Greasemonkey
Firefox extension allowing a JavaScript to be "mixed" into a browsers page. Provides a very effective means of making quick browser based hacks on sites outside of your own control.
Greasemonkey scripts can eventually be turned into full fledged Firefox extensions to allow others easier access to installing your script (without the need for other people to first install Greasemonkey).
- Install page
- Greasemonkey Hacks Mark Pilgim's collection of useful hacks with GM
- Information about cross-browser scripting]
- https://arantius.com/misc/greasemonkey/script-compiler.php
- Metadata block
- RegExp
Example Projects
Either GM scripts (or possible to have been prototyping as a GM script)
- Timopedia
- Pirates of the Amazon began as a humble Greasemonkey script
- as did Linda Hilflings Google Misspelling Generator
- FAT's Google Alarm is a proper Browser extension, but could have been prototyping as a GM script
- http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/MurdochAlert-details/