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11 Greasemonkey Scripts for Facebook You Should Be Using

October 8, 2009

If you’re not using the Greasemonkey Firefox extension, you really should be. I won’t go into too much detail, but, if you haven’t heard of it, it basically allows you to add custom scripts which change the appearance or function of websites.

Lots of developers have created userscripts which add, modify, or delete stuff on Facebook, and I’ve gone ahead and selected some of the better ones. You’ll find several other lists, but the majority of them list multiple scripts that do the same thing. I’ve tried to isolate unique ones, so you could easily install all 11 without having any competing functionality. Also, I’ve tested these on my own, so I’m pretty sure they will all work. Enjoy:

1. Facebook Fixer – This script is first for good reason: if you install no other scripts, install this one. It’s a combination of several other scripts by the same author, and it does a ton! Check it out, I won’t take the time to list all of the many features here.
2. Facebook remove app requests – Adds a button on the Requests page to get rid of all application requests at once.
3. Facebook View Photo in Album – Adds a link on photo pages to albums from users with whom you are not friends (unless, of course, they’ve got privacy settings that would block your access).
4. Facebook – Poke All – Poke better, poke faster. You can thank me later.
5. Facebook Beautifier – Hides application messiness from the News Feed, spammy invites, and ads.
6. Remove Facebook Ads – Hides ads—even the ones AdBlock misses.
7. facebook-multiuser-login – Adds a dropdown to the login page. Great for multi-user computers.
8. Facebook Friends Checker – Checks frequently for newly un-friended friends. (I couldn’t actually get this one to work, although it looks like other people have had success.)
9. Facebook Mass Accept Requests – Adds checkboxes to the requests page, making it easy to accept all requests at once.
10. Facebook to Google Calendar – Allows for a simple export of Facebook events to Google Calendar.
11. Facebook Image Download Helper – Simplifies the use of download managers with photo albums. Works great with DownThemAll!
12. Facebook Highlight Birthdays – Puts a yellow highlight behind today’s birthdays. Simple but helpful.

If you’re looking for more, check out Userscript.org’s list of scripts tagged with “Facebook”.