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24 alternatives to Vimium Everywhere

OS-wide Keyboard navigation for Linux and Windows. Contribute to phil294/vimium-everywhere development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vimium Everywhere launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1VP
   Vimac – Productive macOS keyboard-driven navigation▲375

   2020 · vimacapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2VL
   Vim-Like Layer for Xorg and Wayland▲148

   Create a layer of shortcuts with xkb for Xorg and Wayland

   2020 · cedaei.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Vimium▲4

   Vim-like navigation and control in Chrome.

   2016 · vimium.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vimium▲5

   Keyboard shortcuts for Chrome browser

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ankylix — Vimium for your Mac windows▲7

   Keyboard-driven window manager for macOS

   Jul 2026 · ankylix.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hints▲8

   Navigate Linux apps without a mouse | Vimium for Linux

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   WindowKeys 3.0▲125

   Hello, I’ve just released version 3.0 of WindowKeys, a small utility for macOS that gives you full control over the native window tiling system introduced in macOS Sequoia. Originally, WindowKeys was built to solve one very specific problem: assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to window tiling actions — especially useful if you use a third-party keyboard that can’t trigger system shortcuts. Over time it evolved beyond just shortcuts, and now 3.0 adds a few frequently requested features: - Move windows between displays (or iPad) - Repeat last tiling action for each app - Redesigned Shortcut…

   2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Switch for macOS▲174

   Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your mac apps faster.

   2021 · get-switch.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Keyviz▲168

   Visualize your keystrokes in real-time

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Switch▲135

    Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your apps faster

    2019 · get-switch.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings▲126

    While speccing out this spreadsheet tool, I realized that I never had to think about the keybindings. It all just came naturally from Vim. Normal/insert/visual modes, hjkl navigation, dd/yy/p, :w, :q. The usual muscle memory works. It supports CSV/TSV import and export, and a native .cell format that preserves formulas. The formula engine handles SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, MAX, and IF with range references. The codebase is a Cargo workspace: a pure cell-sheet-core library (no TUI dependency) and a cell-sheet-tui crate on top of ratatui. Early days, but it's usable. To…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grid-based window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls▲69

    Versatile window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls - jakebian/snaptile

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Vixl44 – Create pixel art inside your terminal using vim movements▲62

    Create pixel art inside your terminal using vim movements - sebashwa/vixl44

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A New Basic Vim Motion▲110

    Seek makes navigating long lines effortless, acting like f but taking two characters. - goldfeld/vim-seek

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vimkey▲125

    Use the keyboard control browser

    2022 · haojen.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16WB
    We built a Chrome extension to use J/K to navigate popular sites▲40

    2012 · jknavigator.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Keyviz▲118

    A free, open-source keypress and mouse visualizer

    Jan 2026 · keyviz.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Keypad Layout Window Manager for Mac▲109

    Control window layout using Ctrl + Numeric Keypad on macOS - janten/keypad-layout

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Vim-which-key: Vim port of emacs-which-key▲63

    :tulip: Vim plugin that shows keybindings in popup - liuchengxu/vim-which-key

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Use The Keyboard▲111

    Keyboard shortcuts for Mac, Windows, and web apps

    2019 · usethekeyboard.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    A simple GUI Notepad using C++ natively made in my high school in 2015▲87

    A GUI Notepad completely made from scratch using C++ native library and Graphics library coupled with mouse events as part my 12th Grade Project in 2015 - vibhoothi/CNotepad

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shortski▲115

    Mac OS keyboard substitution's for most useful thing's

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nitrous Chrome Application▲100

    Our new powerful chrome app with native keyboard shortcuts

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Keyboard+▲85

    Keyboard with built-in translation service

    2015 · its alternatives →

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