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Greasemonkey Version History

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Version 4.7 526.8 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 57.0 and later, Firefox 57.0 and later

<p>New features:</p>
  • Automatic update support (#2531)
  • Per-user include/exclude/match settings (#2728)

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Version 4.6 518.9 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 57.0 and later, Firefox 57.0 and later

Fixed bugs:
  • Repair GM.xmlHttpRequest() when fetching XML content. (#2980)
New features:
  • Added translations in several languages.
  • Users may specify global exclude patterns, where no user scripts will run. (#2843)

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Version 4.5 520.2 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 57.0 and later, Firefox 57.0 and later

Fixed bugs:
  • Better importing of partial or corrupted backups. (#2966)
  • Correctly display script data when switching from one to another. (#2963)
  • Correctly display uninstallation of even the last script. (#2957)<br>
  • Correctly handle removal of an @icon from a script. (#2910)
New features:
  • The script editor interactively downloads newly referenced remote resources, and more clearly handle download errors. (<span id="goog_756288607"></span>#2858, #2900)

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Version 4.4.0 520.7 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 57.0 and later, Firefox 57.0 and later

Fixed bugs:
  • Scripts with icons or resources could sometimes fail to save, including when only the enabled/disabled status changes. (#2909, #2943)
New features:
  • Script editor will prompt, when closing with unsaved edits. (#2886)
  • Support for backup and restore of installed scripts. (With very limited support for importing ViolentMonkey and TamperMonkey backups.) (#2747)
  • Many improvements to the Monkey Menu. (#2620, #2809, #2833, #2913)

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Version 4.3 463.9 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 57.0 and later, Firefox 57.0 and later

Fixed bugs:

  • The open_in_background feature of GM.openInTab() works correctly. (#2672)
  • Installation of user scripts works even from sites with strict Content Security Policies, like GitHub. (#2631)

New features:

  • Even "forbidden" headers (e.g. Cookie, Host, User-Agent) may be specified when calling GM.xmlHttpRequest(). (#2723)
  • Interface strings are translated into multiple languages. (#2527)
  • Greasemonkey will not install scripts while disabled. (#2643)
  • Monkey menu has new Firefox-native look and feel. (#2805)
  • New scalable icon. (#2739)

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Version 4.2 448.2 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 57.0 and later, Firefox 57.0 and later

Fixed bugs:
  • Use of the magic TLD is now reflected correctly in the monkey menu user script list. (#2795)<br>
  • Privileged API handlers will now refuse to continue without the appropriate @grant entry. (#2777)<br>
  • Native xmlHttpRequest now handles URLs relative to the page correctly. (#2771)<br>
  • When globally enabling/disabling Greasemonkey, this setting is saved across Firefox restarts. (#2652)<br>
New features:
  • Firefox for Android is marked compatible. <br>
  • Improved keyboard accessibility of the Monkey Menu. (#2794)
  • Added a save button to the user script editor (Ctrl-S still works). (#2785)<br>
  • User scripts will execute on local file:///s. (#2693)<br>
  • The script install dialog appears in a dialog, not a browser tab. (#2641)<br>
  • When the ==UserScript== block contains an unrecognized key, the entire key name is indicated in the warning message. (#2684)<br>

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Version 4.1 444.2 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 52.0 and later, Firefox 52.0 and later

Fixed bugs:
  • For GM.xmlHttpRequest, set the finalURL (#2692) and support onprogress (#2712).<br>
  • Update @match handling to be consistent with pre-existing behavior.  (#2673, #2715)<br>
  • Handle user scripts that end with a comment. (#2670)<br>
  • Fix changing @noframes in the user script editor.  (#2637)<br>

New features:

  • The "save" action in the user script editor is platform natural.  (#2690)<br>
  • Add a "new script" feature, for creating a new user script from scratch.  (#2645)<br>
  • The script list in the monkey menu is split into "active" and "inactive" sections.  (#2585)

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Version 4.0 443.7 KiB Works with Firefox 57.0 and later

A complete rewrite from scratch, built on the WebExtensions API to work with Firefox 57 and beyond. For more detail see http://www.greasespot.net/2017/09/greasemonkey-4-announcement.html .

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Version 3.17 368.5 KiB Works with Firefox 52.0 - 56.*

Bug fixes related to data migration to WebExtension.

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Version 3.16 368.6 KiB Works with Firefox 52.0 - 56.*

Small bugfixes to WebExtension data migration.

