Enabling user-scripts in Google Chrome

Question

I am following Mohamed Mansour's directions from this reference to enable user scripts in Google Chrome. But I can't seem to get them working, and I am sure I am missing something obvious.

Specifically:

• I updated the Chrome shortcut with the --enable-user-scripts option.
• I created the a test script (below) in C:\Users\zoredache\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\User Scripts called test.user.js.
• I killed all existing Chrome processes and restarted.

test.user.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name  Test Script
// @include  *
// ==/UserScript=
alert("Hello World!");

I am running Chrome 5.0.375.127 on the 64 bit version Windows 7 Professional.

I believe I have completely followed the directions, but the alert() is never displayed when I try to visit pages.

So what do I have to do to enable user scripts in Chrome? What step am I missing?

Answer 1

Chrome 5 shouldn't need a command-line switch to use userscripts anymore and the instructions you're following are nearly 18 months old. All you have to do is drop the user.js file into your Chrome instance and follow the prompts. Chrome has had this functionality since January.