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Violentmonkey
Open source userscript manager
As of 30 August 2026, Violentmonkey is free to use. Violentmonkey is an open-source userscript manager that provides support for installing and running userscripts. Softwr lists it under Browser Extensions. Violentmonkey is launched in 2013, available on Browser extension.
Overview
What Violentmonkey does
Violentmonkey is an open-source userscript manager that provides support for installing and running userscripts. It offers a clean interface, fast performance, and supports scripts from popular userscript repositories.
What people use it 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
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Where it falls short
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- Smaller script ecosystem compared to Tampermonkey which has larger user base and more available scripts
- Less marketing and visibility results in lower adoption compared to more widely-known alternatives
- Community maintenance model means slower feature development compared to commercial alternatives
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Capabilities
Features
Userscript support
Clean interface
Cloud sync
Script editor
Chrome support
Available on chrome
Firefox support
Available on firefox
Edge support
Available on edge
Opera support
Available on opera
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Questions people ask
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Is Violentmonkey open-source?
Yes. Violentmonkey is fully open-source and available on GitHub, making it free to use and community-maintained unlike Tampermonkey which has a larger proprietary ecosystem.
SourceWhat browsers does Violentmonkey support?
Violentmonkey works on browsers with WebExtensions support, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers.
SourceHow does Violentmonkey compare to Tampermonkey in performance?
Community benchmarks show Violentmonkey uses about 15 to 30 percent less RAM on Chrome compared to Tampermonkey when managing many open tabs.
SourceWhat is the current version of Violentmonkey?
Violentmonkey reached version 2.46.0 as of July 31, 2026, with active ongoing development and regular updates to the open-source project.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Violentmonkey
- Company
- Violentmonkey
- Based in
- Open Source Project
- Founders
- gera2ld
Timeline
Violentmonkey over time
- Milestone2026-07-31
Violentmonkey version 2.46.0 released with latest updates
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