Tampermonkey
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 22 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
People recommend it as one place to run custom scripts that are easier to build and review than full browser extensions. Main caveat: it is closed source.
People recommend it as one place to run custom scripts that are easier to build and review than full browser extensions. Main caveat: it is closed source.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps all scripts in one place
“I switched everything over to Tamper Monkey so all my CSS and non CSS related scripts would be in one place.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” “at least it reduces the surface area to a single extension”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “MaliciousCorgi: AI Extensions send your code to China” Easier than building full extensions
“its way much easier to deal with compared to building pure extensions themselves”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “A 30B Qwen Model Walks into a Raspberry Pi and Runs in Real Time” “They are like more lightweight/easier way to build extensions mostly imo”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “We can't have nice things because of AI scrapers” Free with no monetization
“Rules are deterministic, you have full control, and you don't have to worry about monetization”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web” “Greasemonkey and Tampermonkey exist, for free.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web” Blocks popups and helps with doomscrolling
“This lets you see the video but breaks you out of doomscrolling.”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” “uBo + tamper monkey is needed just to block popups.”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Closed source, not open source
“TM is capable of doing most of what other extensions do, so it's too bad it's not open source”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Chrome extensions spying on 37M users' browsing data” “Tampermonkey has analytics enabled, and is closed source.”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine” “it's so sad that Tampermonkey isn't open source”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Chrome extensions spying on 37M users' browsing data” - Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Orion Browser by Kagi”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| TampermonkeyThis page | 16 | 4 | 80% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
22 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They should have vetted ViolentMonkey instead of TamperMonkey”
“a non open source userscript engine”
“Just install tampermonkey and get an AI to build the functionality for you.”
“Tampermonkey has analytics enabled, and is closed source.”
“which have been around for a long time”
“It looks to be working alright.”
“More stuff should be written using Tampermonkey.”
“This lets you see the video but breaks you out of doomscrolling.”
“I switched everything over to Tamper Monkey so all my CSS and non CSS related scripts would be in one place.”
“I prefer using Greasemonkey / Tampermonkey”
“TM is capable of doing most of what other extensions do, so it's too bad it's not open source”
“it's so sad that Tampermonkey isn't open source”
“the cycle actually feels really simple (click edit paste etc.)”
“at least it reduces the surface area to a single extension”
“They are like more lightweight/easier way to build extensions mostly imo”
“its way much easier to deal with compared to building pure extensions themselves”
“easy to review, which is why I prefer them over the normal extensions”
“uBo + tamper monkey is needed just to block popups.”
“I have a couple of (personal) scripts on Tampermonkey that work ok in Firefox and Chrome”
“I don't have to for greasemonkey / tampermonkey, which let's me do the same thing.”
“Greasemonkey and Tampermonkey exist, for free.”
“Rules are deterministic, you have full control, and you don't have to worry about monetization”
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