Greasemonkey is a powerful and easy to use Firefox plug-in that will allow you to insert Javascript into the local display of the pages in your web browser. For people who are not aware of the word script, it means an intimidating word.
Now let us learn what Greasemonkey is – Greasemonkey is a Mozilla Firefox extension that will allow you to install the scripts that will make changes on the fly to specific web pages. It is also known as augmented browsing. As we know the Greasemonkey scripts are always persistent, the changes made to the web pages are automatically executed every time the page is opened; this takes place in order to make them effectively permanent for every user running the script. This software is used to add new functions to web pages, fixing rendering bugs, combining data’s from multiple web pages and various other purposes.
How to use Greasemonkey : The first step is to Install Greasemonkey like any other extension, In order to have the tutorial as well, you have to install also, install stylish, in the same way you have installed the Greasemonkey. After installation of this software all you have to do is to click the links and the script will be installed automatically.
The original author is Aaron Boodman and the available version is 0.8.20090123 which was released on the 18th of February 2009 which is available now in English and the operating system is Cross-platform. The Grease Script is used in auto fill forms, to alter the formatting of text, borders and graphics. Grease monkey can remove specific content, such as advertising, popup, even whole sections of a page. Greasemonkey can even alter content and layout. It can add floating elements and make elements collapsible. Greasemonkey can add links, buttons, or any other type of HTML element anywhere on the page. It can upgrade the content of pages by retrieving connecting information from pages on the same site or other sites as well.
Greasemonkey script is similar to JavaScript for a web page, with some additional privileges such as cross-site XMLHttp requests. When compared to writing a full-fledged Firefox extension Greasemonkey is easier. Greasemonkey scripts are only limited for the sake of security restrictions imposed by Mozilla’s XPCNative wrappers.
If you are interested you can download the software here
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