Installing and Operating Greasemonkey Scripts



This tutorial will give directions on installing and operating greasemonkey scripts (aka Userscripts). If you are on this post, we assume that you have greasemonkey installed and you know a little bit about greasemonkey. In case you don’t, please refer this article to install and know more about greasemonkey


» Installing Greasemonkey Scripts (Userscripts)


» Procedure 1

This procedure should be used when clicking on a userscript link yields a pop-up window which provides you with the install option.

  • Whenever you click on the link to userscript, a window pops up
  • Click on the install option and the userscript will be installed



» Procedure 2

This procedure should be used when clicking on the link of the userscript yields a page with the userscript source and no pop-up window is experienced.




  • Click on the tools column of your Firefox Browser




  • Watch out for a Greasemonkey Option
  • Click on it and find ‘Install This Script’ option to install the userscript



» Procedure 3

This procedure should be used when clicking on the userscript popup’s a window which gives you an option to save the userscript.



  • Save the file (userscript) in your computer – say on desktop
  • Right click on the saved userscript and navigate to ‘Open With’ option
  • Choose Firefox and the userscript will either display source for which you have to follow procedure 2 or a Pop-Up window for which you have to follow procedure 1



» Managing Your Userscripts





In order to view the userscripts right click on the monkey logo in bottom right of your screen and choose ‘manage userscripts’



  • In the window, you will have all your installed userscripts listed.
  • You can uninstall, edit, and perform other operations in this window.



These were the common installation techniques which can solve common problems in userscripts installation. If you still have any doubt or if you are facing any difficulties, you can leave a comment so that we can guide you further.

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Tags - Greasemonkey, Tutorials, Userscripts

  74 Comments on this Article.


  1. swati says:

    i have installed theam on my profile …but this will be visible for others or not i want to show this every one…… n also tell me how to remove it if its not visible for others……:(

  2. swati says:

    :( …..

  3. Haseeb says:

    i cannot install themes like wista and new themes….. i didnt get that option …. greasemonkey > install script….. what should i do

  4. costaria de Personalizar meu orkut com a Foto do corinthias fotebol globe

  5. marc says:

    essa mer…. nao apareçe já fiz tudo que manda o post. mas percebi que em ferramentas>greasemonkey> depois disso aparece somente. ativado,gerenciar script de usuario,novo script de usuario. e nao instalar script. pior ainda meu orkut nao abre mais pelo firefox era só essa que faltava. mais um motivo pra mim adiar esse blog.

    • Gaurav Dua says:

      @Marc – Preciso saber

      1 – O que você instalou userscript não estiver sendo exibido no orkut?
      2 – Qual problema que você enfrenta? Userscript está ficando instalados em Greasemonkey?

      Eu posso ajudar se você responder a estas perguntas ..

      Translated

      Marc – I need to know

      1 – What userscript you installed is not showing on orkut?
      2 – What Problem are you facing? Is userscript getting installed in greasemonkey?

      I can help if you answer these questions..

  6. krishna says:

    hi
    iam new in this plzz can i know how to use this all ??[:o]

    i have installed that monkey but i dont know how to use ….[:(]

    i need a help plzz some one there for help

    i dont use net daily…. but if some-buddy wants to help me than i will surely be there ..

  7. wagner says:

    como se faz para usalo passo a passo e eu não sei uzar direito

  8. hacker says:

    @gaurav—this done its working thanxx man ur totally awesome blossom

  9. aditya says:

    the black smile are not located on orkut….what shuld i do next

  10. aman says:

    brother i’v done all the things, now just guide me how to apply script to view the theme on orkut

  11. riya says:

    hiiii i have intalled the userscript…and made my own theme…but how will i use it on orkut???it will be very kind of u if u will help me…thankxxxx!!!

  12. Prasan says:

    Hi i have followed the steps and tried applying the “Nature 1″ theme from this page below http://www.htmlorkut.com/2008/10/orkut-themes-nature-set-1.html
    But it does not display the theme when logged in orkut.

  13. nicks says:

    i had installed the user script. but it is not unlocking the scraps.. how to solve this problem

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