Bro, this is too advanced, I just click on links.

Krabby is a browser extension (for Chrome, Firefox and surf) for keyboard-based navigation, inspired by Kakoune.

The main differences with existing extensions are: multiple selections, keyboard layout agnostic, SOV (subject–object–verb) constructs and simple interaction with external programs. It is also quite usable with the mouse.

Subject–object–verb order. Learn more at Differences with Vi(m).

Keyboard layout agnostic. Maps to physical keys, but displays with the US layout.

Multiple selections as a central way of interacting

Powerful selection manipulation primitives

Link hints

External editor support. Open your favorite editor on text inputs.

Tab search

Contextual commands

Contextual help

Simple interaction with external programs

Usable with the mouse. You can for example create a selection by grabbing a link with the mouse and s to create the selection. Or create multiple selections by clicking on hints with F . If you hold Control or Command , you can even make selections with the mouse selection area.

to create the selection. Or create multiple selections by clicking on hints with . If you hold or , you can even make selections with the mouse selection area. Limited scope. Krabby is not Vim, nor Kakoune. Krabby is trying to be a navigation tool and some concepts from code editors don’t translate well. For example, there is no concept of mode in Krabby, but a system of contexts.

Composability. Composability is better than extensibility. Krabby tries hard to provide features that interact well with each other. For example, f and y are two building blocks to focus a link and yank its URL. Depending on the context, y will yank the page or a link URL.

and are two building blocks to focus a link and yank its URL. Depending on the context, will yank the page or a link URL. Modular (think Emacs). Krabby is divided into multiple small projects. At its core Krabby just holds the configuration and grabs its functionalities from other projects.

Chrome, Firefox and surf support. It has also been tested on Opera, Vivaldi and Brave.

See YouTube · Krabby and krabby-resources for all available demos.

Make sure to deactivate your extension and browser bindings.

Press Alt + Escape to activate Krabby.

to activate Krabby. Press F1 for help.

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