If you enjoy the social aspect of pictures, then you’ve probably played around with Flickr. Flickr is a social web-based photo service that allows users to upload their pictures to display to the world. You also have the ability to create photo albums by using their tagging feature.

While Flickr is a great service, there is always room for improvement. This is where Greasemonkey steps in to fill the void, by allowing users to make scripts that alter how the website functions so that it can meet your needs. Once you have the Greasemonkey extension installed on your Firefox web browser, start installing some of the following scripts to improve your Flickr experience:

Flickr Greasemonkey Scripts

  • Flickr Ad Removal – Gets rid of text ads in Flickr (the ones that show up after using AdBlock to get rid of the graphical ads).
  • Flickr AllSizes+ – Access all sizes for a Flickr photo. Copy the code, download the image, etc.
  • Flickr Group Search with Google – Replaces poor default search with Google group search.
  • Flickr Image Unblocker – A script to remove the invisible image blocking images on Flickr.
  • Flickr Link Original Images – Add link to original image on top of Flickr thumbnails.
  • Flickr MultiMailer – Lets you send Flickr Mail to multiple recipients from your contacts list.
  • Flickr Mail Manager – Adds some options to help manage your Flickr mailbox. Including “Mark all as read” and delete all Notification emails, such as “you are x’s newest contact” and Group Invitations.
  • Flickr Quoter – Flickr Quoter adds a “quote” link to Flickr discussions, and Flickr Mail, making it easier to quote people.
  • Flickr Photo Page Enhancer – Adds links to different sizes directly to a Flickr photo page, generates HTML code to easily copy and paste thumbnail & description, and automatically loads your 20 most used tags when you click “Add Tag.”
  • Flickr PM – Adds icons for mail, profile, favorites, Scout, Interestingness and the user’s photo archive next to user names in forums and on individual photo pages. It also allows you to send Flickr Mails without leaving the current page you are on.
  • Flickr Remove Spaceball – Removes the empty image (download deterrent) positioned over some photos on Flickr.
  • Flickr Rich Edit – Adds a simple rich edit interface (Bold, Italic, Blockquote, Link) input text area in Flickr where you can use HTML.
  • Flickr Tags for GeoBloggers – Add tags for GeoBloggers on Google Maps.
  • Google Maps in Flickr – Display Google Maps in Flickr.
  • Greased Lightbox – Joe Lencioni’s Greased Lightbox is a Greasemonkey, Creammonkey, and Opera user script designed that enhances browsing on websites that link to images such as Google Image Search, Flickr, Wikipedia, Facebook, MySpace, and deviantART.
  • Publish Popular Posts – Lets you publish your most popular photos listed (by views/comments/favorites/interesting) + also your favorites list by other Flickr users on your PHP enabled website.

Know of a good one that I missed?  Let me know in the comments below!