FAQ

How can I disable Vimium on certain sites, like Gmail?

Click on the Vimium icon in your Chrome's toolbar. From there you can permanently exclude the current site.

You can also view and edit all of the sites which Vimium has been excluded for. See your Vimium's Options Page in chrome://extensions.

How can I use Vimium on file://... URLs

Visit chrome://extensions, and tick the box Allow access to file URLs next to Vimium. (Some users have reported that you need to "untick" then "retick" this flag when Vimium upgrades.)

Can Vimium focus Chrome's Omnibox for me?

Unfortunately this isn't supported by Chrome's extension API. However, Vimium has its own implementation of the Omnibox (called the Vomnibar) which is chock-full of hotkey goodness. Hit o to access it.

Why does Vimium have its own Vomnibar/Omnibox?

The Omnibox is the URL box in Chrome. It's super handy, but you can't access it using Vimium's shortcuts. This is due to a limitation in Chrome's extension API. We can't script Chrome's omnibox in any way. In fact, we can't even focus/unfocus it programmatically.

As a workaround, Vimium has a lightweight replacement for Chrome's Omnibox. It's easy to focus using a single keyboard shortcut, and it has a powerful and very practical completion system. You can also use it to help you jump to any tab or bookmark.

Why doesn't Vimium's Vomnibar use the custom search engines that can be configured in Chrome?

We could if we could, but unfortunately extensions cannot access the custom search engines which have been configured in Chrome. Here are instructions for quickly setting up custom search engines in Vimium's Vomnibar.

Why, once I hit "gs" for viewing page source, Vimium does not work on newly opened source page view tab.

This is 'cause chrome doesn't allow extensions to access that window.