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Collaborative Browser

The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.

To run the shell

go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com

This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:

go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful

Built-in commands:

  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell

Markdown Browser

The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements. Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.

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, 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { // Add copy buttons to all 
 blocks
(function() {
function addCopyButtons() {
document.querySelectorAll('pre code').forEach(function(codeBlock) {
if (codeBlock.parentElement.hasAttribute('data-copy-added')) return;
codeBlock.parentElement.setAttribute('data-copy-added', 'true');
var btn = document.createElement('button');
btn.textContent = 'Copy';
btn.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;top:4px;right:4px;padding:2px 8px;font-size:11px;background:#4ecdc4;border:none;border-radius:4px;color:#1a1a2e;cursor:pointer;opacity:0.7;transition:opacity 0.2s;';
btn.onmouseover = function() { this.style.opacity = '1'; };
btn.onmouseout = function() { this.style.opacity = '0.7'; };
btn.onclick = function() {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(codeBlock.textContent).then(function() {
btn.textContent = 'Copied!';
setTimeout(function() { btn.textContent = 'Copy'; }, 1500);
});
};
codeBlock.parentElement.style.position = 'relative';
codeBlock.parentElement.appendChild(btn);
});
}
addCopyButtons();
// Re-run on dynamic content
var observer = new MutationObserver(addCopyButtons);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Add Copy Buttons to Code Blocks]', __e); }
})();
(function(){
try {
var __m = "github.com";
var __re = new RegExp('^' + "github\\.com" + '
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Collaborative Browser
The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.
To run the shell
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com
This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful
Built-in commands:
  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell
Markdown Browser
The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements.
Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.
About
Collaborative browser: A shared web browser for many users.
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Readme
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
// Force GitHub README to respect dark mode
(function() {
var style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = '
.markdown-body {
color-scheme: dark light;
}
.markdown-body pre { background: #161b22 !important; }
.markdown-body code { background: rgba(110, 118, 129, 0.4) !important; }
.markdown-body table th, .markdown-body table td { border-color: #30363d !important; }
.markdown-body img { background: #0d1117; }
.markdown-body blockquote { border-left-color: #8b949e; }
.markdown-body hr { border-color: #30363d; }
';
document.head.appendChild(style);
})();
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:GitHub Dark Mode README Fix]', __e); }
})();
(function(){
try {
var __m = "*";
var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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Collaborative Browser
The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.
To run the shell
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com
This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful
Built-in commands:
  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell
Markdown Browser
The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements.
Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.
About
Collaborative browser: A shared web browser for many users.
Resources
Readme
AGPL-3.0 license
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
// Highlight search terms from Google/DuckDuckGo/Bing referrer
(function() {
var ref = document.referrer;
var terms = [];
if (ref.includes('google.com') || ref.includes('duckduckgo.com') || ref.includes('bing.com')) {
var url = new URL(ref);
var q = url.searchParams.get('q') || url.searchParams.get('p');
if (q) {
terms = q.split(/\s+/).filter(function(t) { return t.length > 2; });
}
}
if (terms.length === 0) return;
var style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = '.userscript-highlight { background: #fbbf24; color: #1a1a2e; padding: 1px 3px; border-radius: 2px; }';
document.head.appendChild(style);
function highlight(node) {
if (node.nodeType === 3) { // text node
var text = node.textContent;
var found = false;
terms.forEach(function(term) {
var regex = new RegExp('(' + term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\') + ')', 'gi');
if (regex.test(text)) {
found = true;
var frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
var parts = text.split(regex);
parts.forEach(function(part, i) {
if (i % 2 === 0) {
frag.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));
} else {
var span = document.createElement('span');
span.className = 'userscript-highlight';
span.textContent = part;
frag.appendChild(span);
}
});
node.parentNode.replaceChild(frag, node);
}
});
} else if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.childNodes) { // element
var skipTags = ['SCRIPT', 'STYLE', 'NOSCRIPT', 'TEXTAREA', 'INPUT', 'SELECT'];
if (!skipTags.includes(node.tagName)) {
Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(highlight);
}
}
}
highlight(document.body);
// Re-highlight on dynamic content
var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
mutations.forEach(function(m) {
m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {
if (node.nodeType === 1 || node.nodeType === 3) highlight(node);
});
});
});
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Highlight Search Terms]', __e); }
})();
(function(){
try {
var __m = "*";
var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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Collaborative Browser
The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.
To run the shell
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com
This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful
Built-in commands:
  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell
Markdown Browser
The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements.
Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.
About
Collaborative browser: A shared web browser for many users.
Resources
Readme
AGPL-3.0 license
Activity
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2 stars
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1 watching
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1 fork
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
// Strip utm_, fbclid, gclid, etc. from all links on page
(function() {
var trackingParams = ['utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign', 'utm_term', 'utm_content',
'fbclid', 'gclid', 'dclid', 'msclkid', 'yclid',
'ref', 'ref_src', 'source', 'medium', 'campaign'];
function cleanUrl(url) {
try {
var u = new URL(url, window.location.origin);
var changed = false;
trackingParams.forEach(function(p) {
if (u.searchParams.has(p)) {
u.searchParams.delete(p);
changed = true;
}
});
return changed ? u.toString() : url;
} catch (e) {
return url;
}
}
function cleanLinks() {
document.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {
var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);
if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;
});
}
cleanLinks();
var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
mutations.forEach(function(m) {
m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {
if (node.nodeType === 1) {
if (node.tagName === 'A') cleanLinks();
node.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {
var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);
if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;
});
}
});
});
});
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Remove Tracking Parameters from Links]', __e); }
})();
(function(){
try {
var __m = "youtube.com";
var __re = new RegExp('^' + "youtube\\.com" + '
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Collaborative Browser
The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.
To run the shell
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com
This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful
Built-in commands:
  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell
Markdown Browser
The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements.
Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.
About
Collaborative browser: A shared web browser for many users.
Resources
Readme
AGPL-3.0 license
Activity
Stars
2 stars
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1 watching
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1 fork
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
// Auto-enable theater mode on YouTube
(function() {
function tryTheater() {
var btn = document.querySelector('button[aria-label="Theater mode"], ytd-player #player button[title="Theater mode"]');
if (btn && !btn.classList.contains('activated')) {
btn.click();
}
}
// Try immediately
tryTheater();
// Try after navigation (SPA)
var lastUrl = location.href;
setInterval(function() {
if (location.href !== lastUrl) {
lastUrl = location.href;
setTimeout(tryTheater, 500);
}
}, 1000);
// Also try on player load
var observer = new MutationObserver(tryTheater);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:YouTube Theater Mode Default]', __e); }
})();
(function(){
try {
var __m = "*";
var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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Collaborative Browser
The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.
To run the shell
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com
This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful
Built-in commands:
  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell
Markdown Browser
The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements.
Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.
About
Collaborative browser: A shared web browser for many users.
Resources
Readme
AGPL-3.0 license
Activity
Stars
2 stars
Watchers
1 watching
Forks
1 fork
Report repository
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Used by
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
// Remove or un-stick sticky/fixed headers that block content
(function() {
function unstick() {
document.querySelectorAll('header, nav, [role="banner"], .header, .navbar, .sticky, .fixed-top, [style*="position: fixed"], [style*="position:sticky"]').forEach(function(el) {
if (el.style.position === 'fixed' || el.style.position === 'sticky' || getComputedStyle(el).position === 'fixed' || getComputedStyle(el).position === 'sticky') {
el.style.position = 'static';
el.style.top = 'auto';
el.style.zIndex = 'auto';
}
});
}
unstick();
var observer = new MutationObserver(unstick);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true, attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['style', 'class'] });
})();
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Kill Sticky Headers]', __e); }
})();
})();
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Collaborative Browser
The Collaborative Browser is a shared interface for many users. This project focuses on the design of intuitive environments that offer proper affordances, not smart users with extensive planning and reflection modules to accomplish complex tasks. Thus, if an incorrect action is chosen, it is not the user's fault. Rather, it is the environment's fault for not affording an appropriate action space.
To run the shell
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com
This will start the shell with the starting location at https://scholar.google.com/. To interact with the browser or to see the changes visually, run:
go run ./cmd/shell/shell.go -url scholar.google.com -headful
Built-in commands:
  • help: prints some usage instructions
  • headful: if the current browser is running headless, open the headful representation
  • log: logs the current browser and trajectory to the specified log path
  • exit: gracefully exits the shell
Markdown Browser
The Markdown Browser is an example of a text browser. It uses virtual IDs to enable textual users to select elements.
Virtual IDs provide a 1-to-1 mapping between input boxes, buttons, links, and other elements that may useful to select.
About
Collaborative browser: A shared web browser for many users.
Resources
Readme
AGPL-3.0 license
Activity
Stars
2 stars
Watchers
1 watching
Forks
1 fork
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Releases
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Used by
Contributors
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