The best keyboard navigation apps, according to hackers
4 keyboard navigation apps were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended keyboard navigation app with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Works like Vimium across the whole Mac
Lets you click and move through your whole Mac with the keyboard, much like Vimium does in a browser. Long-time users say it is worth paying for. Some apps have poor accessibility support, so it does not always work.
All 4 keyboard navigation apps, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mouseless | 22 | 17 | 56% | 4 | — | — |
| 2 | Homerow | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| 3 | Shortcat | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| 4 | Neverclick | 7 | 5 | 58% | 2 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same keyboard navigation app in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to keyboard navigation apps that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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