FireMonkey: Lightweight User Script and Style Manager
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Add-on summary
Firemonkey is a totally new combined user-Scripts and user-Style manager. While it has similar functions to other user-Script managers like GreaseMonkey/Tampermonkey/Violentmonkey, and user-CSS managers like Stylish/Stylus/xStyle, there are also differences.
Note: None of my extensions contain any tracking, advertising or privacy infringement. They all have Mozilla Open Source licence. The source is clear and accessible by extracting the XPI.
Note: Firefox for Android support is experimental (v2.12+)
Features
- Lightweight extension for both User-Scripts and User-Styles
- Secure dedicated API (Firefox 65+) to handle User-Scripts
- Turn Scripts/CSS On/Off from Toolbar Button
- Supports both GM3 & GM4 (GM_*** and GM.***) style functions plus some new API (e.g. fetch)
- Script/CSS Auto & Manual Update
- Export/Import Preferences (for backup or share) to/from a local file on your computer
- Export/Import Scripts & CSS
- @require for requiring other saved scripts
- @container support
- Web Install scripts from GreasyFork, OpenUserJS & Stylish userstyles
- Direct Install scripts loaded into tab from GreasyFork, OpenUserJS & file:///
- Console logged script errors are referenced to the individual script
- Temporarily insert existing userScript & userCSS
- Scratchpad to temporarily insert CSS & JavaScript
- Log to display latest error & script update messages
- Notifications from scripts show script's name
- Help Guide included
Permissions
- Input data to the clipboard: Used to Copy to Clipboard
- Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history: Used only to export Script/CSS/Preferences
- Display notifications to you: Used to inform users
- Access browser tabs: Used to get data for tab operations
- Store unlimited amount of client-side data: Used by the user to store Scripts & CSS
- Access browser activity during navigation: Used to display the running scripts in active tab
- Access your data for all websites: Used to inject Script/CSS
External Reviews
FireMonkey uses Firefox's official API for userscripts and userstyles How to use Userscripts, Userstyles with FireMonkey in Firefox?
User reviews
- The UI is much better and more intuitive than that of TemperMonkey.
- Good distinction between CSS and JS modifications.
- Doesn't exhibit certain bugs found in other add-ons like TemperMonkey.
- Incompatible with many scripts, particularly those from greasyfork.org.
- User styles and CSS modifications are often broken.
- Issues with uninstalling scripts and importing scripts from zip.
- Incompatibility with scripts
- Better UI than competitors
- Problems with user styles and CSS
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
FireMonkey requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
FireMonkey is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.