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Bookmarklets are kind of a cross between bookmarks and browser extension - they don't need to be installed; they look just like bookmarks on your bookmarks bar, but instead of loading a page when you click them, they do something to/with the current page.

How to Install a Bookmarklet
1) Drag the link to your bookmarks bar.
(Alternatively, you can right click on your browser toolbar, and click "New Bookmark" (in Firefox) or "Add Page" (in Chrome), and paste the link in the "location/URL box.

2) Give it any Name you want (eg: Download Youtube)
3) Save it

How to use a Bookmarklet
Whenever you're on a the page that you want to use it, simply click on that bookmark.

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Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« on: March 08, 2016, 03:14:41 PM »
For those who don't yet know:

Bookmarklets are kind of a cross between bookmarks and browser extension - they don't need to be installed; they look just like bookmarks on your bookmarks bar, but instead of loading a page when you click them, they do something to/with the current page.

Here are a couple to start:

1. PWN Youtube: http://deturl.com/bookmarklet-to-directly-download-videos-from-youtube.asp (warning: not so tzniyus picture)
This one will download any video from youtube, in a number of formats.

How to Install:
The link provides instructions - you drag the link they give you to your bookmarks bar.

If you'd rather not open the link, you can right click on your browser toolbar, and click "New Bookmark" (FF) or "Add Page" (Chrome).

Give it any Name you want (eg: Download Youtube), and for Location/URL enter this:
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javascript:(function(w,d,x){x=new(window.XMLHttpRequest||ActiveXObject)('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');x.onreadystatechange=function(){if(x.readyState==4){if(x.status==200)d.body.appendChild(d.createElement('script')).src=JSON.parse(x.responseText).query.results.url;else%20console.log('ERR',x.status,x.statusText)}};x.open('GET','//query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q='+encodeURIComponent('select%20*%20from%20json%20where%20url="http://noflr.deturl.com/l.asp"')+'&format=json');x.send()})(window,document);
Then save it, and you're good to go.

How to use:
Whenever you're on a youtube page you can click the bookmarklet, and it will give you options of file types to download.

« Last Edit: March 08, 2016, 03:26:07 PM by etech0 »
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2016, 03:20:19 PM »
2. Now here's one I wrote last night. I call it Get Pretty Link.

Sometimes, you're typing in a Forum (DDF anyone?) and want to write a link to a webpage. You want it to show the title of the page, instead of the URL. You can use write out the [url ] tags but it's a pain in the neck. Here's a better way:

Create a new bookmark on the bar (see above for instructions).  The name can be anything you want (eg: Get Pretty Link), and the Location/URL should be:
Code: [Select]
javascript:window.prompt("Press control-c","[url="+location.href+"]"+document.title+"[/url]");void(0);
Now, when you're on any web page (or even a forum page), you can click that button and then press control-c. Then just paste it into a blank thread, and you'll get a link that looks great.

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« Last Edit: March 08, 2016, 03:55:35 PM by etech0 »
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2016, 03:52:55 PM »
^^^

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2016, 08:08:35 PM »
I can't even begin to tell you how many of these stuff I use at work. Tamper/Grease Monkey opens up even more possibilities

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2016, 09:07:24 PM »
I can't even begin to tell you how many of these stuff I use at work. Tamper/Grease Monkey opens up even more possibilities
Cool! I'd love to hear about some of your favorite ones.

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2016, 09:24:44 PM »
Cool! I'd love to hear about some of your favorite ones.

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They are specific for my job

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2016, 10:21:16 AM »
They are specific for my job

Tampermonkey It's Greasemonkey for chrome
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2016, 03:50:56 PM »
Does it work on mobile?

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2016, 07:25:38 PM »
My favorite bookmarklet is printerfriendly.
https://www.printfriendly.com/

I like to print out longer article rather than read them online. Typically the print function has large fonts and tons of pictures. Printerfriendly allows you to change font size, remove pictures and remove sections of a webpage just by clicking on them. Helps save paper and makes things easier to read.

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2016, 07:58:14 PM »
Cool! Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2016, 08:13:42 PM »
My favorite bookmarklet is printerfriendly.
https://www.printfriendly.com/

I like to print out longer article rather than read them online. Typically the print function has large fonts and tons of pictures. Printerfriendly allows you to change font size, remove pictures and remove sections of a webpage just by clicking on them. Helps save paper and makes things easier to read.
Nice!

I used to use one called Print What You Like, but this one works better.
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2016, 09:35:31 PM »
Open Whatsapp web in a new window.

