Are there Greasemonkey scripts for Safari?
Another option to run GreaseMonkey scripts is NinjaKit (which is what I use). It's a Safari 5 extension, which means it's just a tad safer than GreaseKit.
I use TamperMonkey and it works surprisingly well. It's also a Safari Extension.
I have tried used NinjaKit in the past but it no longer works for me, a lot of scripts simply won't work.
Is there such a thing as Greasemonkey for Safari?
You can use SIMBL and GreaseKit to run most Greasemonkey scripts in Safari, unmodified. Detailed installation instructions are found at this link, repeated here:
- Download and install SIMBL
- Quit Safari
- Download GreaseKit
- Drag the GreaseKit.bundle file to
~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins. You may need to create this location if it doesn't exit - Start Safari and you'll see a GreaseKit menu bar item
- Install scripts from http://userscripts.org -- the installation process is a little different from the Firefox approach, but it works.
Or would one instead write a Safari Extension to customize behavior on other web pages? Maybe there's an alternative that runs on AppleScript instead of JavaScript?
The native-to-Safari equivalent of Greasemonkey is AppleScript extensions and plugins. For a nice library of native Safari extensions check out Pimp My Safari.
The best place to start is probably going to be here: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/safari/index.action
I've seen safari extensions whose only behavior was to customize behavior of web sites; just yesterday I saw one that changed the layout of reddit to be more iOS-friendly.
here it is.