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Alternatives to Violentmonkey
21 browser extensions tools sit alongside Violentmonkey in this directory. Below is what separates each from Violentmonkey on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 21
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Violentmonkey starts at
- Free
Why people look past Violentmonkey
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Violentmonkey has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Screen capture and image annotation
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Violentmonkey does not.
Dark mode for every website
Priced and rated the same as Violentmonkey on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Automatically learn to block invisible trackers
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Violentmonkey does not.
Personal dashboard for focus and inspiration
Priced and rated the same as Violentmonkey on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Make your writing bold and clear
- Publishes an entry price of $8.33/month, where Violentmonkey does not.
Advanced color picker and eyedropper
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Violentmonkey does not.
Every Violentmonkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violentmonkey (this page) | Free | - | - | |
| Awesome ScreenshotBrowser extension for screenshot capture and annotation; while not a userscript manager, serves as complementary browser automation tool. | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Dark ReaderBrowser extension applying dark mode to websites; shares similar browser extension framework and automation capabilities. | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| Privacy BadgerBrowser extension for privacy protection; uses similar WebExtensions API and browser automation approach as Violentmonkey. | Free | Free | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Momentum | Free | - | 2 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Hemingway Editor | Free, then $8.33/month | - | 4 | vs Violentmonkey |
| ColorZilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| LanguageTool | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| HTTPS Everywhere | Free | Free | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Ghostery | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| Night Eye | Free | - | 4 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Honey | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| Keeper | Free, then $1.79/month | - | 3 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Instapaper | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| Fireshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Mercury Reader | Free | Free | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| Capital One Shopping | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| GoFullPage | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| AdBlock Plus | Free | Free | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
| BuiltWith | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| Evernote Web Clipper | Free | - | - | vs Violentmonkey |
| JSON Viewer | Free | Free | 1 | vs Violentmonkey |
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 Violentmonkey badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (21)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Awesome Screenshot , Free
- Dark Reader , Free
- Privacy Badger , Free
- Momentum , Free
- Hemingway Editor , Free, then $8.33/month
- ColorZilla , Free
- LanguageTool , Free
- HTTPS Everywhere , Free
What you would be giving up
Violentmonkey is most often brought in for run open-source userscripts to customize or automate web pages, import scripts compatible with greasemonkey and tampermonkey formats, sync scripts and settings across browsers via dropbox, onedrive, google drive, or webdav, batch import/export scripts as zip files. 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 Violentmonkey is broadly right and the question is cost, the Violentmonkey 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.
Violentmonkey runs on chrome, firefox, edge. 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 Violentmonkey alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Violentmonkey?
- 21 other browser extensions tools are listed in this directory, led by Awesome Screenshot, Dark Reader, Privacy Badger, Momentum. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Violentmonkey?
- 21 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Awesome Screenshot, Dark Reader, Privacy Badger, Momentum, Hemingway Editor.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Violentmonkey?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Violentmonkey has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Violentmonkey?
- Violentmonkey is most often brought in for run open-source userscripts to customize or automate web pages, import scripts compatible with greasemonkey and tampermonkey formats, sync scripts and settings across browsers via dropbox, onedrive, google drive, or webdav, batch import/export scripts as zip files. 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 Violentmonkey?
- None of the browser extensions tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Violentmonkey 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 slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Violentmonkey against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Violentmonkey 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, 21 tools beside Violentmonkey. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.