Replace GitHub avatars with identicons - toggle in Tampermonkey menu
// ==UserScript==
// @name GitHub Avatar to Identicon Switcher
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 2025-11-09
// @description Replace GitHub avatars with identicons - toggle in Tampermonkey menu
// @author TheMX/TheXM
// @license MIT
// @icon data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaQAAAGkAQMAAABEgsN2AAAABlBMVEXw8PCgjuCi1ezxAAAAeElEQVR4Ae3LoRWAMBBEwaAog1JDqSkDRTAJ7hy8nJgv9+0USZL0e7VHNYqiKIqiKIqiKIpKpSRJkiRJSt7RR+cYtjlc4YWiKIqiKIqiKIqiVqi32qNaiaMoiqIoiqIoiqKodeqew05RFEVRFEVRFEVROZUkSfqmBwlwQYdil+rrAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC
// @match https://github.com/*
// @match https://*.github.com/*
// @match https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/*
// @match https://*.githubusercontent.com/*
// @grant GM_registerMenuCommand
// @grant GM_unregisterMenuCommand
// @grant GM_setValue
// @grant GM_getValue
// @antifeature none
// ==/UserScript==
// Credits to Joseph K. Myers for https://www.myersdaily.org/joseph/javascript/md5-text.html
function md5cycle(x, k) {
var a = x[0],
b = x[1],
c = x[2],
d = x[3];
a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[0], 7, -680876936);
d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[1], 12, -389564586);
c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[2], 17, 606105819);
b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[3], 22, -1044525330);
a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[4], 7, -176418897);
d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[5], 12, 1200080426);
c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[6], 17, -1473231341);
b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[7], 22, -45705983);
a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[8], 7, 1770035416);
d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[9], 12, -1958414417);
c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[10], 17, -42063);
b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[11], 22, -1990404162);
a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[12], 7, 1804603682);
d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[13], 12, -40341101);
c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[14], 17, -1502002290);
b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[15], 22, 1236535329);
a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[1], 5, -165796510);
d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[6], 9, -1069501632);
c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[11], 14, 643717713);
b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[0], 20, -373897302);
a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[5], 5, -701558691);
d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[10], 9, 38016083);
c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[15], 14, -660478335);
b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[4], 20, -405537848);
a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[9], 5, 568446438);
d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[14], 9, -1019803690);
c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[3], 14, -187363961);
b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[8], 20, 1163531501);
a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[13], 5, -1444681467);
d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[2], 9, -51403784);
c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[7], 14, 1735328473);
b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[12], 20, -1926607734);
a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[5], 4, -378558);
d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[8], 11, -2022574463);
c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[11], 16, 1839030562);
b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[14], 23, -35309556);
a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[1], 4, -1530992060);
d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[4], 11, 1272893353);
c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[7], 16, -155497632);
b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[10], 23, -1094730640);
a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[13], 4, 681279174);
d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[0], 11, -358537222);
c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[3], 16, -722521979);
b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[6], 23, 76029189);
a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[9], 4, -640364487);
d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[12], 11, -421815835);
