Firefox Browser Add-ons
  • Extensions
  • Themes
    • for Firefox
    • Dictionaries & Language Packs
Log in
Preview of Vim Keys

Vim Keys by lylehust

Vim-style keyboard control of Firefox: follow links with hints, open URLs, scroll, switch tabs, and 36 quick-site slots.

Available on Firefox for Android™Available on Firefox for Android™
0 (0 reviews)0 (0 reviews)
Download Firefox and get the extension
Download file
Scan the QR code to open this extension in Firefox for Android

Extension Metadata

Screenshots
Press f: every link gets a short hint label. Type it to open the link, F for a new tab, B for a background tab that keeps the hints on screen.Press ?: every shortcut, generated from the live keymap, grouped by what it does.Press ;e to edit every setting, including the keymap, in a panel on the page.All 36 quick-site slots in the settings: a URL and a title each, with Open, New tab and Clear, and the list can be exported and imported as JSON.
About this extension
Vim Keys gives Firefox a Vim keyboard layer and keeps the 36 quick-site slots of Quick Sites.

Press f to label every link on screen with a short hint. Type the label to open it in the current tab, F to open it in a new active tab, or B to open it in a background tab that keeps the hints on screen, so you can queue several links in a row. Labels are at least two characters, and the characters you have already typed are dimmed so the rest of the label stands out.

o and t open a small panel for a typed URL (or a search). While you type it suggests matches from your saved slots, bookmarks, open tabs and browsing history, each row labelled with its source; Up/Down pick, Enter opens, Tab fills in the rest, and Ctrl+Enter opens in a background tab.

j/k/h/l, gg, G, d/e, Space, Backspace, 0, $ and 50% scroll the page the way they should, counts included. ;h/;l step through tabs and take a count (3;l skips three), g0/g$ jump to the ends, x closes and u restores. r reloads, , and . go back and forward. yy copies the page URL, yl the title, ;y a link URL from a hint, and V highlights the line under the cursor so y w can copy it. / finds in the page, * finds the word under the cursor, and n/N step through matches.

Every shortcut can be rebound in the settings page, in the toolbar popup, or in a JSON panel on the page itself (;e); the add-on refuses a keymap that conflicts with itself. ;p pauses everything on the current site and remembers it, for web apps with their own keyboard shortcuts. ? lists every binding, generated from the live keymap. Esc leaves a text field you are in, so a page that focuses its search box on load is usable immediately.

The quick-site slots are the whole of Quick Sites: m plus a slot key saves the current page, g o / g t / g b / g w plus a slot key opens it in the current tab, a new active tab, a background tab or a new window, and g l lists all 36. The list can be exported to and imported from a JSON file, and the five pickers can be renamed as one unit.

The add-on asks for no host permissions, runs no remote code, and collects nothing.
Rated 0 by 0 reviewers
Sign in to rate this extension
There are no ratings yet

Star rating saved

5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
No reviews yet
Permissions and data

Required permissions:

  • Read and modify bookmarks
  • Input data to the clipboard
  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
  • Access browsing history
  • Access recently closed tabs
  • Access browser tabs
  • Access your data for all websites

Data collection:

  • The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
Learn more
More information
Add-on Links
  • Homepage
  • Support site
  • Support Email
  • Copy add-on ID
Version
1.0.6
Size
126.47 KB
Last updated
3 hours ago (Oct 23, 2026)
Related Categories
  • Tabs
License
MIT License
Version History
  • See all versions
Add to collection
Report this add-on
Go to Mozilla’s homepage

Add-ons

  • About
  • Firefox Add-ons Blog
  • Extension Workshop
  • Developer Hub
  • Developer Policies
  • Community Blog
  • Forum
  • Report a bug
  • Review Guide

Download

  • Download Firefox
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Linux
  • All

Latest Builds

  • Nightly
  • Beta

Firefox for Business

  • Enterprise

Community

  • Connect
  • Contribute
  • Developer

Follow

  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • TikTok
  • Bluesky
  • Podcast
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Legal

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License v3.0 or any later version. Android is a trademark of Google LLC.