VimNav

Professional vim-style browser navigation with advanced tab management, visual selection, and developer-focused workflow tools

As of June 2026, VimNav has 41 users in the Developer Tools category.

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Version
1.5.2
Manifest V3

History

6 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

58.284939.72Apr 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 1, 2026411.5.2
Apr 19, 2026481.5.2
Apr 29, 2026521.5.2
May 8, 2026481.5.2
May 16, 2026571.5.2
Jun 4, 20261.5.2
Now411.5.2

Permissions & access

Permissions
tabsactiveTabstoragesidePanelhistorytabGroups
Host access
<all_urls>

Screenshots

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About

VimNav is a productivity focused Chrome extension that transforms browser navigation with vim-style keybindings and advanced tab management capabilities and a modal Vim like editor for fields. The extension bridges the gap between vim's powerful keyboard-driven workflow and modern web browsing, offering developers and power users a familiar, efficient navigation experience across all websites. The following is a breakdown of the current feature set.

Use '?' while on any tab to see view the help page!

Full keybinds editor available via command pallet! Just use :keybinds to get started!

Vim-Style Navigation:
- Classic vim keybindings (j/k/h/l, gg/G, Space/b) for page scrolling
- H/L to switch to tabs left and right
- Modal editing with normal/insert/visual modes
- Search functionality with /n/N patterns
- Hint mode for keyboard-only link navigation
- Visual mode for selecting text

VimEdit:
- Edit any field in the browser with a modal vim editor! Just use 'Ctrl+i' and select a field.

Advanced Tab Management:
- NERDTree-inspired tab navigator with fuzzy search
- Telescope-style tab switching
- Browser history navigation with date filtering
- Tab grouping and organization features
- Marks system for quick page location access, including global marks

Developer Productivity:
- Command palette for quick actions
- Visual selection mode for text manipulation
- Scroll target selection for navigating complex pages
- Sidepanel for quick configuration changes
- Configurable performance limits for large pages

Security:
- Configure either whitelist or blacklist with URL glob patterns

Technical

Version
1.5.2
Manifest
V3
Size
3.22MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
mfklgpeodeghnifnnfelemdfbcbafpho
Developer ID
u5e65b24519f9d92fff840b84a3f7d08f
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Sep 14, 2025
Last Updated (Store)
Dec 15, 2025
Last Scraped
Jun 4, 2026
Website
vimnav.dev

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