qutebrowser
A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. (by qutebrowser)
vimium
The hacker's browser. (by philc)
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| qutebrowser | vimium | |
|---|---|---|
| 465 | 51 | |
| 9,344 | 22,127 | |
| 1.1% | - | |
| 9.7 | 9.3 | |
| 1 day ago | 7 days ago | |
| Python | JavaScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
qutebrowser
Posts with mentions or reviews of qutebrowser.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-27.
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Rusty revenant Servo returns to render once more
I don'r know if this counts but there is also https://www.qutebrowser.org/ which uses qt webkit IIUC
- is qutebrowser compatible with ghosttext?
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Any workarounds to QtWebEngine's Not recognizing (virtual) microphones on pipewire?
I searched this issue and saw there were already open issues on github, and it is an upstream issue with QtWebEngine.
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no hint on drop down list
You can add [aria-haspopup] to your hints.selectors setting (from a config.py, see the configuration docs) to get the same effect.
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dark mode question
There is a small how-to here: Switching to Qt 6 by default · Issue #7202 · qutebrowser/qutebrowser
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How to save passwords in browser
There is a Qutebrowser user script for 1password: https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/blob/master/misc/userscripts/qute-1pass. Disclaimer: I am the original author (it’s been refactored a lot by mkonig since I originally wrote it). My original version is here https://github.com/tomoakley/dotfiles/blob/master/qutebrowser/userscripts/1password
- How can I run qutebrowser with qt 6 on void linux?
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Help using qutebrowser on a mac
Glad to hear! You'd either add it to the userscripts folder in the repo, or add a link to the README about it and host it elsewhere.
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Wikipedia page previews not working with qutebrowser
It seems to work fine with Qt 6, so I guess this is just some missing feature on Qt 5. Maybe something changed on Wikipedia's side.
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Command crashed: See :process for details
Show PID in :process error message · qutebrowser/qutebrowser@c41f152
vimium
Posts with mentions or reviews of vimium.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-06.
- The Hacker's Browser
- Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment
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help with vimium hints
I think the short answer is no. If a feature like that wasn't already mentioned in the dev's notes, then someone will need to create a patch for it. I've never used vimium, but everything you need to know is on their github page here.
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Moving Fast with the Core Vim Motions
lol, here's me 13 years ago on that repo filing an issue about google reader support (!)
https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/82
anyway, yeah I'm aware of it haha
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Nyxt: The Hacker's Browser
You can do that with vimium: https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/367#issuecomment-3535...
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System wide Vim for Windows 11?
vimium: for browser.
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What are these shortcuts he is using?
Vimium
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Vim in Firefox: Wasavi is dead, Saka-Key is dead, Vim-Vixen is dead, Vimium is stagnating. Is Tridactyl the new monarch of Vim-like firefox ?
source
- vrhunska ekstenzija za browser
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Vanilla Handbook
With vimium you hi gU to go to the root of the page. Availlable for FireFox and Chromium based browsers. Content user.
https://github.com/philc/vimium
What are some alternatives?
When comparing qutebrowser and vimium you can also consider the following projects:
Vieb - Vim Inspired Electron Browser - Vim bindings for the web by design
vimium-c - A keyboard shortcut browser extension for keyboard-based navigation and tab operations with an advanced omnibar
python-adblock - Brave's adblock library in Python
Surfingkeys - Map your keys for web surfing, expand your browser with javascript and keyboard.
nyxt - Nyxt - the hacker's browser.
tridactyl - A Vim-like interface for Firefox, inspired by Vimperator/Pentadactyl.
uBlock-for-firefox-legacy - uBlock Origin for Firefox legacy-based browsers.
vimari - Safari port of vimium
firenvim - Embed Neovim in Chrome, Firefox & others.
vim-easymotion - Vim motions on speed!
ungoogled-chromium - Google Chromium, sans integration with Google