Homerow
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 4 keyboard navigation apps by recommenders
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.
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.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works like Vimium across the whole Mac
“Homerow is like vimium but for your entire mac.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows” “it's Vimium for the OS! that's pretty cool”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows” “It's like vimium but for your entire mac.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows” Happy long-term users
“It does have some rough edges but overall I've been very happy with it.”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 on Hacker News “just a happy user for years now”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows” “Been using this for years.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Doesn't support horizontal sliders
“Homerow doesn't support horizontal slider elements like this.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows”
Other keyboard navigation apps people recommend
The three most recommended other keyboard navigation apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouseless | 22 | 17 | 56% | 4 | — | — |
| HomerowThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Shortcat | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| Neverclick | 7 | 5 | 58% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It does have some rough edges but overall I've been very happy with it.”
“Some apps have crappy accessibility so Homerow doesn't always work in some apps.”
“Homerow doesn't support horizontal slider elements like this.”
“this seems like a way better model than mouseless”
“it's Vimium for the OS! that's pretty cool”
“just a happy user for years now”
“Been using this for years.”
“Homerow is like vimium but for your entire mac.”
“It's like vimium but for your entire mac.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.