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2017, 12:10:19 PM »
I just created a bookmarklet that will make a DD link from any amazon item page, and format it with the title so you can paste it into a DDF post.

Here's the code:
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javascript:(function(){

    var pattern = new RegExp("(https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/).*([dg]p\/)(?:product\/)?(..........).*", "i");
    var match = location.href.match(pattern);
    var URL = match[1] + "dp/" + match[3] +"/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER";
window.prompt("Press control-c","[url="+URL+"]"+document.title+"[/url]");void(0);

})()

As a reminder, to create a bookmarklet, right click on your bookmarks bar and click "Add page" (if you're in Chrome) or "New bookmark" (Firefox).

For the Name, enter whatever you want (eg: Dan Amazon link), and for the URL/Location enter the code posted above.

Maybe a mod can add it to this thread: When Posting Amazon Deals, Please Make A DD Link

It might need a little tweaking, so let me know if you have a link that it doesn't work on.
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2017, 01:16:21 PM »
I just created a bookmarklet that will make a DD link from any amazon item page, and format it with the title so you can paste it into a DDF post.

Here's the code:
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javascript:(function(){

    var pattern = new RegExp("(https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/).*([dg]p\/)(?:product\/)?(..........).*", "i");
    var match = location.href.match(pattern);
    var URL = match[1] + "dp/" + match[3] +"/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER";
window.prompt("Press control-c","[url="+URL+"]"+document.title+"[/url]");void(0);

})()

As a reminder, to create a bookmarklet, right click on your bookmarks bar and click "Add page" (if you're in Chrome) or "New bookmark" (Firefox).

For the Name, enter whatever you want (eg: Dan Amazon link), and for the URL/Location enter the code posted above.

Maybe a mod can add it to this thread: When Posting Amazon Deals, Please Make A DD Link

It might need a little tweaking, so let me know if you have a link that it doesn't work on.

Nice work!
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2017, 09:13:58 AM »
I just created a bookmarklet that will make a DD link from any amazon item page, and format it with the title so you can paste it into a DDF post.

Here's the code:
Code: [Select]
javascript:(function(){

    var pattern = new RegExp("(https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/).*([dg]p\/)(?:product\/)?(..........).*", "i");
    var match = location.href.match(pattern);
    var URL = match[1] + "dp/" + match[3] +"/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER";
window.prompt("Press control-c","[url="+URL+"]"+document.title+"[/url]");void(0);

})()

As a reminder, to create a bookmarklet, right click on your bookmarks bar and click "Add page" (if you're in Chrome) or "New bookmark" (Firefox).

For the Name, enter whatever you want (eg: Dan Amazon link), and for the URL/Location enter the code posted above.

Maybe a mod can add it to this thread: When Posting Amazon Deals, Please Make A DD Link

It might need a little tweaking, so let me know if you have a link that it doesn't work on.

Used it just now, was awesome, thanks! http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=74506.0
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2017, 05:07:00 PM »
Great stuff!

Google search the site you're currently on

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javascript:q=""+(window.getSelection?window.getSelection():document.getSelection?document.getSelection():document.selection.createRange().text);if(!q)q=prompt("Search terms %5Bleave selection and box blank to list all pages%5D ...").replace(/%5Cs%5C+/g,"%252B");if(q!=null)location="http://www.google.com/search?q="+q.replace(/%5Cs+/g,"+")+"+site:"+location.hostname;void(0);

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2017, 05:17:24 PM »
Search Amazon for highlighted text

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javascript:(function(){q=document.getSelection();if(!q){void(q=prompt('Amazon search:',''))};if(q)window.open('http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&tag=p-id-20&field-keywords='+escape(q))})()

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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2017, 09:56:46 PM »
Great stuff!

Google search the site you're currently on

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javascript:q=""+(window.getSelection?window.getSelection():document.getSelection?document.getSelection():document.selection.createRange().text);if(!q)q=prompt("Search terms %5Bleave selection and box blank to list all pages%5D ...").replace(/%5Cs%5C+/g,"%252B");if(q!=null)location="http://www.google.com/search?q="+q.replace(/%5Cs+/g,"+")+"+site:"+location.hostname;void(0);
Search Amazon for highlighted text

Code: [Select]
javascript:(function(){q=document.getSelection();if(!q){void(q=prompt('Amazon search:',''))};if(q)window.open('http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&tag=p-id-20&field-keywords='+escape(q))})()
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Re: Useful Bookmarklets (browser bookmarks that do cool things)
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2017, 11:05:17 PM »
Will this work on a mobile phn? Specifically a BlackBerry classic? 
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