git clone https://github.com/zenorocha/codecopy git clone https://github.com/philc/vimium.git git clone https://github.com/OctoLinker/OctoLinker.git git clone…

comment by niftylettuce · 2020-05-21 · in Firefox extensions to make remote work and school a little better

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story by axiomdata316 · 2020-03-05 · 0 comments

…browser and then learn the shortcuts. It should take less than 30 mins to learn and practice. https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/README.md

comment by methusala8 · 2019-11-20 · in Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?

…[1], but would be kind of neat to just have a standalone extension for this functionality. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by mrcaramelpants · 2019-07-18 · in Show HN: A browser extension that makes switching between tabs easier

…"Visual Select" mode that'll highlight lines as if it were in VI [1]. [0] Google Chrome Extension: https://github.com/philc/vimium [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Visual-Mode

comment by ericmjalbert · 2018-11-14 · in Medium is a poor choice for blogging

…style. Whoops. For the addon I use (Vimium-FF), it appears to have been already reported and fixed: https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/3111 but not yet published to AMO.

comment by regecks · 2018-10-13 · in CSS Layout cookbook

…cd ungoogled-chromium-extensions git clone https://github.com/zenorocha/codecopy git clone https://github.com/philc/vimium.git git clone https://github.com/OctoLinker/OctoLinker.git git clone https://github.com/ilGur1132/Smart-HTTPS.git…

comment by niftylettuce · 2018-09-24 · in Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

…issues page or chats and let us know! 1: https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl/pulse/monthly 2: https://github.com/philc/vimium/pulse/monthly

comment by saulrh · 2018-09-05 · in Firefox 62.0 Released

…to your browser. Despite what the Readme says, I find it perfectly usable on Firefox. [0]: https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by ealhad · 2018-07-17 · in Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?

As I understand it, Vimium for Chrome and Vimium-FF share the same code base ( https://github.com/philc/vimium ), even the addon site for Vimium-FF just calls it "Vimium" ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimium-ff/ ). So if…

comment by yorwba · 2017-09-30 · in It’s time to give Firefox another chance

Ah, cool. Yes, known bug. Reported fixed yesterday (though I've not tried it myself). reported: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/2510 closed with: https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/2602 I'm not familiar with their release cycle,…

comment by gogoengie · 2017-09-26 · in Firefox Quantum Lands in Beta, Developer Edition

…believe this is a known issue. If you're experiencing this behavior, you may want to report it: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues Personally, I'm running Firefox 55.0.3 with `vimium-ff` 1.6.0 (current build on addons.mozilla.org), and…

comment by gogoengie · 2017-09-26 · in Firefox Quantum Lands in Beta, Developer Edition

Visual Mode https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Visual-Mode

comment by garou · 2017-06-13 · in Is the keyboard faster than the mouse?

…this, it's good to know there is an analogue for Firefox. I love using Vim bindings while browsing. https://github.com/philc/vimium

comment by Dangeranger · 2017-01-15 · in Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

…with vimium[0]), however I am unaware of the chrome sidebar, is it this[1] or something more? [0] https://github.com/philc/vimium [1] http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-new-side-tabs-feature-in-...

comment by mijoharas · 2015-01-27 · in Chrome Sidebar API