# tridactyl/tridactyl

A Vim-like interface for Firefox, inspired by Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

Repository: https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tridactyl
Homepage: https://tridactyl.xyz
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: hacktoberfest, firefox, vim, webextension
Last push: 2026-08-24T10:57:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3477, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6311, forks 432 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:41.654004+00:00)

## What it is
Tridactyl is a Firefox WebExtension that replaces the browser's default control mechanism with a Vim-like keyboard-driven interface, inspired by Vimperator/Pentadactyl. It provides normal/insert/command modes, an ex-command line, hint mode, and optional native messaging for extra features.

## Use cases
- browse Firefox entirely with vim keybindings
- navigate and control the browser without a mouse
- use an ex command line inside Firefox
- open links via keyboard hints
- replace Vimperator/Pentadactyl after their deprecation

## When to choose
- you use Firefox and prefer modal, vim-style browsing
- you want heavy keyboard-driven navigation and hinting
- you want a configurable ex-command line and keybinds

## When to avoid
- you use Chrome or another non-Firefox browser
- you rely on mouse-driven browsing or need full WebExtension API access
- you need a solution that works on restricted Mozilla domains without config tweaks

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools, cli
- domain: browser-extensions, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: vim, firefox, webextension, keyboard-navigation, vimperator, keybindings, command-line

## Member repositories
- tridactyl/tridactyl (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.654004+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:46:13.351697+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.654004+00:00, sha d5d8b485ff80)
  - homepage: https://tridactyl.xyz (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:58.436034+00:00, sha d558f7d1cf8b)
  - site_page: https://tridactyl.xyz/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:58.445676+00:00, sha a2dced9cc022)
  - site_page: https://tridactyl.xyz/build/static/docs/modules/_src_excmds_.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:58.447645+00:00, sha c329f6717477)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.