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Vimlike

Vimlike

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30 ratings
52 reviews
📊 Productivity
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Released
September 28, 2021
Updated
October 24, 2026

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Developer

Jasmine Studios
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Enhance web browsing with keyboard shortcuts, mimicking a Vim-like editor experience. Navigate pages, manage tabs, and interact with links using customizable key bindings. Offers features like dark mode and reader view for a streamlined workflow.

✓Keyboard shortcuts for navigation
✓Customizable key mappings
✓Link interaction (open, new tab)
✓Tab management (new, close, switch)
✓Insert and normal modes
✓Reader view and dark mode
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What users say about Vimlike

Reviews of Vimlike are mostly positive: the Productivity app is rated 4.7/5 from 30 App Store ratings. What users like most: great for Vim addicts, genius author. Top complaints: does not support Colemak layout, default mode setting does not work. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Great for Vim addicts
  • ✨Genius author
  • 🚀Fantastic extension for keyboard users
  • 💯Best Vim key implementation
  • 🚀Functionally perfect and polished
  • 🚀Replaced Vimari successfully
  • 🚀Well thought out default keymap
  • 🚀Brings Vimium features and more
  • 🚀Works like a charm
  • 🚀Super responsive and integrated
  • 🚀Easy setup and fluid operation
  • 🚀Super useful and customizable
  • 🚀Addresses iPad weaknesses
  • 🚀Best free option
  • 🚀Vimium for iPad
  • 🚀Improves iPad productivity
  • 🚀Brilliant Safari extension
  • 🚀Phenomenal Vim keys for Safari
  • 🚀Great app for iPad keyboard users
  • 🚀Excellent extension for iPad and Mac
  • 🚀Developer is a godsend
  • 🚀Great extension for iPad productivity
  • 🚀Works well, improves productivity
  • 🚀Brilliant Safari extension, must-have

Negative things

  • 🐛Does not support Colemak layout
  • 🐛Default mode setting does not work
  • 🐛Lacking bookmark/favorite support
  • 🐛Scrolling bug on iPadOS
  • 🐛Link hints inefficient
  • 🐛Cannot use 'f' to press buttons
  • 🐛Hitting F again does not cancel navigation
  • 🐛Search limited to Google
  • 🐛No longer works on iPadOS 18
  • 🐛Scrolling no longer works on iPadOS
  • 🐛Memory leak after Ventura update
  • 🐛Issues with custom bindings in Gmail
  • 🐛Scrolling animation choppy
  • 🐛Link selection color scheme not ideal
  • 🐛Scrolling stuttery on iPad Pro
  • 🐛Cannot get out of YouTube fullscreen
  • 🐛Reconfigs don't work
  • 🐛Safari no longer inserts passwords
  • 🐛Package size could be reduced
  • 🐛Website specific settings needed
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What's New in Vimlike

2.0.1

October 24, 2026

• AI Assistant can now be switched off: Vimlike app › AI Assistant › Enable AI Assistant. Your keys and saved commands are kept. • Works without any AI set up: if your chosen provider has no key, Vimlike uses Apple Intelligence when it's available; otherwise the AI rows and buttons stay out of the way. • Answers come in the language you asked in. • The assistant reads the page that's actually on screen, and long runs no longer stop midway. • Apple Intelligence handles screenshots and longer tasks better. • Settings on iPhone are grouped into tidy sections. • Website settings export on iOS works from a site's sheet. • Reset all settings now resets everything.

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User reviews

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great extension

Thanks for working on this. One small suggestion is that the extension seems to have worse performance in recent versions (probably happened ~6months to ~1year ago?)
anyway it feels like now there’s a 200 to 300ms delay between pressing “F” to when the links show up.
Zzc.l

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback! I recognized the performance issue and am looking into it. Let me fix it in the next release.

Great for vim-addicts

A neat extension for those of us who have vim wired into their fingers!
Rrealpurelife

Excellent

Author is genius
Sshestaya_liniya

Breaks other keyboard navigation

If a site implements its own keyboard navigation, Vimlike breaks it, even if the site is excluded from Vimlike.
Oorc4hire

Fantastic Extension

This is a super nifty extension for anyone browsing the web and not wanting to rely on a mouse. I use this with a Clicks Keyboard on my iphone and it works fantastic :)
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

14 issues

Default mode setting does not work

Bug

Scrolling bug on iPadOS

Bug

Cannot use 'f' to press buttons on webpage

Bug

Hitting F again does not cancel navigation

Bug

Extension not working after a while, requires reinstallation

Bug

Scrolling no longer works on iPadOS

Bug

Memory leak after Ventura update

Bug

Issues with custom bindings in Gmail

Bug

Scrolling animation feels choppy

Bug

Scrolling stuttery on iPad Pro with ProMotion

Bug

Cannot get out of YouTube fullscreen with control+u

Bug

Reconfigs don't work

Bug

Safari no longer inserts username/passwords

Bug

Extension not working on Google Domains

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Requested Features

15 requests

Open search result in current tab

Feature

Customized new tab URL

Feature

Support for opening bookmarks/favorites

Feature

Visual mode for highlighting text

Feature

Custom search URL support

Feature

Ability to move tabs left/right

Feature

Option to disable scrolling animation

Feature

More subtle color scheme for link selection

Feature

Website specific settings to exclude key bindings

Feature

Simulate 'o' and 'O' from other Vim plugins

Feature

Command focus the URL of the page

Feature

Specify keys for ACTIVATE_LINK command with 'Ignore keyboard layout'

Feature

Command for changing tab order

Feature

Easy in-app config for exclusion list

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

FAQ

What does Vimlike do?

Vimlike is a Safari extension that allows you to browse the web using keyboard shortcuts, similar to a Vim editor. It enables navigation, link interaction, tab management, and more, all without needing to use your mouse.

What are the key features of Vimlike?

Key features include page navigation (scrolling, going to top/bottom), link manipulation (opening, opening in new tabs), tab management (creating, closing, switching), mode switching (normal, insert), and access to reader view and dark mode. All shortcuts are customizable.

Is Vimlike free to use?

Yes, Vimlike is a free application. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, providing a completely free browsing experience.

What devices is Vimlike compatible with?

Vimlike is a Safari extension, meaning it is compatible with any device that runs Safari and supports Safari extensions, typically macOS and iOS devices.

What are common use cases for Vimlike?

Common use cases include quickly navigating through long web pages, opening multiple links in new tabs efficiently, managing many browser tabs without reaching for the mouse, and accessing reader view or dark mode with a single keystroke for a more focused reading experience.