Many companies seem to add information to specific pages on their websites. A prime example is Google Search which turned from a minimalistic page into a complex page with lots of elements on the page. Another example is Amazon and its product pages. These pages are filled with information, ads and other information related to the product. That’s a lot for users who simply want to read the product description of a product on Amazon, or who want to read a few customer reviews.
Better Amazon is a userscript for Mozilla Firefox (with Greasemonkey add-on installed) and Google Chrome that turns the Amazon product page into a user friendly version. The userscript works with all localized Amazon shops, from Amazon.com to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de
It only does its magic on product pages. The three most notable changes are the following:
- Displays the average product rating of the product in big letters next to the item name
- Removal of ads on the Amazon page
- Collapsible sections to only display the needed information
Collapsible items can be expanded with a simple click. This way it is for instance possible to expand the customer reviews to read the reviews. Collapsing the items puts them all above the fold or near the fold to access them directly without having to scroll down to the desired section on the page.
Sections can be collapsed again with another click. Firefox and Chrome users find the Better Amazon userscript at the official Userscript repository.
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