Tampermonkey vs Greasemonkey
Developers should learn Tampermonkey when they need to customize or automate interactions with web pages without modifying the site's source code, such as for testing, scraping data, or adding features to third-party sites meets developers should learn greasemonkey when they need to customize or automate interactions with websites without requiring server-side changes or browser modifications. Here's our take.
Tampermonkey
Developers should learn Tampermonkey when they need to customize or automate interactions with web pages without modifying the site's source code, such as for testing, scraping data, or adding features to third-party sites
Tampermonkey
Nice PickDevelopers should learn Tampermonkey when they need to customize or automate interactions with web pages without modifying the site's source code, such as for testing, scraping data, or adding features to third-party sites
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for creating quick prototypes, debugging, or improving productivity by automating repetitive web tasks, like form filling or content filtering
- +Related to: javascript, user-scripts
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Greasemonkey
Developers should learn Greasemonkey when they need to customize or automate interactions with websites without requiring server-side changes or browser modifications
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for web scraping, adding features to existing sites, testing UI changes, or creating quick fixes for personal use
- +Related to: javascript, web-development
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Tampermonkey if: You want it is particularly useful for creating quick prototypes, debugging, or improving productivity by automating repetitive web tasks, like form filling or content filtering and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Greasemonkey if: You prioritize it is particularly useful for web scraping, adding features to existing sites, testing ui changes, or creating quick fixes for personal use over what Tampermonkey offers.
Developers should learn Tampermonkey when they need to customize or automate interactions with web pages without modifying the site's source code, such as for testing, scraping data, or adding features to third-party sites
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