25 useful Greasemonkey scripts you should take a look at

Posted on September 12, 2007 at 2:22 pm

Make sure to read other posts from the Firefox Addons series!

If Greasemonkey sounds like some kind of porn movie to you, then you definitely need to read this post. Greasemonkey is an add-on to the Firefox browser that allows you to customize the way a web page is displayed by using small bits of JavaScript code. There are literally thousands of scripts that you can install to customize just about anything you can think of. However, there are a few scripts that are quite useful and popular that you should consider using if you’re not already doing so!

This list is in no particular order from best to worse, it’s written just as I’m going through my plugins!

1. Apple Trailer Download - Download regular and HD full movie trailers from Apple.com onto your computer.

2. The Movie Dude - Cross-links movie sites automatically for you that usually do not link to each other. While looking up a movie in IMDB, you can add it to your NetFlix queue, etc.

3. YouTube Googler - Makes YouTube look a lot better and more like Google video by expanding the video frame and moving the comments to the side bar.

4. Pagerization - A general auto pager for Google search, Yahoo, Wikipedia, del.icio.us, Twitter, and Digg. Another one is AutoPagerize.

5. Gmail - Insert HTML Signature - Creates a link in the GMail interface that lets you insert a HTML signature into a new email message, a reply, or a forward.

6. Flickr - Multiple Group Sender - Allows you to send your Flickr image to multiple groups by overriding the default defualt “Send To Group” button.

7. IMDB Age - Adds information to an IMDB page such as the age of the actor or actress, their zodiac sign, and how long ago a film was made.

8. Gmail - Signature Float - Moves the signature in a new Gmail message to the top of the email rather than the bottom. Can also be used to enter HTML signatures.

9. Download YouTube Videos III - Adds a “Download Video” button and icon next to the currently playing video. Just rename the file to “.flv” with the quotes included.

10. Last.fm Recently Played - Inserts recently played information onto various pages around Last.fm, such as friends, neighbors, and recent visitors panels.

11. RS-Bundle - Rapidshare service helper which does many things like autoclicks the free button, allows the use of a download manager, removes extra stuff from the download page, ready to download alerts when you have to wait, and more.

12. Folders4Gmail - Organize your labels in Gmail in a folder-like collapsible hierarchy instead of flat labels.

13. LJ Instant Comment - Allows commenting on your friend’s entries without leaving the page or reloading the page. For LiveJournal users only.

14. Greased Lightbox - Enhances browsing of images via Google Image search, Flickr, Wikipedia, FaceBook, MySpace, and devianArt by enlarging images and allowing the use of keyboard arrow keys to browse though images quickly.

15. Gmail - One Click Conversations - Easily view recent conversations with someone in Gmail by clicking on a small icon to the left of the sender name.

16. Gmail - Different Attachment Icons - Adds icons to emails with attachments that correspond to the type of attachment (doc, xls, jpg, etc).

17. MySpace Customizer - Remove anything you want from the MySpace homepage. Moves status box under your friends and makes info box smaller.

18. Digg Add Mirrors - Adds links to DuggMirror, CoralCache, DuggBack, and Archive.org to every story on Digg beneath the Digg It button.

19. _blank Must Die - Removes the target of hyperlinks that open in a new browser window. Will open those pages in the active window.

20. Gmail Super Clean - Gives Gmail a new Web 2.0 interface or “skin” that looks much nicer.

21. Craigslist Image Preview - Let’s you preview and resize images while viewing listings on Craigslist instead of clicking on the listing.

22. Google Secure Pro - Forces Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, History, Bookmarks and Reader use a secure HTTPS connection. Works with Opera.

23. RSS/ATOM Feed Subscribe Button Generator - Automatically finds the RSS/Atom links on a page and generates feed subscription links.

24. LookItUp2 - Quickly lookup anything in Wikipedia, a dictionary, or add your custom site by clicking Shift+Ctrl+Space. Results are viewed directly in the page.

25. FlickPM - Adds icons for mail, profile, favorites, Scout, interestingness, and the user’s photo archive next to usernames in forums and on individual pages. Also allows you to send Flickr mail without leaving the current page.

If you have more that you like and I didn’t mention here, post a comment!

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25 Responses to “25 useful Greasemonkey scripts you should take a look at”

engtech said on : September 14th, 2007 at 10:01 am

Great list. I’ve been fiddling with Greasemonkey for a while now and the hardest thing is always identifying the good scripts from the bad.

I’ve put together one script that makes it easier to see what is popular on userscripts.org

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/11676

I’m thinking about writing another one to make it easier to cut-and-paste userscript.org info into a blog post.

Al said on : September 15th, 2007 at 10:38 am

thanks for the list.
here are a few I wrote which you may find interesting/hackable.. Al

convert a web page into a podcast
http://blog.medallia.com/2006/.....ast_1.html

google books to library mashup
http://blog.medallia.com/2007/.....up_ma.html

convert craig’s list’s links to all RSS
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3510

add new search links to salesforce.com account page
http://www.japaninyourpalm.com.....dcall.html

Heather said on : October 17th, 2007 at 5:41 pm

Great list- Thanks

Eric Monse said on : October 17th, 2007 at 8:56 pm

Thanks for the tips.

GreenLantern said on : October 17th, 2007 at 10:14 pm

Thanks! I have been looking for a list of good greasemonkey scripts. Because, after all, you are right there is no good way to sort them. Plus, I am afraid of getting some tainted trojan scripts or something.

luca said on : October 18th, 2007 at 1:25 am

Can i suggest Babel Mousish?
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/1808

traduction on the fly!

Thomas Paine said on : October 18th, 2007 at 2:49 am

I really like Textarea Backup. The first time it saves a long post you will thank me.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/7671

I also like Linkify Ting … it basically wraps un-linked links in an anchor tag so you can click on it. Eg: amazon.com becomes clickable in this post.

Thomas Paine said on : October 18th, 2007 at 2:51 am

Oops, forgot to include the link to Linkify Ting

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2254

Syahid A. said on : January 10th, 2008 at 10:56 pm

Love this. Greasemonkey should be on top of everyone’s Firefox addons list. What it offers are wonderful!

Reddy said on : April 3rd, 2008 at 11:14 am

Very good post. Thanks for the information.

Eric Martindale said on : April 29th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

Hey, I’ve been using Greasemonkey for some time now, and I found a script on this list that I’ll add to my list! Thanks!

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