Reviews for Tridactyl
Tridactyl by Colin Caine, Oliver Blanthorn
Review by skrewt
Rated 5 out of 5
by skrewt, 6 days agoI like Tridactyl so far- it's my first foray into browser vim emulation and it does pretty well on most sites. I really appreciate motions like `gi` that let you jump to the main input field on a site.
I've found that it doesn't completely replace mouse navigation for me; several sites I use have nonconventional clickable elements (not buttons/hrefs) and so the `f` finder doesn't highlight them, and `;;` highlights so many things it's hard to find the right one.
I'm still solidly on the learning curve, but it's already made certain actions way quicker for me, and I love the command line- with some quick theming it's probably the coolest thing about my Firefox now!
The native plugin works seamlessly too- and the ability to edit text in my preferred editor (Shoutout to Helix!) has been great as well.
Solid work, highly recommended to give it a shot if you like modal editors.
I've found that it doesn't completely replace mouse navigation for me; several sites I use have nonconventional clickable elements (not buttons/hrefs) and so the `f` finder doesn't highlight them, and `;;` highlights so many things it's hard to find the right one.
I'm still solidly on the learning curve, but it's already made certain actions way quicker for me, and I love the command line- with some quick theming it's probably the coolest thing about my Firefox now!
The native plugin works seamlessly too- and the ability to edit text in my preferred editor (Shoutout to Helix!) has been great as well.
Solid work, highly recommended to give it a shot if you like modal editors.
516 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by PotatoHuang, 8 hours ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17112212, 12 days agofantastique. tridactyl is the most thought out and perfected exploration of what is imo an important branch of browsers as technology.
- Rated 5 out of 5by user-1231241251266543315263456789654321, 15 days agomakes the web so much more enjoyable!
- Rated 5 out of 5by TypicalUser128, a month agoIt works on more sites than Vimium. It's faster than Vimium. Tridactyl is simply better than Vimium. Only Qutebrowser is more effective than this. Wow.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Davide, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by v69777, a month agoI tried several keyboard-oriented browsers, but for now nothing beats Firefox with Tridactyl installed.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18524146, 2 months agoI have tried Vimium, Vimium C, Surfing Keys, and a few others; however, Tridactyl is the best. It is comparable in terms of raw power and capability to Qutebrowser, which is remarkable. I have yet to find a use case where a Qutebrowser solution did not also work in Tridactyl. My favorite features include the `:command` mode to execute complex commands (including chaining them), the ability to use custom JavaScript, the tridactylrc file (makes it easy to sync dotfiles), the ability to control other add-ons, and the ability to control Firefox itself (i.e., clear history, local storage, etc: by time or whatever). It is without a doubt the most feature-rich Vim-like browser add-on; as a result, it also loads the slowest. It also currently has issues with Google Docs/Sheets/Drive, so you may need to use an alternative (like Vimium) for those sites. Lastly, this add-on also requires the most learning and configuration to use efficiently, as it is the most complex. In conclusion, if you are a power user who strives to abandon the mouse entirely with full control over the browser, then Tridactyl is the add-on for you. But if you just want something simple, then Vimium or Surfing Keys are always an option too.
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Helkin, 5 months agoGreat user experience.
I just remove default Ctrl-f bind since it is burned into my muscle memory that it’s this to find on a web browser. - Rated 5 out of 5by Flat, dark and simple, 6 months agoAmazing extension, only lacking on the theme documentation
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