GreaseKit VS Greasemonkey

GreaseKit

GreaseKit is a SIMBL plugin, that adds user scripting to Safari, Mailplane, Diet Pibb.

Greasemonkey

Customize the way a web page displays or behaves, by using small bits of JavaScript.

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2019-06-07

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2021-09-17

GreaseKit

Website: 8-p.info
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Greasemonkey

Website: greasespot.net
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GreaseKit features and specs

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Greasemonkey features and specs

Customization
Greasemonkey allows users to customize the appearance and functionality of a website by injecting JavaScript code, offering a high degree of personalization.
User Community
A large community of users and developers contributes to a vast library of scripts, enabling users to easily find and install scripts that meet their needs.
Open Source
As an open-source project, Greasemonkey encourages transparency and collaboration, allowing developers to contribute and improve the functionality of the extension.
Cross-Platform Compatibility
Greasemonkey scripts are compatible with most modern browsers through various extensions, allowing scripts to work across different systems.

Possible disadvantages of Greasemonkey

Security Risks
Scripts can potentially contain malicious code, leading to security vulnerabilities if users install scripts from untrusted sources.
Script Maintenance
Users may need to maintain or update scripts themselves, especially when websites update their layout or functionality, causing existing scripts to break.
Limited Browser Support
While Greasemonkey is primarily designed for Firefox, users of other browsers might need to use alternative extensions like Tampermonkey, which may not support all features of Greasemonkey.
Learning Curve
Users who wish to create or modify scripts need a good understanding of JavaScript, which may pose a challenge to those less familiar with coding.

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to GreaseKit and Greasemonkey)

Greasemonkey

Browser Extensions

16 16%

Browser Extensions

84% 84

Dark Mode

19 19%

Dark Mode

81% 81

Developer Tools

19 19%

Developer Tools

81% 81

Tech

100 100%

Tech

0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Greasemonkey seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

GreaseKit mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of GreaseKit yet. Tracking of GreaseKit recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Greasemonkey mentions (1)

Auto-redirect from English to Simple English if such an article exist in Simple English
// ==UserScript== // @name Wikipedia Redirect // @namespace https://greasespot.net // @version 0.1 // @description Redirect from English Wikipedia to Simple English Wikipedia if the page exists // @author Noname // @match https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/* // @grant none // ==/UserScript== (function() { 'use strict'; let currentURL = window.location.href; let... Source: over 2 years ago