fanglingsu/vimb
Vimb - the vim like browser is a webkit based web browser that behaves like the vimperator plugin for the firefox and usage paradigms from the great editor vim. The goal of vimb is to build a completely keyboard-driven, efficient and pleasurable browsing-experience. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 172
- age_days: 5044
- days_rel: 23
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1472 stars · 101 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Vimb is a lightweight, modal web browser built on WebKitGTK that behaves like the Vimperator plugin for Firefox, offering Vim-style keybindings and keyboard-driven browsing. It is written in C, uses GTK4, and is designed for efficient, low-resource browsing familiar to Vim users.
Use cases
- browse the web entirely with the keyboard using vim keybindings
- use a vim-like browser on linux similar to vimperator or pentadactyl
- run a lightweight low-memory web browser based on webkit
- navigate tabs and links with modal vim commands like gt and hinting
- configure browser settings at runtime with vim-style set syntax
- use a minimal browser with url shortcuts and a read-it-later queue
When to choose
- you are a vim user who wants fully keyboard-driven, modal browsing
- you want a fast, lightweight browser with low memory and CPU usage
- you liked vimperator or pentadactyl and want a standalone equivalent
- you prefer runtime-configurable browsers with vim-like ex commands and completions
When to avoid
- you need full extension/add-on ecosystem support like Firefox or Chrome
- you rely on mouse-driven browsing or a rich graphical UI
- you need features like built-in sync, devtools parity, or DRM-heavy streaming
- you are not on Linux or a platform with GTK4 and WebKitGTK 6.0 available
Facets
application · maturity active
browser-extension developer-tools cli web-development developer-tools cross-platform cpp vim-like-browser webkitgtk keyboard-driven modal-browsing gtk4 minimal-browser vim-keybindings hinting command-line linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fanglingsu/vimb · fetched 2026-08-28 · b59f67f7dd61
- homepage: https://fanglingsu.github.io/vimb/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 333b85b0b1ad
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fanglingsu/vimb | main | 89 |
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