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vimium-c
TypeScript2020–2023
gdh1995 / vimium-c

vimium-c

A keyboard shortcut browser extension for keyboard-based navigation and tab operations with an advanced omnibar

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4.7KGitHub stars
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A keyboard shortcut browser extension for keyboard-based navigation and tab operations with an advanced omnibar

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One project I use on a daily basis that isn't well known (and is by a Chinese developer) is Vimium C (https://github.com/gdh1995/vimium-c). It has similar functionality to…

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Observed mentions: 2020-06-10 17:16:58 UTC to 2023-09-05 18:45:34 UTC.

01232020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2023

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What Hacker News says

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Definitely a much-needed area for development. However, having gone down the browser extension rabbit hole, I've largely shifted my focus to user scripts. Granted, there will always be a need for specialized browser extensions like ad blockers (uBlock[1]), keyboard shortcuts (Vimium-C[2]), and password managers (Bitwarden[3]). That said, I find user scripts superior for most tasks, despite some lacking UI niceties. They are easier to share, use, and crucially, audit—be it in terms of scope, permissions, or code updates. Plus if Manifest V3 is any indicator, the future for browser extensions looks bleak. While I don't agree with this direction, it's probably for the best for the majority of users, like my mom. Your effort is commendable; however, should you find yourself looking for a viable pivot in the future, I believe the user script s
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In Show HN: Bedframe – open-source Browser Extension Development framework
Web Search Navigator is a Chrome/Firefox extension that adds keyboard shortcuts to Google, YouTube, Github, Amazon, Startpage, and Google Scholar. Note that this extension focuses on searching, not general keyboard navigation. For the latter, you should look into extensions such as Vimium [1], Tridactyl [2], and Surfingkeys [3]. Alternatively, if you are willing to use a niche browser, you should look into Qutebrowser [4], Nyxt [5], and Vieb [6]. I use it with Vimium C [7] and Firenvim [8], which are both excellent browser extensions that focus on more general keyboard navigation. This provides reasonably good keyboard-based web browsing in Chrome/Firefox. Disclaimer: I'm the project creator. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium [2] https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl [3] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys [4] https://github.com/q
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In Web Search Navigator: Keyboard Navigation for Google, YouTube, GitHub, Amazon
ashtonabc·Jun 10, 2020Recommendation phrase
One project I use on a daily basis that isn't well known (and is by a Chinese developer) is Vimium C (https://github.com/gdh1995/vimium-c). It has similar functionality to Vimium, cVim, Vimperator, Pentadactyl and the like—browser navigation using vim-like shortcuts. Vimium C is quite customizable, offers great functionality, and the developer seems quite responsive to issues. The code is written in TypeScript and I found it easy to read. Highly recommended.
In Ask HN: Is there a whole universe of Chinese software that we don't see?

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