c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[15], 16, 530742520);
b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[2], 23, -995338651);
a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[0], 6, -198630844);
d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[7], 10, 1126891415);
c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[14], 15, -1416354905);
b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[5], 21, -57434055);
a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[12], 6, 1700485571);
d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[3], 10, -1894986606);
c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[10], 15, -1051523);
b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[1], 21, -2054922799);
a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[8], 6, 1873313359);
d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[15], 10, -30611744);
c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[6], 15, -1560198380);
b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[13], 21, 1309151649);
a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[4], 6, -145523070);
d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[11], 10, -1120210379);
c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[2], 15, 718787259);
b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[9], 21, -343485551);
x[0] = add32(a, x[0]);
x[1] = add32(b, x[1]);
x[2] = add32(c, x[2]);
x[3] = add32(d, x[3]);
}
function cmn(q, a, b, x, s, t) {
a = add32(add32(a, q), add32(x, t));
return add32((a << s) | (a >>> (32 - s)), b);
}
function ff(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
return cmn((b & c) | (~b & d), a, b, x, s, t);
}
function gg(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
return cmn((b & d) | (c & ~d), a, b, x, s, t);
}
function hh(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
return cmn(b ^ c ^ d, a, b, x, s, t);
}
function ii(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
return cmn(c ^ (b | ~d), a, b, x, s, t);
}
function md51(s) {
txt = "";
var n = s.length,
state = [1732584193, -271733879, -1732584194, 271733878],
i;
for (i = 64; i <= s.length; i += 64) {
md5cycle(state, md5blk(s.substring(i - 64, i)));
}
s = s.substring(i - 64);
var tail = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
tail[i >> 2] |= s.charCodeAt(i) << (i % 4 << 3);
}
tail[i >> 2] |= 0x80 << (i % 4 << 3);
if (i > 55) {
md5cycle(state, tail);
for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) tail[i] = 0;
}
tail[14] = n * 8;
md5cycle(state, tail);
return state;
}
function md5blk(s) {
var md5blks = [],
i;
for (i = 0; i < 64; i += 4) {
md5blks[i >> 2] =
s.charCodeAt(i) +
(s.charCodeAt(i + 1) << 8) +
(s.charCodeAt(i + 2) << 16) +
(s.charCodeAt(i + 3) << 24);
}
return md5blks;
}
var hex_chr = "0123456789abcdef".split("");
function rhex(n) {
var s = "",
j = 0;
for (; j < 4; j++) {
s += hex_chr[(n >> (j * 8 + 4)) & 0x0f] + hex_chr[(n >> (j * 8)) & 0x0f];
}
return s;
}
function hex(x) {
for (var i = 0; i < x.length; i++) x[i] = rhex(x[i]);
return x.join("");
}
function md5(s) {
return hex(md51(s));
}
function add32(a, b) {
return (a + b) & 0xffffffff;
}
if (md5("hello") != "5d41402abc4b2a76b9719d911017c592") {
function add32(x, y) {
var lsw = (x & 0xffff) + (y & 0xffff),
msw = (x >> 16) + (y >> 16) + (lsw >> 16);
return (msw << 16) | (lsw & 0xffff);
}
}
// Credits to David Graham for https://github.com/dgraham/identicon that I ported to C++ and now to JavaScript
(function () {
"use strict";
const CONFIG = {
enabled: GM_getValue("identiconEnabled", false),
avatarDomains: ["avatars.githubusercontent.com"],
};
let menuCommandId;
function registerMenuCommand() {
if (menuCommandId) {
GM_unregisterMenuCommand(menuCommandId);
}
menuCommandId = GM_registerMenuCommand(
CONFIG.enabled ? "🔴 Disable Identicons" : "🟢 Enable Identicons",
function () {
CONFIG.enabled = !CONFIG.enabled;
GM_setValue("identiconEnabled", CONFIG.enabled);
registerMenuCommand();
replaceAllAvatars();
},
CONFIG.enabled ? "d" : "e"
);
}
function isAvatarUrl(url) {
return CONFIG.avatarDomains.some((domain) => url.includes(domain));
}
function hexToBytes(hex) {
const out = new Uint8Array(16);
for (let i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
out[i] = parseInt(hex.substr(i * 2, 2), 16);
}
return out;
}
function generateIdenticon(identifier, size = 420) {
if (identifier === "error") return null;
const GRID_SIZE = 5;
const SQUARE_SIZE = 70; // 420 / 6 = 70 (5 squares + margins)
const MARGIN = SQUARE_SIZE / 2; // 35px margin
const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.width = size;
canvas.height = size;
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
