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GreaseSpot is community documentation for user scripting with Greasemonkey. Please contribute.

Getting Started

Before writing a script or posting to the mailing list for help, every script writer should read Mark Pilgrim's Avoid Common Pitfalls in Greasemonkey.

• Greasemonkey Manual
• Tutorials
• Mailing list

Scripting References

• API reference
• Metadata block
• Scripting context
  • Sandbox
  • Global object
  • XPCNativeWrapper
  • Scriptable content
  • DOMContentLoaded
• Security
  • unsafeWindow

Authoring Tips

• Useful Tools for Script Writers
• Troubleshooting
• 0.7.20080121.0+ compatibility: Working around errors introduced by changes in Greasemonkey 0.7.20080121.0
• Controlling userscripts in sub windows
• Code snippets: useful staple functions.
• Coding tips: things you might not have thought of.
• HTML injection tips: how to add your html anywhere, dodging page CSS invading yours
• Site-specific tips
  • Ajax site tips
  • Gmail
• Security tips
• Etiquette
• Cross-browser userscripting

Extension Development

• Contributing to Greasemonkey

Also

• FAQ
• Links