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.
How can I find commonly duplicated questions from stack network dumps?
Why? I got tired of searching for the same duplicate questions over and over again. What? These are a couple of scripts I threw together in order to cut down search time for common questions and…
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, …
Suggested Edit Queue v2.0
The Sales Pitch This user script enhances the suggested edit queue to remove the usability annoyances we all know and love hate. Suggested Edits will not jump to the top when casting the deciding…
Stack Exchange - Deleted Answer Manager
Description This script hides the content of deleted answers (which are visible to 10k+ Stack Exchange users), injects a show content / hide content toggle in the answer's menu, and injects a visi…
Diablo III's tooltip script for Gaming Stack Exchange
A UserScript for Gaming that displays a tooltip when hovering over a link to a skill, item or build on the Diablo III Battle.net page.
MathJax Buttons
Mathjax Buttons adds convenient buttons and keyboard shortcuts for those who use MathJax on SE
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…
<kbd>, Superscript and Subscript, markup shortcuts
This script adds buttons and keyboard shortcuts that make it easy to add/remove: <kbd> tags Superscripts and subscripts <del> tags <br> tags   when editing posts. Ol…
Literal tabs in textarea
Allows one to use the tab key on StackOverflow, Codereview.SE, and Programmers.SE in the editbox. Installation Click here to install. Will only work in Chrome or Firefox (the latter requires Greas…
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Autonavigate/autocomment "close/flag offtopic" for MSO
On MSO, there are plenty of questions that should be on SO asked every day. The procedure with dealing with these is: Copy-paste boilerplate comment saying "This belongs on SO blah". Alt…
Unfade downvoted posts
Answer to this meta question. Allows one to unfade downvoted posts. Installation Click here to install. Will only work in Chrome or Firefox (the latter requires Greasemonkey). Source Usage Mous…
Reply links in comments--lazy version
Derivative of this script Some people are too lazy to type out full usernames in @replies, and they don't use the autocomplete either. This script is for these guys--it leaves the job of being lazy…
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ki6jd.png ""Print this post"")
"Print this post"
Answer to this meta question. Adds a "print" link to individual posts. Does not do any stripping down of markup, the post is preserved as-is. The rest of the page is eaten by the jQuery m…
Bring back the accounts tab
The accounts tab has been removed from all SE sites. Here's how to get it back for those of you with muscle memory: Installation Click to install (Chrome or Firefox+Greasemonkey only) Source code …
cv-pls Helper Chrome Extension
cv-pls Helper makes the process of closing questions easier on Stack Overflow. There are a lot of 'bad' questions being asked and to help reduce the noise these questions should be closed as fast a…
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…
More Stars - Userscript that frees up room so you can see more starred messages
Since I've never written a GreaseMonkey script before, I borrowed heavily from this script and basically played around with it until I got what I wanted. So credit to them for helping me get there.…
Ban myself/enforced break userscript
Answer to Ban myself button on user profiles--MSO Code and inspiration from Wikipedia's version This userscript bans you from the site till a certain date, which you must edit in.even while logged …
Better handling of indentation and the TAB key when editing posts
This user script changes the behavior of a few keys (most notably the Tab key) within the post editor to behave more like it does in IDEs or text editors
Color Tags Script
This script allows you to colour tags for whatever reason you may have, i wrote it for fun after seeing a certain question on meta. The script adds a subsection called Color Mapping in the Favorite…
StackScraper - export questions as JSON or HTML
Adds download options to Stack Exchange questions.
StackExchange Google Search
Google questions if query begins with "gq:" and user profiles if query begins with "gu:".
SymbolHound Search
Uses SymbolHound instead of regular search if query begins with "sh:".
Chat Easy Input Tools - Provides keyboard shortcuts for common text formatting commands
Provides keyboard shortcuts for common text formatting commands, reducing the dependency on mouse usage. Current version does not have a configurable set of hotkeys but later versions will. How to…
So Time Mah Betas Userscript, displays the length of Area 51 public betas
Shows the length of Area 51 betas
Stack Exchange Post Editor - Performing Basic Corrections on Posts Automatically
This script was originally inspired by SE Editor Toolkit. Unfortunately, the toolkit is packaged as a Safari extension and as such is unusable in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. I had written a PHP scr…
OBSOLETE - Stack Apps Listing Wizard - Making it easier to list your application right here on Stack Apps
Listing an application here on Stack Apps can be a lot of work. First you have to visit this question and copy the markdown. Some of those fields don't apply to UserScripts and some don't apply for…
Voice Search - Search Stack Exchange sites with your voice.
