We all have web sites with annoying features that we use regularly anyway. Greasemonkey is a Firefox (only, but it work across operating systems) extension that allows you to alter a web site - after it is loaded into your browser - with JavaScript.
For example, Twitter recently change their direct message web page to present contacts in the order they were added, rather than alphabetically. I wrote a quick script to fix that problem. To use it, install the Greasemonkey extension and then load the script’s page, pick “install”, and you’re done!
If you don’t know JavaScript and you still get irritated at certain web sites, don’t worry - there is a large compendium of scripts that are available to you. Just install the Greasemonkey extension, load any script in your browser, and click install. It will start working automatically.
If you want to learn to create your own scripts, I recommend:
- Official Greasemonkey blog
- Dive into Greasemonkey (free, online book)
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