Useful javascript scripts
There are several javascript scripts freely available for download to extend the functionality of certain or all websites in general. Appending these scripts to websites can be done using an add-on in most browsers. For Firefox, Opera and Chrome, a plugin known as Greasemonkey allows this. Internet Explorer has a different plugin known as Trixie that mimics the feature of Greasemonkey. There are several useful scripts available online; they can be used to enhance your surfing experience or it can also be used to get more familiar with the language by perusing through the source code. Here are X of them:
- Google Image Relinker Mod
If you are a fan of images using this script can be a boom to your surfing experience. This script links directly to the image from the image results of the page scrapping the page in between that displays the source website which is usually not required.
- Nested Twitter Replies
Twitter is quickly becoming a social network of choice to many people. If you are a heavy twitter user this script enables you to view your friends' replies in the form of a nested structure making it a lot easier to browse through and manage. - AdSweep
This script can be a godsend to web surfers who are annoyed by ads, (while on the other hand, it is a nightmare to webmasters) this script blocks ads from all popular ad providers giving you an ad free experience when surfing the web.
- YouTube Video and Audio Downloader
There are several applications in different forms available for this purpose; this is in the form of a javascript script that lets you download YouTube videos in a multitude of formats.
- Google Detwitter
Google has been making several changes recently to its search engine to make it more real-time to be in par with the way the web is shifting. One of these changes has been adding twitter results to the standard Google search result stream. If you prefer the older version with less clutter you can use this script which effectively removes the twitter results.
Those are just 5 javascript scripts that can come in handy when surfing online or if you are looking to develop a javascript application. There are dozens of other scripts to choose from. Userscripts.org is the place to visit if you are looking for free scripts online, and we suggest TopRatedWebTools.com for the best free web tools, almost all of them developed using JavaScript as well!