Hacker GitHub

← All repos

philc/vimium

View on GitHub ↗ ★ 27,103 JavaScript

The hacker's browser.

57 mentions on Hacker News by 54 people: 6 stories, 51 comments · first 2010-02-24 · latest 2026-08-28

Mentions per year 57 mentions · busiest year 2023 (14)
20082026
  1. 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
  2. …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
  3. https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Tips-and-Tricks#using-t...
    comment by k3vinw · 2024-10-22 · in Vimium – The Hacker's Browser
  4. …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
  5. …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
  6. I like to use vimium with firefox: https://github.com/philc/vimium
    comment by brisketbbq · 2024-04-30 · in Practical Vim command workflow (2023)
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. …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
  10. …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
  11. …time with `document.elementFromPoint` to filter out elements completely covered by other ones :) https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/2251
  12. …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...
  13. …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
  14. It's not possible to detect the presence of Vimium. https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/2399
  15. 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…
  16. 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/...
  17. …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
  18. …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
  19. …foreground. You can also choose the current tab. [Vimium]: https://vimium.github.io/ [link hints]: https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Using-Link-Hints
  20. See also: * https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser * https://github.com/philc/vimium And https://vim.reversed.top/ (list of Vim-like applications and plugins)
  21. …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
  22. …not a requirement to getting value out of it. It allows me to be completely keyboard driven. [1]: https://github.com/philc/vimium
  23. …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
  24. …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…
  25. …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
  26. …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
  27. …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
  28. …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
  29. …will only make web developers think more about Chrome-first or Chrome-only development. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/3610
  30. …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
  31. 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
  32. …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]…
  33. …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…
  34. …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
  35. …[1], but would be kind of neat to just have a standalone extension for this functionality. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium
  36. …"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
  37. …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
  38. …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…
  39. …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
  40. …to your browser. Despite what the Readme says, I find it perfectly usable on Firefox. [0]: https://github.com/philc/vimium
  41. 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…
  42. 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,…
  43. …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…
  44. Visual Mode https://github.com/philc/vimium/wiki/Visual-Mode
    comment by garou · 2017-06-13 · in Is the keyboard faster than the mouse?
  45. …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
  46. …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
  47. …open source and the author seems to be someone famous so I can trust them. Related vimium ticket: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/366 TL;DR: not very unexpected perhaps?
    comment by middleclick · 2013-11-24 · in Ferro: A keyboard interface to Chrome
  48. …working tree. The only downside is that it might take a while for a large project. Example script: https://github.com/philc/vimium/blob/master/git_hooks/pre-co...
    comment by int3 · 2012-11-05 · in Git add -p: a powerful git feature
  49. [emphatic] Vimium user here. Would you accept a pull request to satisfy https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/61 ? Like many of the commenters there, I often only find myself reaching for the mouse while browsing to select and copy text.…
    comment by mh- · 2012-09-18 · in Introducing the Command Bar
  50. …options. Feel free to add a couple of links About chrome extensions: You might like vimium http://github.com/philc/vimium