How to Enable, Find and Install Userscripts on Chrome

[jsluiter]

Userscripts, also known as Greasemonkey scripts, are small JavaScript files that give you the ability to change how web pages look and behave while browsing. In example, you could get a script that blocks ads or that allows you to download shared online videos..
Where to find Userscripts



Here are a couple of userscripts I find useful:

* AdSweep (Hides advertising from all web pages and removes the space that it took)
* LinkYouTube (Adds a link beside every YouTube video to download it)
* Google Fx (Adds lots and lots of functions to Google search)
* Google Image Search Advanced(Adds lots of functions to Google image search)

Enabling Userscripts

1. Make sure you have Chrome on the Dev channel (Read more here)
2. Right-click your Google Chrome shortcut (wherever it is) and click Properties
3. Make sure your in the Shortcut tab
4. In the Target box, add “ –enable-user-scripts” after the target. After doing this step, it should look a little like this: “C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Applica tion\chrome.exe –enable-user-scripts”

Note: Make sure there is a space between “chrome.exe” and “–enable-user-scripts”

Note 2: If you are using XP, make sur that –enable-user-scripts is outside the directory’s quotes.
Installing Userscripts

1. * If you are using Windows XP, go to C:\Documents and Settings\*USER*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
* If you are using Windows Vista or 7, go to C:\Users\*USER*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

Note: Replace *USER* by your username.
2. Create a new folder in this directory named “User Scripts”, if it isn’t already there
3. Grab any userscript (.user.js) file and place it in this folder

If you have any trouble installing, enabling or finding userscripts, just leave a comment here. Not all userscripts work on Google Chrome, but alot of them do. Have fun!

[Charlie]

Thanks for this. I may have to dabble in it later today.

[firefoxs]

i need this help

[sulasno]

try some scripts here http://userscripts.org/

[Charlie]

Hmm I already added --enable extensions on the target how would you add scripts without losing the extensions?

[sulasno]

C:\Path\chrome.exe -–enable-user-scripts --enable-extensions

C:\Path\chrome.exe --enable-extensions -–enable-user-scripts

both will work

note that there are 2 dashes -- before enable