Greasemonkey - YouTube Chat Enhancer

Usage and description

Install the Greasemonkey script below and take more control over your YouTube chat experience.

What This Script Does

• Adds a right-click menu to chat authors which has options to change their visibility
• Adds configurable sounds/desktop notifications to mentions, keywords and users of your choice

What This Script Does NOT Do

• This script does not and will not track you
• This script will not inject any sort of ads or any other monetization content into the page
• This script will not post anything or otherwise generate any content on your behalf
• This script will not do anything to violate the YouTube terms of service

Versions

• 0.4.5 (current) - 2024-09-25
  • Fixed a not-defined error in Firefox due to previous Chrome fix
• 0.4.4 - 2024-08-24
  • Fixed error caused by Chrome(?) content policy
• 0.4.3 - 2023-12-01
  • Fixed error caused by YouTube selector change
• 0.4.2 - 2023-11-16
  • Fixed error caused by YouTube selector change
• 0.4.1 - 2023-10-23
  • Added desktop notifications (off by default)
• 0.3.1 - 2023-10-19
  • Bug fixes
  • Removed mark library
• 0.3 - 2023-10-17
  • Added keywords

Planned Features

• Anti-keywords (mute/hide messages with certain words)
• "Hard" mute (hide messages) - allow mods/owners to be seen?
• "Hard" quiet (hide messages) - allow mods/owners to be seen?
• Fav messages
• Global settings (vs channel)
• Global mute sound
• User notes
• User defined sounds
• User specific sounds

Installation instructions

Firefox

• Install Greasemonkey (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-Us/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/)
• Copy the script below, click the down arrow next to the monkey and click "New User Script" then click "Use Script From Clipboard"

Chrome

• Install Tampermonkey (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo?hl=en)
• Copy the script below, click the weird square icon with two circles then click "Add new script". Select what's there and paste the script. Then click the Save button.
• NOTE: You must enable Developer Mode to make this extension work now.

Opera

• Install Violent Monkey (https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/violent-monkey/?display=en)
• Copy the script below, click the monkey, click "Manage Scripts", then "New". Select what's there and paste the script.

Safari

• Install Tampermonkey (https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=safari)
• Once installed, you must restart Safari.
• Copy the script below, click the weird square icon with two circles then click "Add new script". Select what's there and paste the script.

The Script

Once you have installed Greasemonkey, click this link to install the script.