Helpful Bookmarklets

Browser bookmark shortcuts for common geocaching searches.

Bookmarklets are a type of bookmark that you save to your browser. Instead of being a direct link to a website, it is a small piece of JavaScript that lets you do something. The bookmarklets below shortcut processes you might do regularly for geocaching. Click here for instructions on how to install a bookmarklet.

Convert Coordinates Bookmarklet +

You can use this bookmarklet by highlighting GPS coordinates on any webpage. Then clicking this link from your bookmarks bar will convert the coordinates for you. Depending on your browser, it may prompt you for coordinates before converting.

Convert Coords Bookmarklet

javascript:function convertcoords(){var d=document;var w=window;t=w.getSelection();i=0;while(i<window.length&(t==null||t=='')){w=frames[i];d=w.document;t=w.getSelection();i++}if(t==''||t==null){var a=prompt('Enter coordinates:','');t=a}if(t==null){t=''}return t}window.open('https://www.cachesleuth.com/index.html?latlon='+convertcoords(),'_blank');

GC/TB Number Lookup +

You can use this bookmarklet by highlighting a GC number or TB number on any webpage. Then clicking this link from your bookmarks bar will open that page for you. Depending on your browser, it may prompt you for the GC/TB number before opening the page.

FYI: A GC number will begin with the letters GC followed by letters and numbers. A TB number will be the same, except it will begin with TB.

GC/TB Lookup Bookmarklet

javascript:function coordinfo(){var d=document;var w=window;t=w.getSelection();i=0;while(i<window.length&&(t==null||t=='')){w=frames[i];d=w.document;t=w.getSelection();i++}if(t==''||t==null){var a=prompt('Enter GC or TB Number:','');t=a}if(t==null){t=''}return t}window.open('https://coord.info/'+coordinfo(),'_blank');

CacheSleuth.com Quick Search +

You can use this bookmarklet by highlighting a word on any webpage or just clicking the link and it will open a box asking you for your search term. It will then open CacheSleuth.com and search the website for your query.

Quick Search Bookmarklet

javascript:function quicksearch(){var d=document;var w=window;t=w.getSelection();i=0;while(i<window.length&&(t==null||t=='')){w=frames[i];d=w.document;t=w.getSelection();i++}if(t==''||t==null){var a=prompt('Enter search:','');t=a}if(t==null){t=''}return t}window.open('https://www.cachesleuth.com/search.html?search='+quicksearch(),'_blank');

CacheSleuth.com Text Manipulator +

You can use this bookmarklet by highlighting text on any webpage or just clicking the link and it will open a box asking you for the text you want to manipulate. It will then open the Text Manipulator tool on CacheSleuth.com and paste it in for you.

Text Manipulator Bookmarklet

javascript:function textmanip(){var d=document;var w=window;t=w.getSelection();i=0;while(i<window.length&&(t==null||t=='')){w=frames[i];d=w.document;t=w.getSelection();i++}if(t==''||t==null){var a=prompt('Enter Text To Manipulate:','');t=a}if(t==null){t=''}return t}window.open('https://www.cachesleuth.com/tools/textmanipulator/?data='+textmanip(),'_blank');

Geocaching User Profile +

You can use this bookmarklet by highlighting a Geocaching username on any webpage to open that user's profile for you. Depending on your browser, it may prompt you for the username before opening the page.

GC User Bookmarklet

javascript:function username(){var d=document;var w=window;t=w.getSelection();i=0;while(i<window.length&&(t==null||t=='')){w=frames[i];d=w.document;t=w.getSelection();i++}if(t==''||t==null){var a=prompt('Enter Username:','');t=a}if(t==null){t=''}return t}window.open('https://www.geocaching.com/p/default.aspx?u='+username(),'_blank');

Geocaching Keyword Search +

You can use this bookmarklet by highlighting words on any webpage to open a search for geocaches with those words. Depending on your browser, it may prompt you for the keyword before doing the search.

GC Keyword Bookmarklet

javascript:function keyword(){var d=document;var w=window;t=w.getSelection();i=0;while(i<window.length&&(t==null||t=='')){w=frames[i];d=w.document;t=w.getSelection();i++}if(t==''||t==null){var a=prompt('Geocaching Keyword Search:','');t=a}if(t==null){t=''}return t}window.open('https://www.geocaching.com/play/search?kw='+keyword(),'_blank');

GeoCheck Captcha +

When you are entering coordinates into the GeoCheck.org website, it requires a captcha to prove you are human. This bookmarklet automatically fills in the 5 digit number for you to save time.

GeoCheck Captcha Bookmarklet

javascript:for(var i=0;i<99999;i++)hex_md5(('00000'+i).slice(-5))==document.querySelectorAll('form')[1].attributes.onsubmit.value.match(/'(.*)'/)[1]&&(document.querySelectorAll('[name=usercaptcha]')[0].value=('00000'+i).slice(-5));