qutebrowser
A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. (by qutebrowser)
wasavi
wasavi is an extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. wasavi changes a textarea element to virtual vi editor which supports almost all the vi/ex commands. (by akahuku)
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| qutebrowser | wasavi | |
|---|---|---|
| 465 | 12 | |
| 9,344 | 1,486 | |
| 1.1% | - | |
| 9.7 | 0.0 | |
| 5 days ago | about 1 month ago | |
| Python | JavaScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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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
wasavi
Posts with mentions or reviews of wasavi.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-25.
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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 ?
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- Wasavi – Vi editor for any webpage
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Wasavi – VI editor for any webpage
I just did. There's an .xpi file in the releases page: https://github.com/akahuku/wasavi/releases/tag/v0.7.737
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Show HN: Using Vim as an input method editor (IME) for X11 apps
On OSX w/ Chrome I use wasavi[0], a javascript extension that implements a nice subset of vim directly in the editor.
[0] https://github.com/akahuku/wasavi
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Anyone got a good solution for writing emails using nvim?
I've been using wasavi and it's fine. Does firenvim use your actual, local nvim config and appearance, though?
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Vim, infamous for its steep learning curve, often leaves new users confused where to start. Today is the 10th anniversary of the infamous "How do I exit Vim" question, which made news when it first hit 1 million views.
https://github.com/akahuku/wasavi , i'm not sure if this still works, i haven't used it for a while.
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Vim has transformed the way I write code and do computing in 3 weeks (just getting started)
Nice! Another good one is wasavi - it lets you turn any textarea element into a virtual vi editor, great for say... writing comments on reddit
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Is there a vim plugin for web browsers that has real vim bindings?
i think this might be what your after http://appsweets.net/wasavi/ the biggest caveat is it does not do column mode. I have used it for years amazing amount of things it emulates
What are some alternatives?
When comparing qutebrowser and wasavi you can also consider the following projects:
Vieb - Vim Inspired Electron Browser - Vim bindings for the web by design
firenvim - Embed Neovim in Chrome, Firefox & others.
python-adblock - Brave's adblock library in Python
vimium - The hacker's browser.
nyxt - Nyxt - the hacker's browser.
vim-anywhere - Use Vim everywhere you've always wanted to
uBlock-for-firefox-legacy - uBlock Origin for Firefox legacy-based browsers.
GhostText - 👻 Use your text editor to write in your browser. Everything you type in the editor will be instantly updated in the browser (and vice versa).
ungoogled-chromium - Google Chromium, sans integration with Google
vimium-everywhere - OS-wide Keyboard navigation for Linux and Windows