# philc/vimium

The hacker's browser.

Repository: https://github.com/philc/vimium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimium
Homepage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-25T04:40:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6191, "days_push": 39, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 26807, forks 2604 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:47.129631+00:00)

## What it is
Vimium is a browser extension that brings Vim-style keyboard navigation to Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. It lets users scroll, open links, find text, and manage tabs entirely from the keyboard.

## Use cases
- browse the web without using the mouse
- navigate pages with vim keybindings
- open links from the keyboard
- manage browser tabs with keyboard shortcuts
- search page text with vim-style find
- reduce repetitive strain from mouse use

## When to choose
- you know vim and want the same keybindings in the browser
- you want faster mouseless browsing and tab management
- you use Chrome, Edge, or Firefox and want a mature keyboard navigation extension

## When to avoid
- you rely heavily on mouse or touch input
- you need keyboard navigation in browsers Vimium does not support
- you dislike modal keybindings or find they conflict with web apps

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: vim-keybindings, keyboard-navigation, mouseless-browsing, productivity, keyboard

## Member repositories
- philc/vimium (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.129631+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 2026-08-29T16:55:49.548650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/philc/vimium (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.129631+00:00, sha 4d31054f56e7)
  - homepage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:18.421009+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.