Questions tagged [script]
Use this tag to post a userscript that operates on Stack Exchange sites and/or uses the Stack Exchange API. For questions about user scripting and Stack Exchange, or its API, use the [scripts] tag instead. Scripts are usually JavaScript and usually browser extensions/userscripts. For other tools, the [app] tag may be more appropriate.
StackExchange MathJax Editing Improvements
This script is designed to improve the user experience while editing posts that include mathematical notation using MathJax. The editing code has not kept up with updates to MathJax, and so a numb…
Smoke the SmokeDetector
SmokeTheSmokeDetector Over in Tavern on the Meta, our spam detector, SmokeDetector has been the topic of an ongoing argument between those who believe SmokeDetector fills the chatroom, and those wh…
View questions & answers inline from any comment or post! [duplicate]
This userscript adds small arrows next to links to posts on the same site. Clicking them will cause a box to be added below, containing the actual post! Just like it does in the profile 'actions' t…
SE Comment Preview - An attempt to add real-time previewing for comments
This script creates a new live preview directly beneath any comment you compose or edit. When writing a comment with a lot of formatting, especially one containing some mathematical formulas, I of…
OBSOLETE - Enhanced Review
Obsolete: Install link is dead as well as the Source code link. This userscript adds voting options to the sidebar of Close Review and Low Quality Review of Stack Exchange sites, as well as Help &…
Stack Exchange Editor Extra: a userscript to add extra features to the Markdown Editor
Stack Exchange Editor Extra A userscript which adds extra features to the default SE Markdown Editor. Extra features: Insert code with Ace Editor (alt + a) Find & Replace (with modifiers) (…
Hide sites from Hot Network Questions section
Screenshot About The 'Hot Network Questions' section has questions from websites which are not very interesting for me so with this script you can: Hide questions from those websites Stop hi…
Remove chat room description and tags
Chat room description and tags may only be useful a first couple of times you come by a chat room. After that, they are just wasting space. To hide them from the view, you can install the following…
QuickComment2: Automatic keyboard-only comment snippets
This is a vastly improved version of QuickComment: comment shortcuts to cut down on tedium. See that post for more information. See the Github repo for instructions on how to install and use Quick…
Collection of time-saving bookmarklets for Stack Exchange sites
My Bookmarklets for Stack Exchange is a collection of 20+ simple bookmarklets for specific tasks that could be done through the interface, but would take longer. Some of them use API, others parse …
StackPaste - paste images into the text form instantly
tl;dr Github link (raw) Motivation I really like to accompany my questions with images, especially on sites like Graphic Design or Chemistry. Very often, my images are just annotated screenshots or…
![](https://i.sstatic.net/ZqaEZ.png ""On your keyboard, idiot!" - clickable scolding <kbd>s")
"On your keyboard, idiot!" - clickable scolding <kbd>s
For those who just can't stop clicking <kbd> tags.
Mark a flag as helpful with a message
Sparked by this comment Strictly-speaking, any moderator can leave a message along with Helpful, @Bill - there's just no UI for it. The following bookmarklet, when clicked after loading the …
Bookmarklet to show deleted messages in chat
The following bookmarklet lets mods and room owners see deleted messages in chat and chat transcripts. Useful for when a lot of messages have been deleting and picking through the ruins is proving …
SOAnswerDate - answer dates in user profiles!
Notice: This feature has been officially rolled out, and so this user-script is no longer necessary. It shall remain here, though, for reputation's sake :) Simply put, this adds answer dates to the…
Copy super-ping usernames
Based on the code from Copy Question Link Markdown, here's a script that gives moderators the possibility to copy chat-ready superpings from any question that is closed. This can be useful if you …
Killit - Bookmarklet to replace single images from the page
Bookmarklet that replaces any selected image on the page with: How to use. You first need to "install" the bookmarklet by visiting the project homepage and dragging the button to your bo…
IHaveBadges - A script to link your badges in the toolbar to your list of badges in your profile
This is a very simple script that transforms the list of badges in the toolbar to a link to the user's badges in his or her profile.
JSBeautifier shortcut
This userscript adds a shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+B) to beautify the selected JavaScript code using the same engine that also runs jsbeautifier.org. You can find the source on GitHub (feel free to fork, …
Waffle vote counter
It is my firm belief that every +10 vote after reaching the repcap can be redeemed for free waffles{*}. I often hit the cap on MSO, and I like to see how many waffles SE Inc owes me. So I have a b…
Remove Delete-Favourite-Tag-Buttons Script
To help people not accidentally delete them, especially the short ones. (Also see the cause to get them removed permanentely) Sorry to not provide a file for download but i am sure you will manag…
Collapse interesting and ignored tags sections!