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Version 3.15 368.5 KiB Works with Firefox 52.0 - 56.*

Small updates and bugfixes to WebExtension data migration.

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Version 3.14 368.4 KiB Works with Firefox 52.0 - 56.*

Fix the bug (introduced in 3.12) which caused Firefox to hang and never shut down correctly. (#2573)

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Version 3.13 368.3 KiB Works with Firefox 52.0 - 56.*

Repair migration of @match data into webextension.

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Version 3.12 368.3 KiB Works with Firefox 52.0 - 56.*

Fixed bugs:
  • Repair rare breakage in GM_getValue/GM_setValue. (#2506)

New features:
  • Migrate existing scripts to a WebExtension (for Firefox 57+) compatible data storage location. (#2551)

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Version 3.11 326.9 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 56.*

  • Repair broken language check. (#2488)
  • Compatibility with new strict process sandbox. (#2485)

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Version 3.10 325.5 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 53.*

  • Fix compatibility with Firefox 54. (#2480)

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    Version 3.9 320.8 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 54.*

    Feature enhancements:<br>
    • Improve the performance of GM_getValue/GM_setValue. (#2197, #2025)
    • Add a rich tooltip to the Greasemonkey toolbar button.  (#2377, #2418)
    • GM_getResourceText supports a second (responseType) parameter, for better compatibility with binary files. (#2376)
    Fixed bugs:<br>
    • Global exclude rules no longer require a Firefox restart to take effect. (#2410)
    • A web page whose url ends in ".user.js" could fail to load. (#2407)
    • A script whose name ends in ".db" could fail. (#2402)

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    Version 3.8 312.1 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 49.*

    Feature enhancements:

    • Scripts can now detect whether they are operating in Private Mode or not. (#2199)

    Fixed bugs:

    • Corrected a situation wherein some scripts could be executed twice. (#2371)
    • Improved reliability of Sync service. (#2351)
    • Improved handling of HTML pages served with .user.js URLs. (#2280)

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    Version 3.7 294.1 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 47.*

    Feature enhancements:
    • Added a (subtle) indicator for scripts that can not / will not download updates. (#2358)<br>
    Fixed bugs:
    • Using @resource URLs for images could fail to work in multi-process Firefox. (#2341)
    • Invalid metadata in the template prevented the "New Script" feature. (#2336)
    • Drag-and-drop install of a script could launch two install windows. (#2292)

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    Version 3.6 329.1 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 45.*

    Feature enhancements:
    • Better support for scripts with a very large number of @include/@exclude/@match rules. (#2318)
    • Display a notification to the user when there is a problem parsing an edited script. (#2319)
    • In GM_info the serving URL for an @resource is listed. (#2281)
    • Added support for @run-at document-idle. (#2109)
    Fixed bugs:
    • Repair compatibility of @resource files and certain serving contexts for recent versions of Firefox. (#2326)
    • Correctly refresh files when changing (e.g.) @require lines in a script. (#2311)
    • Repaired binary behavior of GM_xmlhttpRequest. (#2265)

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    Version 3.5 328.3 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 44.*

    Feature enhancements:

    • Restored "more" link in Add-ons Manager, add metadata support to fill it. (#1944)
    • The Options window can (usually) be resized. (#2194)
    • Allow scripting about:reader pages. (#2195) 
    • Various performance/efficiency enhancements. (#2243, #2259)
    • Allow .cmd file as editor on Windows. (#2271)

    Fixed bugs:

    • The GM_getValue API behavior matches the documentation. (#2151)
    • Repaired the Greasemonkey menus. (#2270, #2273, #2276)

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    Version 3.4.1 324.7 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 43.*

    This is a quick release to fix one data corruption bug introduced in 3.4: Update checks can cause a script to be removed, rather than updated (#2274).

