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###Method 1 (preferred, easiest, quickest)

1. Install the Tampermonkey extension from the Chrome Web Store (free and quick)
2. Visiting any page with a .user.js extension will now make Tampermonkey prompt you to install the userscript:

Note: You may see certain posts linking to userscripts in 2 ways: 'view source' (or similar) or 'install'. Clicking 'view source' will let you do just that, and clicking 'install' will cause Tampermonkey to detect it and let you install it from a simple, user-friendly screen (shown in the above screenshot).

###Method 2 (unusable in Chrome versions > 35)

1. Install the Greasemonkey add-on for Firefox if you haven't done so already

2. Click on the link to the .user.js file found in the post.

3. A Greasemonkey Installation dialog will appear. Review the sites on which this script will work on, view the source of the script if so desired and confirm that you wish to install the script

   

4. The script should now be installed. Refresh all tabs affected by the script to start using it.

Method 1 (preferred, easiest, quickest)

1. Install a userscript manager extension from the Chrome Web Store (free and quick). Choose one of:
   • Tampermonkey
   • Violentmonkey
2. Visiting any page with a .user.js extension will now make the userscript manager prompt you to install the userscript:

Note: You may see certain posts linking to userscripts in 2 ways: 'view source' (or similar) or 'install'. Clicking 'view source' will let you do just that, and clicking 'install' will cause the userscript manager to detect it and let you install it from a simple, user-friendly screen (shown in the above screenshot).

Method 2 (unusable in Chrome versions > 35)

1. Install a userscript manager add-on for Firefox if you haven't done so already. Choose one of:

   • Tampermonkey
   • Violentmonkey
   • Greasemonkey - no longer recommended as it has some backwards compatibility issues with older userscripts

2. Click on the link to the .user.js file found in the post.

3. An installation dialog from the userscript manager will appear. Review the sites on which this script will work on, view the source of the script if so desired and confirm that you wish to install the script

   

4. The script should now be installed. Refresh all tabs affected by the script to start using it.

How to install user scripts in Chrome

There are two methods for installing UserScripts in Chrome. The first is to install the TamperMonkey extension, which makes installation simple and easy. The second is to follow these instructions below:

Note: As of Chrome 35 (late May 2014), downloaded user scripts cannot be installed using the second method. Please use the TamperMonkey extension.

How to install user scripts in Google Chrome

There are two methods for installing userscripts in Chrome:

###Method 1 (preferred, easiest, quickest)

1. Install the Tampermonkey extension from the Chrome Web Store (free and quick)
2. Visiting any page with a .user.js extension will now make Tampermonkey prompt you to install the userscript:

Note: You may see certain posts linking to userscripts in 2 ways: 'view source' (or similar) or 'install'. Clicking 'view source' will let you do just that, and clicking 'install' will cause Tampermonkey to detect it and let you install it from a simple, user-friendly screen (shown in the above screenshot).

###Method 2 (unusable in Chrome versions > 35)

• UserScripts - a site to host Greasemonkey scripts.
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• Greasy Fork - a site to host Greasemonkey scripts.
• How to use jQuery in your scripts