Bookmarklets

What are Bookmarklets?

Bookmarklets are wonderful little javascript bits that you run on any page you like (more info here). They can be used to do a number of things. Here are a few of my favorites. These are either my own ideas, or rewritten from other people's bookmarklets (usually encapsulating them).

Dynamic Source

Image Grabber

Want to steal an image? This image grabber will collect all images from a page for your convenience. Note: It won't collect background images in the HTML or through CSS.

Disable Stylesheets

How does the structured document look? Now you can see a site without stylesheets.

JavaScript Console NS4/IE/Moz

Ever feel like playing with your favorite website? Now you can. This little console allows you to run code. Have fun kids.

View Scripts & Stylesheets  IE/Moz

This is probably one of the handiest bookmarklets I've seen. Quick access to all the scripts and stylesheets included on a page. This one is rewritten from the 13th Parallel's bookmarklet. It has been encapsulated to avoid conflicting with page variables.

View Cookies  NS4/IE/Moz

Ever wonder what cookies sites are setting for you? Now you can see. Also great for use during the dev process.

View Sourcer  NS4/IE/Moz

This bookmarklet will show the source of documents. If it is a single page, you just get the source. If it is a framed site, you'll get a list of links to the source of all the framed pages.

URL From String  IE/Moz

If a URL appears on a page that isn't a hyperlink (usually happens in forums and newsgroups), just select the text you want and turn it into a URL! Test it here: http://www.yahoo.com/.