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    Version 3.4 324.7 KiB Works with Firefox 38.0 - 43.*

    Feature enhancements:
    • Added features to GM_openInTab. (#2257)
    • Improved performance and memory efficiency. (#2225, #2237)
    • Remember user script sort order. (#2128)

    Fixed bugs:
    • Work around a Firefox bug that broke GM_openInTab when e10s is not enabled. (#2234) <br>
    • Fixed a bug in the "view script source" feature preventing the tab from opening correctly. (#2202) <br>
    • Correctly handle uninstalled scripts and user @match preferences through Sync. (#2186, 2188)<br>
    • Improved the behavior of cloneInto to work in more cases. (#2070) <br>
    • Scripts that are run-at document-start will run on about:blank. (#2041)

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    Version 3.3 322.5 KiB Works with Firefox 35.0 - 40.*

    Feature enhancements:
    • Allow the script preference window flex size, especially useful for smaller displays. (#2191) <br>
    • The script preference editor now allows editing @match (as well as @include and @exclude like always). (#2126)<br>
    • GM_getResourceURL is now compatible with favicons. (#1955)<br>
    • Web sites should not be able to detect that Greasemonkey is installed. (#1787)

    Fixed bugs:
    • Web pages whose URLs end with .user.js should load properly. (#2178)
    • Repair memory leak related to GM_registerMenuCommand(). (#2067)

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    Version 3.2 317.4 KiB Works with Firefox 35.0 - 40.*

    Feature enhancements:
    • The GM_openInTab() API officially supports an open_in_background argument, and always respects user configuration when not specified. (#2105, #2106, #2107)
    • The GM_xmlhttpRequest() API is now compatible with responseType: 'arraybuffer'. (#2045)
    • Script updates always check the server, never using the browser cache. (#1878)
    • Now @match rules can be customized in script settings. (#1703)
    Fixed bugs:
    • More consistently send cookies  with GM_xmlhttpRequest(). (#2181)
    • Calling abort() on the result of GM_xmlhttpRequest() should no longer cause errors. (#2154)
    • Fix GM_registerMenuCommand() for @run-at document-start scripts. (#2139)
    • Restore operation of the GM_info.version property. (#2132)
    • The GM_xmlhttpRequest() API will no longer leak cookies from the regular session, when operating in a Private Browsing session. (#2050)
    • Checking for add-on updates will enforce a server timeout, so it does not potentially hang forever. (#2029)
    • Repair navigation to HTML pages whose URL happens to end in .user.js. (#1998)

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    Version 3.1.1-signed 314.6 KiB Works with Firefox 35.0 - 39.*

    Fixed bugs:
    • Fix @noframes feature. (#2110) <br>
    • Fix injecting scripts into about:blank. (#2108) <br>
    • Display localized script name/description correctly. (#2102)<br>
    • Correct GM_openInTab() to only open one tab. (#2094) <br>
    • Repair default script editor. (#2073)

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    Version 3.0.1-signed 314.4 KiB Works with Firefox 35.0 - 39.*

    Multi process Firefox compatibility.

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    Version 2.3.1-signed 296.9 KiB Works with Firefox 29.0 - 36.*

    Enhancements and changes:
    • Added @noframes metadata imperative. (#1859

    Fixed bugs:
    • Improved disk usage of script values' SQLite databases. (#2036)
    • Fixed the responseType feature for GM_xmlhttpRequest(). (#2032)
    • Fixed a null variable reference in Firefox Sync. (#2014, #2017)

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    Version 2.2.1-signed 293.3 KiB Works with Firefox 29.0 - 33.*

    Enhancements and changes:
    • Added a "New User Script" button into the Add-ons Manager. (#1972)
    • Scripts will always execute (or not) based on their original URL, before any possible history.replaceState() changes by the content scripts. (#1970)
    • Script @name and @description values can be localized for multiple languages. (#1963)

    Fixed bugs:
    • User scripts will never execute with chrome privileges. (#1988)
    • Improved Drag-and-Drop into the Add-ons Manager. (#1980)
    • Correctly show all Unicode characters when selecting View Script Source. (#1940)
    • Repair GM_xmlhttpRequest() for XML type responses. (#1937)
    • Fix the position of tabs created with GM_openInTab(). (#1897)
    • Do not falsely trigger the install dialog when e.g. editing a script via the GitHub web interface. (#1875)
    • Fixed an error when pressing cancel in the install dialog. (#1862)
    • GM_log() no longer truncate at NUL bytes. (#1061)

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    Version 2.1.1-signed 290.7 KiB Works with Firefox 29.0 - 32.*

    Fixed bugs:
    • Fix script updates. (#1938)
    • Repair GM_xmlhttpRequest(), broken in 2.0. (#1937)
    • A script will no longer be overwritten by an @require of the same name. (#1906)
    • Repaired the functionality of the "Undo" button after uninstalling a script. (#1898)

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