Does text-based searching frustrate you? Does the idea of commanding your browser to search for a phrase sound like fun? If so, this script may be for you. Just install it, click the little microph…
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uAHNN.png ""View Vote totals" without 1000 rep")
"View Vote totals" without 1000 rep
Curious about the number of up- and downvotes? This script enables the View vote counts feature without requiring 1k+ rep. Available as a Chrome extension, user script and bookmarklet.
Clear Chat - Clears all of the messages in the chat window.
Ever wish you could simply clear all of the messages from the chat window (similar to a terminal)? Well now you can with this UserScript! Simply install it using the link below and click the clear …
Export BibleGatway page content in markdown format
Description When browsing Bible Gateway show a textinput field with a markdown formatted copy of the current page for easy copy/paste into SE questions and answers. This is especially useful for u…
ChatterBox - user script that adds inbox integration to Stack Exchange Chat!
ChatterBox adds an "inbox" button to the chat interface.
Japanese stack exchange localization
This script was originally created for the JLU (Japanese Language and Usage) site as part of the Creating as much Japanese interface as possible to be more inclusive of native Japanese speakers met…
Show Post Score Breakdown Early Script
Allows you to click the vote score and get the break-down just like with the established user privilege. This script does not use the data API but extracts votes from the timeline pages (which make…
StackPlonk: plonk users you don't want to help anymore
Greasemonkey script allowing to plonk a user you don't want to help anymore
Preview and Text Entry Switcher - Now you can have the preview on top!
Now you can have the preview display above the text entry area simply by installing this small UserScript.
StackExchange Theme Switcher
Inspired by this post. Now you too can enjoy the satisfaction of switching SE's themes at will like the devs do, albeit this affects your browser only: This creates a dropdown at the bottom of t…
BrickJax: Brick Image Replacement for Bricks.StackExchange.com
A script that will allow users to easily insert images of Bricks, with or without links, and also links to sets on various listings sites via simple tags.
Upbar for SE/SO chat
rlemon and myself created a Userscript which moves the userbar on top... so that you can see more stars! UpBar The goal of this project was to gain more space on the sidebar of the StackExchange …
Country Flag Tags - See mini-country flags next to tags on Money.SE
Now you can have mini-flags next to all of the country tags on the Money Stack Exchange site. Just install this UserScript and tiny flags will show up next to tags for countries, states, etc.
Frequent Message Manager - Easily store and send frequently used messages in chat?
Never waste time trying to find a frequently used message in chat again! This script stores, recalls, and manages commonly used messages for your convenience.
OBSOLETE - Live Home Page - Never touch the refresh button on the home page of a Stack Exchange site again!
Live Home page is a simple script that continually updates the home page of any Stack Exchange site with new questions and activity.
Infinite Scrolling - [Never Click Another Page Number Again!]
Infinite Scrolling gives you the ability to continue scrolling through multiple pages of answers without ever loading another page. Answers are automatically appended to the current page.
Stack Exchange reputation graph total reputation overlay
Adds a small box to the global reputation graph to indicate the user's total reputation across all sites where the user has at least 200 reputation. Also displays the total "shown" reputation, whic…
Click to expand code regions
Script that allows you to click code regions on stack overflow (or other stack exchange sites) and have it expand to whatever size it needs. Get rid of those pesky scroll bars!
Convert Ctrl-space to non-break-space (for FL&U)
This is a mini-script to convert Ctrl+Space to a non-break-space (0x160, not ). You can copy-paste the code below (if you want to change the includes, for example), or check out the gist…
Official keyboard shortcuts
The official keyboard shortcuts for the Stack Exchange sites, developed as a user script until ready for inclusion as a regular feature.
Bold and colorful area tags
This script is written for cstheory.SE and MathOverflow. It modifies the way the area tags (tags having . in their names) are displayed. The script is based on Hexadecimal user rep. Download: Insta…
undercurrent - a few tweaks to the user interface of Stack Overflow
A Google Chrome extension for disabling some of the less attractive UI features on StackOverflow.