Are you annoyed by to large interesting/ignored tags sections? I've created a user script to collapsing it! Stack Ignore Collapse .user.js
Display a clock in the user bar
This user script adds a clock on the user bar next to the search box.
Change Unanswered tab to Review
This is (allegedly) going to be implemented by the team sometime anyway. But just in case, and so you can play with it, here is a script which replaces the 'Unanswered' tab with 'Review'. NEW - att…
Question Dashboard (Greasemonkey Script)
Question Dashboard for stackoverflow.com (plus meta, serverfault and superuser) - page analyzed and indicators shown at the top of the question, just under the title, for key information. Downloads…
Quick navigation between answers
This script provides you with a box which contains the links to the answers on this page. (Click for larger image) Get / update this script.
Chat Message Remover
Script See a chat message you don't want on your screen? An annoying image or animated GIF? Now you can remove it! This is a simple script that I made. It will allow you to click a chat message t…
![](https://i.sstatic.net/wg3zb.png "Script to add a "Related Tags" module for search on all Stack Exchange sites")
Script to add a "Related Tags" module for search on all Stack Exchange sites
Add a "Related Tags" module to the sidebar for Search results.
Suggestion Status - a userscript to view the status of your suggested edits
Suggestion Status is a small userscript which displays the status of your suggestions using color codes; , and yet to be reviewed. This allows you to immediately see the status of your suggestions…
So Time Mah Betas Userscript, displays the length of Area 51 public betas
Shows the length of Area 51 betas
Unhide the Ignored Tags Hider
This is a simple Greasemonkey script which unhides the checkbox which allows you to hide questions with ignored tags.
Shows a link to the review page in the top link bar
A super simple script that adds a review link to the top link bar. Download install script or view source Platform Has been tested with greasemonkey/Firefox on Mac OS X SnowLeopard and Windows …
Bulk flag comments
I often go through my previous questions on SO/SE and find a lot of them have long resolved discussions. Ideally, I should raise a post flag and say "all comments below are obsolete; please delete"…
Review Tag Repositioner
This userscript clones the tags and adds them to the top of the post when working in the review queue. This is in response to a feature-request on Meta Stack Overflow. Installation: Install …
Stack Snippets Console
SE recently added "Stack Snippets" -- running JavaScript, CSS, and HTML code snippets. These are great, except for one problem. I made a request for a console to be added, so that we don't have to…
duckduckstack - The StackExchange API Doc Autocompleter
NOTE (2nd April, 2012): After an e-mail correspondence with DuckDuckGo's Gabriel W. I decided to take down this project (and remove it from GitHub) due to Terms of Service issues with aggregating s…
Add link to network profile from chat profile
From a chat user profile you only have link to the parent site of a user. This script adds a link to the users network profile for easy access.
User style for mod strike
Tested in Stylus on Firefox. Hides review queue, downvote, VTC, VTD, delete, undelete, and flag buttons/links. /* ==UserStyle== @name ModStrike @namespace github.com/openstyles/stylu…
NATO tool link shortcut
This is a basic userscript which saves one click and some waiting time. If you are anxious like me and don't like to head over to the (10k) Tools page, wait for the page to load while chasing the e…
Voting Overcharged - A userscript for automatically voting on posts depending on various conditions
A userscript for automatically voting on posts depending on various conditions.
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MfZlh.png "Following Overcharged - Various improvements to the "follow" feature")
Following Overcharged - Various improvements to the "follow" feature
Following Overcharged contains various improvements to the "follow" feature
Magic Answer References - a userscript for making proper post referencing easier
Magic Answer References is a userscript making referring to other posts easier.
CollapsibleBanners - Save screen space when viewing questions
Collapses the closed banner to save screen space
User script to auto flag NLN (no longer needed) comments
The user script uses multiple search keyword combinations via RegEx to catch NLN (no longer needed) comments and send them to the chat room. Currently, the script is running in this room. License M…
Proper Tag Synonym Vote Buttons
Replace thumbs up/down tag synonym vote buttons with proper Stack Exchange vote buttons
Restore missing and/or obsolete Close-Vote Reasons
Adds easy buttons to fetch comment code and copy it to the clipboard.
You've Earned This Badge, but when and where?
You've Earned This Badge, but when and where? This userscript turns the checkmarks in the badge list (which indicate you've earned a specific badge) to links to your personal badge page, where you…
TACUC - The ATaco ChatExchange Userscript Collection
A collection of Userscripts focused around Stack Exchange's chat. To install these, you need TamperMonkey, although GreaseMonkey apparently works. GitHub Auto Chat Jax This userscript simply …