Mouseless Browsing Alternatives

Mouseless Browsing is described as '(MLB) enables you to browse the web entirely with the keyboard. The basic principle is to add small boxes with unique ids behind every link and/or form element. You just have to type in the id to trigger the corresponding action i.e' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Mouseless Browsing for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Mouseless Browsing alternative is Mousio, which is free. Other great apps like Mouseless Browsing are Vimium, Shortcat, Neru and Vieb.

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  1. Mousio icon
     6 likes

    Operate the cursor entirely from your keyboard by moving, clicking, or dragging with shortcut keys. Includes resizable grid navigation, multi-display compatibility, customizable Dock-style panel for launching actions, and focus highlighting for precise work.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Vimium icon
     46 likes

    The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim . Vimium helps you navigate the web without touching the mouse.

    38 Vimium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  3. Shortcat icon
     13 likes

    Keyboard utility for macOS that lets users interact with apps by searching windows and menu bars for elements, clicking with Return key, leveraging Accessibility API, supporting fast typists and accessibility, compatible with most built-in and third-party software.

    36 Shortcat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Neru icon
     4 likes

    Enables comprehensive keyboard navigation on macOS using recursive grid, grid, and hints modes available in all apps, mouse actions via keybindings, Vim-style scrolling, customizable behaviors, exclusion for specific apps, fast CLI automation, and scriptable workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  5. Vieb icon
     12 likes

    Vim is the Vim Inspired Electron Browser: Vim bindings for the web by design.

    35 Vieb alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Vimperator icon
     16 likes

    Vimperator is a Firefox browser extension with strong inspiration from the Vim text editor, with a mind towards faster and more efficient browsing. It has similar key bindings and you could call it a modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Firefox
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  7. hunt-n-peck icon
     8 likes

    Simple vimium/vimperator style navigation for Windows applications based on the UI Automation framework. In essence, it works the same as screen readers or accessibility programs but with the goal of making any Windows program faster to use.

    33 hunt-n-peck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. cVim icon
     16 likes

    An extension adding Vim-like bindings to Google Chrome.

    33 cVim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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  9. Firenvim icon
     2 likes

    This webExtension lets you use Neovim directly from your browser. Contrary to other extensions, it does not open a new OS window.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Google Chrome
    • Neovim
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  10. Cursor Crane icon
     1 like

    macOS keyboard navigation utility with predictable hints for interface elements and windows, pointer movement, clicking and scrolling. It adds text cursor and selection commands, external-editor field editing, OCR fallbacks, workflows, and JavaScript scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Experience mouse control through keyboard-driven input, enabling rapid clicks in less than two seconds with an on-screen overlay for effortless navigation. It's ideal for enhancing productivity, reducing strain from prolonged trackpad use, and providing accessibility for those who cannot use traditional mice.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Neo Mousekeys enables you to control your mouse cursor with a keyboard. This project started as a complete rewrite of mouseable and tries to replicate its feel, while fixing old bugs and adding new features.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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