const md5hex = md5(identifier);
const hashBytes = hexToBytes(md5hex);
const h1 = (hashBytes[12] & 0x0f) << 8;
const h2 = hashBytes[13];
const h = h1 | h2;
const s = hashBytes[14];
const l = hashBytes[15];
const mapRange = (value, vmin, vmax, dmin, dmax) => {
return ((value - vmin) * (dmax - dmin)) / (vmax - vmin) + dmin;
};
const hue = mapRange(h, 0, 4095, 0, 360);
const sat = mapRange(s, 0, 255, 0, 20);
const lum = mapRange(l, 0, 255, 0, 20);
const finalHue = hue;
const finalSat = 65.0 - sat;
const finalLum = 75.0 - lum;
const hNorm = finalHue / 360.0;
const sNorm = finalSat / 100.0;
const lNorm = finalLum / 100.0;
const q = lNorm <= 0.5 ? lNorm * (sNorm + 1.0) : lNorm + sNorm - lNorm * sNorm;
const p = 2.0 * lNorm - q;
const hueToRgb = (a, b, h) => {
if (h < 0.0) h += 1.0;
else if (h > 1.0) h -= 1.0;
if (h < 1.0 / 6.0) return a + (b - a) * 6.0 * h;
if (h < 1.0 / 2.0) return b;
if (h < 2.0 / 3.0) return a + (b - a) * (2.0 / 3.0 - h) * 6.0;
return a;
};
const r = hueToRgb(p, q, hNorm + 1.0 / 3.0);
const g = hueToRgb(p, q, hNorm);
const b = hueToRgb(p, q, hNorm - 1.0 / 3.0);
const color = `rgb(${Math.round(r * 255)}, ${Math.round(g * 255)}, ${Math.round(b * 255)})`;
const bgColor = "rgb(240, 240, 240)";
ctx.fillStyle = bgColor;
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, size, size);
ctx.fillStyle = color;
let byteIndex = 0;
let hasLow = false;
let lowNibble = 0;
const nextNibble = () => {
if (hasLow) {
hasLow = false;
return lowNibble;
}
if (byteIndex >= 16) return 0;
const byte = hashBytes[byteIndex++];
const high = (byte >> 4) & 0x0f;
lowNibble = byte & 0x0f;
hasLow = true;
return high;
};
const grid = new Array(25).fill(false);
for (let col = 2; col >= 0; --col) {
for (let row = 0; row < 5; ++row) {
if (byteIndex >= 16 && !hasLow) break;
const nibble = nextNibble();
const paint = nibble % 2 === 0;
const ix = col + (row * 5);
const mirrorCol = 4 - col;
const mirrorIx = mirrorCol + (row * 5);
grid[ix] = paint;
grid[mirrorIx] = paint;
}
}
for (let row = 0; row < GRID_SIZE; row++) {
for (let col = 0; col < GRID_SIZE; col++) {
if (grid[row * GRID_SIZE + col]) {
const x = col * SQUARE_SIZE + MARGIN;
const y = row * SQUARE_SIZE + MARGIN;
ctx.fillRect(x, y, SQUARE_SIZE, SQUARE_SIZE);
}
}
}
return canvas.toDataURL();
}
function getIdentifier(img) {
const url = img.src || "";
const userIdMatch = url.match(/\/(\d+)(?:\?|$)/);
if (userIdMatch) return userIdMatch[1];
const link = img.closest('a[href*="/"]');
if (link) {
const href = link.getAttribute("href");
const userMatch = href.match(/^\/([^\/]+)/);
if (userMatch) return userMatch[1];
}
const card = img.closest("[data-hovercard-url]");
if (card) {
const hovercard = card.getAttribute("data-hovercard-url");
const userMatch = hovercard.match(/\/users\/([^\/]+)/);
if (userMatch) return userMatch[1];
}
return "error";
}
function replaceAllAvatars() {
const images = document.querySelectorAll("img");
let replacedCount = 0;
images.forEach((img) => {
const src = img.src || "";
if (CONFIG.enabled) {
if (!isAvatarUrl(src)) return;
if (!img.dataset.originalSrc) {
img.dataset.originalSrc = src;
}
const identifier = getIdentifier(img);
const identicon = generateIdenticon(identifier, 420);
if (identicon) {
img.src = identicon;
replacedCount++;
}
} else {
if (img.dataset.originalSrc) {
img.src = img.dataset.originalSrc;
delete img.dataset.originalSrc;
replacedCount++;
}
}
});
console.log(
`Identicons: ${CONFIG.enabled ? "ON" : "OFF"
}, Processed ${replacedCount} avatars`
);
}
function initObserver() {
const observer = new MutationObserver(function (mutations) {
let shouldUpdate = false;
for (const mutation of mutations) {
if (mutation.type === "childList") {
for (const node of mutation.addedNodes) {
if (node.nodeType === 1) {
if (node.tagName === "IMG" && isAvatarUrl(node.src || "")) {
shouldUpdate = true;
break;
}
if (node.querySelector && node.querySelector("img")) {
const imgs = node.querySelectorAll("img");
for (const img of imgs) {
if (isAvatarUrl(img.src || "")) {
shouldUpdate = true;
break;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
if (shouldUpdate) {
setTimeout(replaceAllAvatars, 100);
}
});
observer.observe(document.body, {
childList: true,
subtree: true,
});
}
function init() {
registerMenuCommand();
initObserver();
replaceAllAvatars();
let lastUrl = location.href;
const checkUrlChange = setInterval(() => {
if (location.href !== lastUrl) {
lastUrl = location.href;
setTimeout(replaceAllAvatars, 500);
}
}, 1000);
window.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
clearInterval(checkUrlChange);
});
}
if (document.readyState === "loading") {
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
} else {
init();
}
})();