

Use this site only if you know what you’re doing, or stay away. While the repository has more than 400,000 scripts, a lot of them are malicious. Userscripts Mirror is a static mirror of the original site. MonkeyGuts doesn’t have thousands of scripts to its name but it is one of the most trusted repositories out there. GreasyFork is the most popular of the bunch and has more than 4000 scripts plus a forum for chit-chat. A couple of more than capable alternatives are listed below. used to be the best place to find scripts but it has since been taken down (a mirror is available).īut that’s not going to stop us. Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey is nothing without the scripts. There’s no Greasemonkey for Chrome but as scripting enthusiasts will tell you, Tampermonkey is the Greasemonkey for Chrome.ĭownload the extension from Chrome Web Store to get going (you don’t need to restart your browser as this is Chrome). You can click it to enable/disable it or to manage scripts. The Greasemonkey icon will now show up in the add-ons bar. Make sure Firefox is updated and download the Greasemonkey add-on from here. Greasemonkey is available as an add-on for Firefox. In this article I’ll show you how to download Greasemonkey, the extension that allows you to install userscripts, the best places to find userscripts and how to make sure you’re not downloading any of those spammy/malicious scripts out there. Think of userscripts as game mods for websites.īut this being the web, there are caveats. These programmers are also kind enough to share their scripts with the world so average joes like you and I can reap the benefits just by clicking a bunch of buttons.

These scripts are usually written by seasoned programmers who always want more from the internet or want to improve on available features.
