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The Best Bookmarklets that Make Mobile Browsing Less Annoying


Bookmarklets are great for adding functionality to your browser without dealing with extensions. They also happen to work great on mobile browsers like Safari and Chrome. With them, you can add a button to instantly fix smartphone browser problems and send a page to various services, change font sizes, and more. Let's make a list of the best of these kinds of bookmarklets.

Bookmarklets are small bits of code that run on a page when you click on them. They work on any browser, from mobile to desktop, which means they're a simple way to make your smartphone's browser a lot more useful. It's pretty easy to add bookmarklets manually to Safari and Chrome. You can also sync your bookmarks across devices and add bookmarklets from your desktop (Chrome/Safari instructions) so they show up on your smartphone. So, with that in mind, we want to make a list of the best bookmarklets that add functionality to your smartphone's browser. Here's how to submit your suggestions:

  • Name your bookmarklet (for example: "Send to Evernote")

  • One bookmarklet per comment: We want to keep this easy to read, so please limit your suggestion to one per comment.

  • Try not to repeat: If someone else has already posted the bookmarklet you wanted to share, click the start to give it a boost instead of writing a new one.

  • Include the bookmarklet's code or a link: We want to make it easy for people to add bookmarklets right from the discussion, so include the Javascript in your comment or link to it.

With that, let's get started. We'll kick it off with some of our favorite bookmarklets, but we're more interested in yours!