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Bookmarklets are JavaScript programs stored as bookmarks. The term is a portmanteau of the words bookmark and applet. Bookmarklets are possible because the JavaScript URI scheme allows JavaScript programs to be stored as URIs, which can be stored in bookmarks. Bookmarklets have access to the current page, which they may inspect and change.
Bookmarklets are usually small snippets of JavaScript executed when user clicks on them. When clicked, bookmarklets can perform a wide variety of operations, such as running a search query from selected text or extracting data from a table. Another name for bookmarklet is favelet or favlet, derived from favorites (synonym of bookmark). [1]
Smart bookmarks are an extended kind of Internet bookmark used in web browsers. [1] [2] [3] By accepting an argument, they directly give access to functions of web sites, as opposed to filling web forms at the respective web site for accessing these functions.
Service Tagging [Note 1] Groups Conversation [Note 2] Private [Note 3] Private following list RSS Atom Bookmarklet; Facebook: Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No [19]: No No Friendica: Yes Yes Yes Yes ...
bookmarklets: JavaScript Can execute arbitrary JavaScript on any page, but requires a user to click them, rather than running automatically Always working Firebug:
Depending on your browser, you may also be able to use tools that allow you to search Wikipedia using bookmarklets. In general, external search engines are faster than a Wikipedia search. However, because the search engine's cache is based on when the site was indexed, the search may not return newly created pages.
The Internet Archive provides a browser add-on that can be used to easily access pages on the Wayback Machine for the currently viewed site, along with options to save a copy of the page to the Wayback Machine. Currently, versions of the add-on are available for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.
On December 2, 2010, it was announced that LastPass had acquired Xmarks, a web browser extension that enabled password synchronization between browsers.The acquisition meant the survival of Xmarks, which had financial troubles, and although the two services remained separate, the acquisition led to a reduced price for paid premium subscriptions combining the two services.