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Firefox Tridactyl Add On Vim like Shortcuts

DescriptionShortcut
Exit current mode by the normal modeESC
Hint mode (select links)f
Hint mode (select links, open in background new tab)F
Command mode (like vi):
Ignore mode (past all keys as normal to browser)SHIFT-INS
DescriptionShortcut
Hint mode, copy element text like paragraph;y
Hint mode, Kill an element;k
Visual mode, to select textv of F7
Visual mode, copy texty
Visual mode, adjust selectionh, j, k, l, e, w, b
  1. Tabs

    DescriptionShortcut
    Switch tabsJ (previous), K (next))
    Switch tabs by listb
    Go to last active tabC-^
    Go to first/last tabg0, g$
    Open new tabt
    See open tabs and filter/select itemsb + type + TAB/SHIFT-TAB
    Close / delete tabd
    Undo close itemu
  2. Pages

    DescriptionShortcut
    Back and ForwardH (back), L (forward)
    Focus on first text box for inputgi
    Copy current URL to clipboardyy
    Copy current tab title to clipboardyt
    Go to next page (guess it)]]
    Go to previous page (guess it)]]
    Bookmark set - local non-persistentmarkadd [a-z]
    Bookmark set - global persistent on restartsmarkadd [A-Z]
    Jump to bookmark` + [a-z] or [A-z]
    Jump back to where you came from
DescriptionShortcut
Navigationhjkl
Go to beginning of pagegg
Go to end of pageG
Repeat last action.
DescriptionShortcut
Zoom in, out, defaultzi, zo, zz
DescriptionShortcut
Search page/
Search: next, previous matchC-g, C-G
Open search default search engine, or open in new tab searchs, S

Access less frequent commands. Up/Down to navigate history.

  • apropos - search for a setting
  • help - open help page
  • tutor - open interactive tutorial
  • viewconfig - see current configuration
  • viewsource - view page source
DescriptionShortcut
Complete command from historyC-f