VimFx - Vim keyboard shortcuts for Firefox

Extension AMO page: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/vimfx.

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Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening issues and pull requests.

Overview

VimFx is a Mozilla Firefox extension which adds Vim-style keyboard shortcuts for browsing and navigation, significantly reducing the use of the mouse, and allowing your hands to rest on the home row.

VimFx was inspired by Vimperator and designed after Vimium for Google Chrome preserving the shortcuts and behavior. If you are used to Vimium then it will be easy to get started with VimFx.

Why VimFx was created

Even before Vimium there was Vimperator for Firefox. In my opinion the problem with Vimperator is that it has too many features and aggressively changes the default Firefox appearance and behavior. Vimium was developed for Google Chrome and it was exactly what I needed in terms of added functionality. That's why I decided to develop similar extension for Firefox.

VimFx will be nice to your browser and to your habits. Promise.

Key Features

• Concise shortcuts for most commonly performed actions.
• Follow links, focus text inputs and click buttons on the page using hint markers.
• Easily accessible help dialog for the keyboard shortcuts.
• Every keyboard shortcut is customizable.
• Prefers native Firefox features over re-implementing similar functionality.

Shortcuts

This is a text representation of the keyboard shortcuts dialog within the extension, which helps you remember the shortcuts, and lets you customize them. Press ? or use the toolbar button to open it.

Global shortcut to enable/disable VimFx: shift-alt-v

Dealing with URLs

o       Focus the Address Bar
O       Focus the Search Bar
p       Navigate to the address in the clipboard
P       Open new tab and navigate to the address in the clipboard
yf      Copy link url to the clipboard
vf      Focus element
yy      Copy current page link to the clipboard
r       Reload current page
R       Reload current page and all the assets (js, css, etc.)
ar      Reload pages in all tabs
aR      Reload pages in all tabs including assets (js, css, img)
s       Stop loading current page
as      Stop loading pages in all tabs

Navigating the Page

gg      Scroll to the Top of the page
G       Scroll to the Bottom of the page
j,c-e   Scroll Down
k,c-y   Scroll Up
h       Scroll Left
l       Scroll Right
d       Scroll half a Page Down
u       Scroll half a Page Up
c-f     Scroll full Page Down
c-b     Scroll full Page Up

Working with Tabs

t       Open New Blank tab
J,gT    Go to the Previous tab
K,gt    Go to the Next tab
c-J     Move current tab to the Left
c-K     Move current tab to the Right
gh      Navigate to the Home Page
gH,g^   Go to the First tab
gL,g$   Go to the Last tab
x       Close current tab
X       Restore last closed tab

Browsing

f       Follow a link on the current page
F       Follow a link on the current page in a new tab
af      Follow multiple links on the current page
[       Follow the Previous page link on the current page
]       Follow the Next page link on the current page
gu      Go up one level in the URL hierarchy
gU      Go up to root of the URL hierarchy
H       Go Back in history
L       Go Forward in history

Misc

/       Enter Find mode
a/      Enter Find mode to highlight all matches
n       Go to the next Find match
N       Go to the previous Find match
i       Enter insert mode: Ignore all commands
?       Show this dialog
:       Open Developer Toolbar
Esc     Enter normal mode (remove hint markers, exit insert mode) or blur/close active element

Can't see a link hint, because it's overlapped by another? Try pressing space or shift-space!