diff --git a/src/completions.ts b/src/completions.ts
index 8461fc1b..bb726ff9 100644
--- a/src/completions.ts
+++ b/src/completions.ts
@@ -449,8 +449,11 @@ export class HistoryCompletionSource extends CompletionSourceFuse {
     constructor(private _parent) {
         super(
             [
+                "o ",
                 "open ",
+                "t ",
                 "tabopen ",
+                "w ",
                 "winopen ",
             ],
             "HistoryCompletionSource", "History"
@@ -575,6 +578,7 @@ export class BufferCompletionSource extends CompletionSourceFuse {
     constructor(private _parent) {
         super(
             [
+                "b ",
                 "buffer ",
                 "tabclose ",
                 "tabdetach ",
diff --git a/src/excmds.ts b/src/excmds.ts
index 180d5dd6..ca70d1a9 100644
--- a/src/excmds.ts
+++ b/src/excmds.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ export function open(...urlarr: string[]) {
     window.location.href = forceURI(url)
 }
 
+/** Convenience function for [[ open ]] */
+//#background
+export function o(...urlarr: string[]) {
+    open(...urlarr)
+}
+
 
 /** Go to your homepage(s)
 
@@ -628,6 +634,12 @@ export async function tablast() {
     tabIndexSetActive(0)
 }
 
+/** Convenience function for [[tabopen]] */
+//#background
+export async function t(...addressarr: string[]) {
+    tabopen(...addressarr)
+}
+
 /** Like [[open]], but in a new tab. If no address is given, it will open the newtab page, which can be set with `set newtab [url]` */
 //#background
 export async function tabopen(...addressarr: string[]) {
@@ -785,6 +797,12 @@ export async function pin() {
 
 // {{{ WINDOWS
 
+/** Alias for [[winopen]] */
+//#background
+export async function w(...args: string[]) {
+    winopen(...args)
+}
+
 /** Like [[tabopen]], but in a new window */
 //#background
 export async function winopen(...args: string[]) {
@@ -1028,6 +1046,12 @@ export async function buffers() {
     tabs()
 }
 
+/** Alias for [[buffer]] */
+//#background
+export async function b(index: number | '#') {
+    buffer(index)
+}
+
 /** Change active tab.
 
     @param index