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Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by namuorg »

I’ve been really into using scripts to enhance my browsing experience, so much so that I’ve spent the last 6+ months developing these extensions to curate my experience on the Web:

- Intention (https://getintention.com) - Pauses distractions so I can scroll less and do more

- Hide Feed (https://hidefeed.com) - Replaces feeds with my daily focus

- Hide Likes (https://hidelikes.com) - Hides vanity metrics for a more authentic experience online

They’ve made a significant difference to my browsing experience —- give them a try!

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by grimgrin »

Here is the one I advertise the most

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/811-resize-yt-to-window-si...

https://github.com/Zren/ResizeYoutubePlayerToWindowSize/

The only thing that would irk would some, I think, is that any stats/details are out of sight, a scroll/pgdn away

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by mathnmusic »

the_duke wrote: post #2

Tampermonkey, ViolentMonkey and GreaseMonkey are all available in Firefox. Can anyone provide a comparison? Edit for the early commenters: as I stated, all of the above are available on current Firefox. Greasemonkey also has been ported to webextensions. Hence my question. Edit 2: TamperMonkey is closed source source and apparently embeds Google Analytics. Either of those immediately kill it for me, considering the k…

Usage stats from Mozilla AMO:

ViolentMonkey: 50K TamperMonkey: 418K GreaseMonkey: 478K

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by piyush_soni »

the_duke wrote: post #2

Tampermonkey, ViolentMonkey and GreaseMonkey are all available in Firefox. Can anyone provide a comparison? Edit for the early commenters: as I stated, all of the above are available on current Firefox. Greasemonkey also has been ported to webextensions. Hence my question. Edit 2: TamperMonkey is closed source source and apparently embeds Google Analytics. Either of those immediately kill it for me, considering the k…

I think when Firefox moved to WebExtensions and GreaseMonkey was too late to adapt their code, TamperMonkey had quickly made the switch supporting the full GM API and more. I had seen after a while and GM had become even more limiting in terms of what you could do, so I just made the switch to TamperMonkey. Didn't notice the privacy policy so far, will have to re-evaluate my options now.

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by mappu »

the_duke wrote: post #2

Tampermonkey, ViolentMonkey and GreaseMonkey are all available in Firefox. Can anyone provide a comparison? Edit for the early commenters: as I stated, all of the above are available on current Firefox. Greasemonkey also has been ported to webextensions. Hence my question. Edit 2: TamperMonkey is closed source source and apparently embeds Google Analytics. Either of those immediately kill it for me, considering the k…

Even an MIT licensed extension can be changed on a whim and pushed through update - and browsers make it deliberately inconvenient to run a local extension checkout long-term.

I have a chip on my shoulder here, because i was the victim of when the de-facto analogous extension for CSS, Stylish, silently changed ownership and violated my privacy without ever prompting me to accept any new ToS.

No userscript or extension has ever seemed sufficiently interesting for me to risk that ever happening again,

(PSA: Make sure you do not have Stylish installed.)

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by square_usual »

mappu wrote: post #15
the_duke wrote: post #2

Tampermonkey, ViolentMonkey and GreaseMonkey are all available in Firefox. Can anyone provide a comparison? Edit for the early commenters: as I stated, all of the above are available on current Firefox. Greasemonkey also has been ported to webextensions. Hence my question. Edit 2: TamperMonkey is closed source source and apparently embeds Google Analytics. Either of those immediately kill it for me, considering the k…

Even an MIT licensed extension can be changed on a whim and pushed through update - and browsers make it deliberately inconvenient to run a local extension checkout long-term. I have a chip on my shoulder here, because i was the victim of when the de-facto analogous extension for CSS, Stylish, silently changed ownership and violated my privacy without ever prompting me to accept any new ToS. No userscript or extensio…

And, if you're looking for a Stylish alternative, pick up Stylus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by frigid »

the_duke wrote: post #2

Tampermonkey, ViolentMonkey and GreaseMonkey are all available in Firefox. Can anyone provide a comparison? Edit for the early commenters: as I stated, all of the above are available on current Firefox. Greasemonkey also has been ported to webextensions. Hence my question. Edit 2: TamperMonkey is closed source source and apparently embeds Google Analytics. Either of those immediately kill it for me, considering the k…

> ViolentMonkey "does not collect user data at the moment", but also allows for it in the privacy policy.

That reddit thread is outdated. ViolentMonkey's actual privacy policy unambiguously states that they do not collect any user data.

https://violentmonkey.github.io/privacy/

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by square_usual »

_pmf_ wrote: post #16

If somebody could tell me how to use user scripts and user CSS on Brave mobile, I'd be a happy person.

Brave mobile doesn't allow extensions/addons, so your only bet on Android is Firefox. If you're on iOS, IIRC Firefox on iOS doesn't support extensions, so tough luck ;_;

Re: Userscripts Are Fun and Are Still Very Much Relevant

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Post by aasasd »

mathnmusic wrote: post #13
the_duke wrote: post #2

Tampermonkey, ViolentMonkey and GreaseMonkey are all available in Firefox. Can anyone provide a comparison? Edit for the early commenters: as I stated, all of the above are available on current Firefox. Greasemonkey also has been ported to webextensions. Hence my question. Edit 2: TamperMonkey is closed source source and apparently embeds Google Analytics. Either of those immediately kill it for me, considering the k…

Usage stats from Mozilla AMO: ViolentMonkey: 50K TamperMonkey: 418K GreaseMonkey: 478K

VM appeared quite recently, compared to the other two. Its usage has been growing for some time, but dunno about the last months. My guess is, it's a fresh open-source option for those who don't like the current glacial-rate development of GM—but not sure how it is in terms of features.
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