Tampermonkey vs Violentmonkey
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 violentmonkey when they need to automate repetitive web tasks, test custom javascript modifications, or create browser-based prototypes without building full extensions. 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
Violentmonkey
Developers should learn Violentmonkey when they need to automate repetitive web tasks, test custom JavaScript modifications, or create browser-based prototypes without building full extensions
Pros
- +It's particularly useful for web scraping, UI enhancements, and debugging, as it enables quick script injection and management across multiple sites
- +Related to: javascript, greasemonkey
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 Violentmonkey if: You prioritize it's particularly useful for web scraping, ui enhancements, and debugging, as it enables quick script injection and management across multiple sites 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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