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In this article, We’ll show you how to Use Greasemonkey on Firefox and Chrome, the extension that lets you install userscripts, where to find userscripts, and how to make sure you don’t download any of the spammy or dangerous scripts out there. Makers always figure out what to do next. When you are high up, browsers like Chrome and websites like YouTube and Facebook look like they are impossible to get into.
But everything is made with the same code. Some basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to shape what you see and server-side programming to keep it running. A lot of it can be taken in different ways. Especially the stuff on the front end. Because the web is easy to change, people who know what they’re doing can change how websites work and look and even add features.
They do this with the help of scripts, which are called “userscripts” on the internet. Most of the time, these scripts are written by experienced programmers who want more from the internet or want to improve the features that are already there. These programmers are also kind enough to share their scripts with the rest of the world, so regular people like you and me can use them by clicking a few buttons.
Ways to Use Greasemonkey on Firefox and Chrome
Installing the Greasemonkey Extension
- Click on the Firefox drop-down menu at the top left of the browser and select Add-ons.
- Type Greasemonkey into the add-ons search box at the top right of the browser.
- Find Greasemonkey in the list and click on Install.
Installing Greasemonkey Scripts
- Find a Greasemonkey script that you want to install.
- Visit www.userscripts.org, a web repository that contains thousands of custom scripts that can be used with Greasemonkey.
- Use the User Scripts search box to find specific scripts that you want to use. For example, if you would like to find ways to improve your Facebook browsing experience, type “Facebook” into the search box to see a list of all Greasemonkey scripts that affect Facebook.
- Click on Scripts in the website navigation bar if you just want to browse all of the available scripts. This is good if you don’t have a specific script in mind and just want to see what’s out there.
- Click on Tags in the website navigation bar if you want to view scripts by categories. The tags in the list will be different sizes based on their popularity: the larger the text, the more popular the category. This is a good way to see what’s popular right now.
- Click on Install once you’ve found a script that you want to install.
What is Greasemonkey?
We talked about Greasemonkey in the above paragraph. It is a kind of add-on for the Firefox browser. It allows you to change the way websites function when you open them in your browser. The browser should be Firefox or something that is based on Firefox code.
The extensions start running when you load a website or when you leave a website, depending on how the user script is written to give you the performance you want. Greasemonkey can be downloaded from places like the Firefox extensions store and softensonic.
If you are already using Firefox, the best and safest method would be downloading Greasemonkey from the store. You will stay away from fake software that could break your computer or let hackers in.
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What is the chrome equivalent of Greasemonkey?
Tampermonkey. Tampermonkey is one of the most popular browser extensions with over 10 million users. Userscripts, which are sometimes also called Greasemonkey scripts, are run on websites with Tampermonkey.
Where is Greasemonkey script stored in Firefox?
They’re stored in an IndexedDB ( https://github.com/greasemonkey/greasemonkey/blob/master/src/bg/user-script-registry.js#L287 ) which is a format with very little (AFAIK?) tooling. (Because there aren’t many ways to make a WebExtension last.)
How do I load a script into Firefox?
- Click the Firefox menu and choose Options from the web browser’s menu.
- Choose the Content tab in the Options window.
- Check the box next to Enable JavaScript.
- Click the OK button in the Options window to close it.
- Click the web browser’s “Reload current page” button to make the page look new again.