Bookmarklets are short JavaScript programs that you activate by selecting a bookmark in your browser. They can save you lots of time. Here's the ones I use frequently. Some of these may have been snagged from Bookmarklets.com, most, if not all, have been modified in some way. I store them in an "Answers" folder on my Netscape Personal toolbar. Unless listed otherwise they will only work with Netscape 4 (and Netscape 6/Mozilla, although they generate a JavaScript warning). I plan to convert them to IE eventually....
I also have bookmarklets for Open Directory Project (DMoz) Editors and to help you track Bugs in Mozilla.
To save a bookmarklet do one of the following:
- Click and drag the bookmarklet's link to your personal toolbar.
- Right click on the bookmarklet's link and add a bookmark.
Tip: Most of these bookmarklets will use selected text. For example, let's say you see a word on a web page that you don't know and you want to get a definition of it. Simply highlight the word and click one of the Dictionary bookmarklets. Instant definition. If nothing is selected, the bookmarklets will show a prompt box.
Navigation
- Up (N3,N4,IE4,IE5)
- Takes you up a level in the site directory structure. Extremely useful if a search engine dumps you into the middle of a site and you want to see higher level pages or if the page is 404. Try it here and go to the TimZone main page.
- Find (N4)
- Why Netscape decided to take this off the toolbar I'll never know. Put it back. Search the current page for what you want! Don't be confused and think this searches the web; It only searches the page you're currently viewing.
- List all links (N4)
- Pops up a list of all the links on the current page. Great for printing the links with their URLs. When you click on a link in the list window it is opened in the original window. Doesn't work with frames.
- List all links (IE4)
- Pops up a list of all the links on the current page. Great for printing the links with their URLs. When you click on a link in the list window it is opened in the original window. Doesn't work with frames.
- Dup (N3,N4,IE4,IE5)
- Duplicates the current page in a new window. Makes it easy to copy a page so you can return to it later.
- Go to URL (N4)
- Select a URL on a page and click this bookmarklet to visit it. You can select plain URLs like www.example.com or ones that include the protocol like http://www.example.com/ If nothing is selected, it will prompt for a URL to go to.
- Go to URL (IE4,IE5)
- Select a URL on a page and click this bookmarklet to visit it. You can select plain URLs like www.example.com or ones that include the protocol like http://www.example.com/ If nothing is selected, it will prompt for a URL to go to.
Search engines
- Google! (N4)
- Instant Google Search - use selection or type in keywords
- Google! (IE4,IE5) new
- Instant Google Search - use selection or type in keywords
- InferenceFind (N4)
- Instant search with selection or type in keywords for http://www.infind.com/
- InferenceFind (IE4,IE5) new
- Instant search with selection or type in keywords for http://www.infind.com/
- AltaVista (N4)
- I used to search AltaVista all the time. I realized the other day that I haven't used AltaVista is more than a year. Google and DMoz are about all I need. Still, this is great bookmarklet because it pops to AV's text only interface. Very fast.
- AltaVista (IE4,IE5) new
- I used to search AltaVista all the time. I realized the other day that I haven't used AltaVista is more than a year. Google and DMoz are about all I need. Still, this is great bookmarklet because it pops to AV's text only interface. Very fast.
- DMoz (N4)
- Instant DMoz Search - Uses the current selection or lets you type in keywords.
- DMoz (IE4,IE5) new
- Instant DMoz Search - Uses the current selection or lets you type in keywords.
- HotBot (N4)
- Select text or enter keywords in HotBot
- HotBot (IE4,IE5) new
- Select text or enter keywords in HotBot
- Ask Jeeves (N4)
- Select text or enter keywords. Ask Jeeves likes question words: Where can I find... What is....
- Ask Jeeves (IE4,IE5) new
- Select text or enter keywords. Ask Jeeves likes question words: Where can I find... What is....
- Yahoo (N4)
- Do you, um, yahoo!?
- Yahoo (IE4,IE5) new
- Do you, um, yahoo!?
- About.com (N4)
- (The site that was the Mining Co way back when...)
- About.com (IE4,IE5) new
- (The site that was the Mining Co way back when...)
Religion and Christianity
- Bible Gateway (N4)
- Look up a passage in the Bible (New King James Version). You can select a reference (book ch:vs) or enter one when prompted. Edit the version= part of this bookmarklet if you prefer a different translation or paraphrase. In addition to the NKJV, the Bible Gateway supports NIV, RSV, KJV, NASB and more.
- Bible Gateway (IE4,IE5) new
- Look up a passage in the Bible (New King James Version). You can select a reference (book ch:vs) or enter one when prompted. Edit the version= part of this bookmarklet if you prefer a different translation or paraphrase. In addition to the NKJV, the Bible Gateway supports NIV, RSV, KJV, NASB and more.
- Find Saint (by name) (N4) new
- Search for a saint by name to find the feastday or nameday on the Orthodox Ministry ACCESS Saint of the Day calendar. Just select a name and use the bookmarklet or type one at the prompt.
- Find Saint (by name) (IE4,IE5) new
- Search for a saint by Name to find the feastday or nameday on the Orthodox Ministry ACCESS Saint of the Day calendar. Just select a name and use the bookmarklet or type one at the prompt.
- Orthodox Calendar (N4,IE4,IE5) new
- Find what feasts or saints are commemorated today (or enter a date) on the Orthodox Ministry ACCESS Saint of the Day calendar
- Orthodox Calendar (New Skete) (N4,IE4,IE5) new
- Find what feasts or saints are commemorated today (or enter a date) according to the Orthodox calendar as used by New Skete monastery.
Word definitions
- Check Dict.org (N4) new
- Get instant definition of a word using Dict.org.
- Check Dict.org (IE4,IE5) new
- Get instant definition of a word using Dict.org.
- Define a word (N4)
- Get instant definition of all words longer than 3 letters.
- Define a word (IE4,IE5) new
- Get instant definition of all words longer than 3 letters.
- Dictionary (M-W) (N4)
- Look up a word in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
- Dictionary (M-W) (IE4,IE5) new
- Look up a word in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
- Thesaurus (M-W) (N4) new
- Look up a word in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus.
- Thesaurus (M-W) (IE4,IE5) new
- Look up a word in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus.
- Thesaurus (Roget's) (N4)
- Thesaurus (Roget's) (IE4,IE5) new
- Acronym Finder
- Found an acronym you don't know? Try this bookmarklet.
- Computer Dictionary
- Look up words in the FOLDOC Computer dictionary. The main site is at http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html
Recipes
- Epicurious Recipes
- SOAR Recipes
Translate this!
- Translate this page
- Uses BabelFish to translate the current page.
- Translate InterTran
- Translate Go.com
Web Developer
- View HTTP headers and HTML source (N3,N4,IE4,IE5) new
- Uses the terrific Mozilla web-sniffer tool to show the complete headers and html source of the current page.
- View HTTP headers (verbose) and HTML source (N3,N4,IE4,IE5) new
- Same as above, but uses the verbose mode of terrific Mozilla web-sniffer tool to show the complete headers and html source of the current page.
- View Source (N3,N4,IE4,IE5)
- Pops up the source of the current page.
- View Generated Source (IE5,N6,Moz) new
- Shows the generated source of the page. This is a work around for the problem that Mozilla cannot view the source of a form post (bug 55583). This builds a source view from what's currently in the browser window. This bookmarklet is also useful for seeing the results of a javascript dynamically generated page.
Note: Items marked with new were added after April 01, 01.
