Greasemonkey is the most used and popular add-on for Mozilla Firefox. With this add-on you can add and run different kinds of scripts to modify the working of the website you visit. I’ve already shared about the installation and working of Greasemonkey in Mozilla Firefox.
Now in this post I’m going to tell you about how to use Greasemonkey scripts in Google Chrome by installing Greasemetal.
What is Greasemetal
Greasemetal is a runtime hosts userscript that is specially developed to use with Google Chrome browsers. It’s working is similar to the working of Greasemonkey that is developed to use with Mozilla Firefox browsers. The userscript runtime is a very small javascript file that helps Chrome to modify the working of website you’re viewing. This tiny add-on is created and developed by Kazuho Oku from Japan.
How to install and use Greasemonkey scripts in Google Chrome
Just follow the steps given below to install and use Greasemonkey scripts in Google Chrome browser
- Download and Install the Greasemetal from the link given below
- After installing, close all the opened windows of Google Chrome web browser (if any)
- Launch the Greasemetal from your computers Start menu
- Greasemetal will automatically open the Google Chrome web browser
- Now add Greasemonkey scripts in the userjs folder located in My Documents (or in Documents if you’re using Windows 7 or Windows Vista)
Download Greasemetal for Google Chrome web browsers
You can download this add-on for Google Chrome web browsers from the direct-download link given below
Download Greasemetal (file size: 1.2 megabytes)
how do I add greasemonkey scripts in the usrjs folder?
Follow the steps below to add Greasemonkey scripts in userjs folder:
1. Go to userscripts.org
2. Find and open the script you want to install
3. You'll see the green 'Install' button at the top-right corner
4. Right click on that 'Install' button and then click 'save link as…'
5. Now, save the file to the 'userjs' folder (located at My Documents)
I hope that the above mentioned steps may help you.