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Alternatives to Stylus
22 browser extensions tools sit alongside Stylus in this directory. Below is what separates each from Stylus on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 22
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Stylus starts at
- Free
Why people look past Stylus
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Stylus entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
Stylus publishes a single plan, Free at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The most popular userscript manager
- Sold on a open-source model rather than free.
Dark mode for every website
Priced and rated the same as Stylus on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The world's most popular ad blocker
Priced and rated the same as Stylus on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Open-source userscript manager for Safari on Mac and iOS
- Sold on a open-source model rather than free.
Safari userscript manager that runs Tampermonkey scripts
- Starts $5 a one-time dearer, at $5/one-time.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Stylus's 1.
The original userscript manager, for Firefox
- Sold on a open-source model rather than free.
Every Stylus alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stylus (this page) | Free | Free | 1 | |
| TampermonkeyUser script manager that allows custom JavaScript modifications to websites, offering more programmatic control than CSS-only customization. | Free | Open-source | - | vs Stylus |
| Dark ReaderBrowser extension that automatically applies dark mode to websites, focusing on readability and eye comfort. | Free | - | - | vs Stylus |
| AdBlock PlusContent blocking extension that can be customized with CSS rules to modify website appearance and hide elements. | Free | Free | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Userscripts | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Stay | Free, then $5/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Stylus |
| Greasemonkey | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Stylus |
| FireMonkey | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Arc | Free | Free | 1 | vs Stylus |
| LanguageTool | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Stylus |
| Ghostery | Free | - | - | vs Stylus |
| Momentum | Free | - | 2 | vs Stylus |
| Night Eye | Free | - | 4 | vs Stylus |
| Awesome Screenshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Stylus |
| ColorZilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Hemingway Editor | Free, then $8.33/month | - | 4 | vs Stylus |
| Keeper | Free, then $1.79/month | - | 3 | vs Stylus |
| Fireshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Mercury Reader | Free | Free | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Capital One Shopping | Free | - | - | vs Stylus |
| Honey | Free | - | - | vs Stylus |
| HTTPS Everywhere | Free | Free | 1 | vs Stylus |
| Instapaper | Free | - | - | vs Stylus |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Stylus badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (22)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Tampermonkey , Free
- Dark Reader , Free
- AdBlock Plus , Free
- Userscripts , Free
- Stay , Free, then $5/one-time
- Greasemonkey , Free
- FireMonkey , Free
- Arc , Free
What you would be giving up
Stylus is most often brought in for customizing website appearance with community-created css themes, writing personal style overrides for specific websites, managing multiple styles across different websites automatically, searching and installing user-styles for current websites, migrating style collections from stylish extension. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Stylus is broadly right and the question is cost, the Stylus pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Browser Extensions category lists everything the directory holds, and best browser extensions tools ranks them.
Stylus runs on chrome, firefox, edge, opera. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Stylus alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Stylus?
- 22 other browser extensions tools are listed in this directory, led by Tampermonkey, Dark Reader, AdBlock Plus, Userscripts. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Stylus?
- 22 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Tampermonkey, Dark Reader, AdBlock Plus, Userscripts, Stay.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Stylus?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Stylus?
- Stylus is most often brought in for customizing website appearance with community-created css themes, writing personal style overrides for specific websites, managing multiple styles across different websites automatically, searching and installing user-styles for current websites, migrating style collections from stylish extension. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Stylus?
- Tampermonkey, Userscripts, Greasemonkey, FireMonkey are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Stylus alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Browser Extensions, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Stylus against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Stylus covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every browser extensions tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Browser Extensions category, 22 tools beside Stylus. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.