All you need is a Greasemonkey compatible browser like Firefox, the Greasemonkey extension and the Annotate Links script that adds the functionality. The annotated links are not visible when browsing websites but will become visible once you print the website. Each link gets a unique identifier (number) which corresponds to a link in the link list at the end of the printout.

Only plain HTML links are added this way to the document. JavaScript links or relative links are not included which makes a lot of sense obviously. You can preview the output if you select Print Preview from the menu of your browser, the way the links are prepared and added should be visible there if the Greasemonkey extension is running.

Update: The Annotate Links script is no longer available on the author’s website. The link is returning a 404 not found error.

The Printable userscript is an alternative that you can install instead. You still need Greasemonkey installed in Firefox to make use of the userscript. It is likely that the userscript is also working in Scriptish for Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and other browsers supporting custom userscripts.

This script automatically adds link references to the end of the printed document. This way, the linked information are visible on the print out which may help in research later on.

You need to have Greasemonkey installed which can be downloaded as a Firefox add-on from Mozilla. The following five scripts will add some great functions to Youtube, a resize function for the videos or RSS feeds for user searches and more.

Greasmonkey scripts are installed in a similar fashion as Firefox add-ons. The browser does not need to be closed though, only the current tab needs to be refreshed, or a new one opened to make the script work.

Youtube RSS Feed

Adds a RSS feed tag to the Firefox address bar for user and tag searches.

Youtube Prevent Autoplay

Don’t you hate it when videos start playing automatically when you are on Youtube ? Users with slow connections surely do. This script replaces the Youtube player that autostarts videos with one that does not.

Youtube Cleaner

Removes comments and related sidebar from video pages with the option to restore them when needed.

YousableTubeFix

Makes it possible to resize videos played on Youtube and removes ads as well. Could not get the download video function to work though

Tiny Url are offering a preview function on their website which can be enabled. If you do enable it a cookie will be set and you will be redirected to a preview page displaying the real destination of the link that you clicked on. This is working for as long as the cookie is set.

There is however a better solution if you are using Firefox. The Greasemonkey script TinyURL Decoder decodes urls that have been shortened with the Tinyurl service right away on the page. No clicking, no hovering with the mouse over the link, it is decoded and instantly available.

Even better, TinyUrl Decoder is not only compatible with the service of the same name, but with dozens of other url shortening services. At the time of writing, a total of 68 minus a few not working ones are supported by the Greasemonkey script.

The script works only under the Firefox web browser, and not under Google Chrome. Here is what you need to do to install the script for Firefox.

Start by installing the Greasemonkey add-on or the Scriptish alternative.

Once done visit the website of the userscript and click the install button there. You will see a popup message which you need to accept. This message details the access rights that you are giving the script. Once installed, it will work out of the box. It is best tested on the userscript page. Make sure you reload the page once to see the script in action.

This can be something profane like removing advertisement from websites or disabling comments but also clever additions that increase the usability of a website. You can download the latest version of Greasmonkey from Greasepot. Enough of the babbling, I’m proud to present 10 Greasemonkey scripts for the lazy, enjoy the read:

Googlestream – Never click Next or previous during Google searches again. The script automatically loads and displays the next batch of search results in the same window you are currently in. It loads them when you reach the bottom of the page.
RSS+Atom Feed Subscribe Button Generator – Some websites hide their RSS Feed buttons pretty well and it takes some time to find them. With this userscript the feed options will always be displayed in the upper left corner of the website. No more searching for those darn feed links.
Google Image Direct Links – this userscript links directly to the picture during Google image searches without having to visit the framed website first.
Flickr Photo Page Enhancer – adds links to different sizes directly, generates html code (to quickly copy and paste the html for a thumbnail link) and loads 20 most used tags.
Ebay Show only negative feedback – It takes sometimes pretty long to find the few negative or neutral comments that a user received on Ebay especially when he has thousands of auction comments. This userscript adds two new tabs: Complaints received and Complaints Left.
Technorati English Search Results – Technorati displays search results in all languages unless you choose a specific language in the drop down box before you search. With this userscript only English search results are shown.
Del.icio.us Autotag – When you save bookmarks on del.icio.us the tags from that link are automatically added to your bookmark.
Sourceforge Direct Links – Direct download links for files on Sourceforge plus the ability to choose a mirror from a certain continent.
Digg.com Mirrors – adds links to article mirrors in case the website goes down due to the digg effect. Links to duggmirror, Coral and Google Cache plus Waybackmachine.

Wow the list has 9 entries not 8, take the last one as a bonus if you like.