Vimium is a browser extension that allows you to use vim keybinding in your browser. It basically means you shouldn't really need your mouse to use the web.

I don't hate the mouse. I use it but its not the most effective tool for the job most of the time for me. My approach to my computer workflow is to remove distractions and hindrances from the flow I'm currently in. I have found that a small bit of training has led to many years of eliminating distractions.

This can be seen in things like learning to touch type as well as me switching to a tiling window manager. I don't have to look at the keyboard to type. I'm still shocked when I run across a dev that hasn't learned to type. I see devs switching editors ever 3-5 years. They have to learn new tools and new keyboard shortcuts. For myself I've just built on the knowledge of using one editor and expanding the tools around it. Even when I have to use something like VS Code I can use the Vim bindings and be less effected.

I've been using Vim for around 15 years now. Its so ingrained into my fingers its pretty close to the muscle memory I have playing bass or guitar. I've been aware of Vimium for a long time and I've even tried it a few times. It just never stuck until this time around.

If you are keyboard over mouse person its worth a try. I spent about 20 minutes learning how it works and even wrote a couple macros to replace some browser plugins I used.

I used Vimium for a few weeks and enjoyed it but then I heard about Vimium-c and learned it has more functionality and is actively maintained. Both are good but if you wanna do things with images, and write more macros I'd recommend Vimium-c.

Anyone else using this? Any tips you can share?