Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Vimium

Vim-like navigation and control in Chrome.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vimium launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Vimium▲3

   Vim bindings for Chrome

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Vimium▲5

   Keyboard shortcuts for Chrome browser

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Vimium▲2

   Browse the internet with VIM keyboard shortcuts

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   vim.so▲444

   Learn vim fast with interactive exercises in the browser

   2021 · learnvim.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kinase▲159

   A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

   2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Vimium Everywhere▲7

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

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mercury Reader▲214

   Clear the clutter from your articles. Instantly.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ChromeREPL, Interact with Chrome from Sublime Text▲102

   A Sublime Text plugin to execute JavaScript in Google Chrome - acarabott/ChromeREPL

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pointer▲109

   Cursor-driven element inspection for DevTools workflow

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LT Browser 2.0▲182

    Experience 6X faster responsive web development

    2023 · testmuai.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SuperDev▲164

    All in one browser extension for web designers & developers

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    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 →

13. 13
    Sava OS▲139

    A desktop interface for your web browser

    2024 · savaos.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chrome Commands▲105

    Do more with Chrome using commands

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    VisualPing for Chrome▲77

    New Chrome extension to monitor a website/area of a website

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    I built a web app for learning Vim from the browser as a 17-year-old▲71

    Hey HN! After my own experiences with learning Vim, I wanted to skip the frustrating process of configuring a new tool before even learning how to use it. In an attempt to solve this problem, I started working on Vim Ninja, a web app that would allow developers to learn Vim through interactive lessons in the browser. It’s been a couple of months, and I’m proud to say that I’ve finally released https://VimNinja.com! Check out a demo of the app here: https://youtu.be/reukQHKqMZE. On the technical side of things, I used SvelteKit to build the entire app and Tailwind,…

    2023 · vimninja.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IM
    I made a Vim-like editor for building webpages▲14

    2020 · vivpage.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Skimcast▲92

    Takes in any document and skims it down for your convenience

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Peek A Tab▲102

    A simple, effortless tab manager for chrome

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    #ChromeSelfie▲74

    Frontback for Chrome. Sort of.

    2015 · chrome.googleblog.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Vitri▲59

    Removing the gap between website's users interaction

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tabulator▲80

    Tab management for power users

    2018 · gettabulator.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Searchable Vim Cheat Sheet with Favorites (Open-Source)▲63

    Explore essential Neovim and Vim commands, remaps, plugin commands, and create a personalized cheatsheet to boost text editing efficiency.

    2025 · nvim-cheatsheet.vercel.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →