Tools

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There are a variety of tools that exist to automate, simplify, reproduce, and/or add functionality to KoL.

Alternate User Interfaces

These tools are usually freestanding and often provide an alternate way to play KoL, rather than using the standard web browser interface.

KoLmafia

• Is a cross-platform desktop interface to KoL written by holatuwol and others.
• Is written in Java.
• Requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
• Forum thread is located here.
• Availability:
  • The latest stable version is available here.
  • The latest unstable versions are available here.

Scripts & Scriptlets

Scripts/Scriptlets directly affect and/or enhance the functionality of the standard KoL web browser interface.

They are commonly implemented in JavaScript, a browser/client scripting language, but are sometimes dynamically generated by PHP or some other server scripting language.

Scriptlets are usually run by entering "javascript:SCRIPT" in the address bar of a web browser. They can also be bookmarked for easier use. Some scriptlets are browser-dependent.

• Ohayou has written a multitude of handy scriptlets. His Repeat Action Scriptlet has been revised in this forum thread. Also popular is his UI improvements script, which not only logs and displays his item effect logging scriptlet, but also combines a variety of his other scriptlets.

Greasemonkey User Scripts

Greasemonkey is an extension for the Firefox web browser, which provides a framework for user scripts to be written to automatically be invoked when you visit a particular page.

In-depth instructions on using Greasemonkey are available at this forum post, courtesy of Aprocalypse.

The following scripts all require Greasemonkey.

• Tard created a multitude of various scripts, from an arena trainer to spoiler/helper scripts, that can automatically inform you of updates when using his Framework script. These scripts were updated and maintained by SomeStranger until 2008 at his user scripts page. Currently, several of them are updated and maintained by Hellion at his user scripts page.

• Turias has a selection of scripts available at this forum thread, including a color-changing, location drop-down, moon, search, and toolbar script.

• Numfar has authored a monster stat, wiki-linking, and bang potion script, which are available at his user scripts page.

• DaCyclops provides a number of small helpful scripts, including one that counts visible trophies and one that shows the moon sign effects on ascension, at his user scripts page.

For a more complete list, see the categorized Greasemonkey scripts list.

Stylish

Stylish is a Firefox extension similar to Greasemonkey, but is more visual than functional in nature. KoL Stylish scripts include one that labels chat mods and one that colorizes a menu to highlight HP and MP Restorers.

For more information, see the Stylish website and a list of KoL Stylish scripts.

Web-Based Tools

There are some tools to assist with gameplay that are accessed by a standard web browser. Typically, you type or cut-and-paste information into them:

• Cisco's Door Code Generator
• The Rye's Familiar Arena Tool
• RetroFrog's KoL Tools contains tools for consumption, skills, familiars, and more.
• Jef's War Meat Optimizer lets you calculate the best combination of smashing, nickel-and-diming, and selling war items in the mall for the highest possible profit.
• Eleron's KoL Diet Lists fetch food prices from the mall and calculate the optimal diet for various farming incomes.
• The Garden of Earthly Delights allows you to calculate the return from food, booze, and pulverizing under various conditions.

Offline Tools

Besides many online resources, there are also some tools for offline use.

• KujjieKujjieKoo's Barrel Full of Barrels Calculators are able to calculate the probability of each possible outcome of any given barrel.
• Ascension Log Visualizer is a tool that is able to create ascension logs from Kolmafia sessions and visualize them through various different charts. It can also make visualizations from pre-parsed logs.

Other links are available on the Community and Bots pages. For a specific type of web link, see the related wiki page.