VIM typer has approximately 153 recorded users on Chrome Web Store, ranking #5681 of 6,786 tracked listings.
Rating: 3.30 / 5 from 7 ratings
About VIM typer
Use VIM keys in browser
This extension allows use vim keys for text editing. Other vim plugins allows you to navigate in browser or webpage. This extension allows you to use vim keys while typing in input fields. Currently only textarea HTML elements are supported.
Enable vim keys
Plugins functionality can be toggled with special key combination adjustable via chrome://extensions/shortcuts:
alt+von windows / linuxCommand+Control+von macOS
It is because, sometimes you may don't want to VIM typer interfere with other vim like plugins.
Please look at the indicator (small red square in top left corner). When it becomes green: the plugin functions are available.
supported keys
Currently, vim-typer supports:
h,j,k,lewhas early support- more are planned
Description from the Chrome Web Store listing.
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Covers every Chrome Web Store extension with at least 100 users, found through the store's public sitemap. User counts are read from public listing pages. The 10% most-used extensions are refreshed daily, the next 40% weekly and the next 40% monthly; the least-used 10% are not refreshed. Google displays rounded user counts (and caps the display at 10,000,000+), so small changes may not be visible. Rating counts above 1,000 are rounded (e.g. 1.6K).
Listing: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vim-typer/cmepghbdejbphecnknahlhmkfjfcllki. First seen Nov 2, 2026; last successful collection Nov 2, 2026. See the methodology.