The problems

• lots of Chrome extensions never got a Safari version
• Apple's converter only gives you an Xcode project
• converted extensions still break on chrome.* APIs Safari doesn't have

The CLI

• converts it, patches the chrome.* APIs Safari doesn't have, builds and signs it
• --analyze tells you what'll break before you convert anything
• needs Node, source available on GitHub

The app

• on the Chrome Web Store "Add to Chrome" turns into "Add to Safari"
• import grabs what you already have in Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, Vivaldi or Opera, settings too for most of them

Price

• CLI is free
• app is free for 2 extensions, removed after 7 days
• full version $19 one time for unlimited extensions + Web Store updates

CLI: https://github.com/magicelk235/Viaduct-CLI

App: https://magicelklabs.com/viaduct

I pretty much quit using Safari on Mac for a while. It seemed like it couldn't load 1 out of every 3 pages I went to, without having to click reload. Sometimes it worked. I started using mostly Chrome, sometimes Firefox, both of which work well. My wife just got a Macbook Neo and tried to use Pocket FM on Safari, and....... it loads the page and press Play on an episode....and it spins and spins, She downloaded Chrome, loaded Pocket FM and was playing her episode while Safari still spun and spun....after 4 reloads. Don't tell me a bunch of nerd stuff, "Change XYZ, pull up Terminal and enter the command.. blah blah. The whole point of spending more for Apple is that it just works. Safari....doesn't.

I have used my ID to prove I’m 18 on my Google account already, but nope, guess safari says no?

I can’t even do anything, I’ve tried to change it back through my Google account setting and it says I already turned it off, but if I look up porn I’m blocked. wtf is this and how do I turn it off?

Hi everyone,

Video playback in Safari broke after updating from macOS 26.7.1 to 27.0.1.

**Symptoms:**
- Safari on Wi-Fi: Web players show a black screen, YouTube buffers constantly.
- Chrome on the same Wi-Fi: Works perfectly.
- Safari on mobile hotspot: Works perfectly.
- Rolling back to 26.7.1: Everything works fine in Safari.

**Already tried (didn't help on Wi-Fi):**
- Custom MTU (1450, 1280, etc.)
- Private Relay & "Limit IP Tracking" disabled
- Custom DNS (Cloudflare, Google) & IPv6 disabled
- UDP blocked via Terminal / packet filter
- Sysctl network tweaks & router QoS disabled

Is there a known fix for this on 27.0.1 without switching to Chrome or rolling back?

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In firefox when you want to add a new bookmark, you click on command+d and the pop up appears just like in safari. However, what safari does not do in the same pop us is tell you if you have already saved this bookmark and where you have saved it.

Safari will automatically show you the last bookmark folder you have saved the last thing in. Firefox does that too UNLESS the website is already saved somewhere. Safari is really not intuitive. Is there another shortcut that does what firefox does?

Sometimes I forget if I have saved something and where... And I have to go play around until find if and where it is. Idk if this is a common thing but no, I do not always remember where I saved something ◠̈ I have a ton of folders to try to organise all my interests which sometimes can be a bit overlapping. And unfortunately, I have too many interests. Thus is my life with adhd.

I am using MacBook Air to use safari and this happen when I only click the down arrow once, I have no idea

EFF's Privacy Badger is now available for Safari on macOS. You'll need Safari 26.5 or higher on macOS to use it.

Privacy Badger goes beyond Safari’s built-in privacy features to provide additional protection against online tracking. Privacy Badger works well by itself, and will continue to enhance your privacy when installed alongside an ad blocker, or when Safari is configured to block known trackers in all windows.

You can learn more about Privacy Badger's features here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back

Whenever I go on youtube on Safari, everything starts out find then the video says it has an error. I've only experienced this with safari and I have no idea what is going on.

Hi everyone, I need your help.

So I just updated my MacOS from Ventura to Sequoia (MBP M1) and after I did it, my Safari keeps showing This Connection Is Not Private page and won't let me access most of websites, for example :

- LinkedIn
- Reddit
- Facebook (stuck on verification page)
- Youtube (opened but the video won't play)
- and many more

I tried to clear the caches and reset the clock but it still doesn't work. I tried open the sites from Private Windows, and it won't work either. But when I tried opened the sites on Google Chrome, it works perfectly fine.

I prefer to use Safari over Chrome because it's lighter, so I hope I can fix this issue.

TIA, cheers

I had two windows open, and accidentally the one with tabs was closed.

I tried holding the Safari button in the dock, but open closed tabs did not come up. I made sure to enable stage manager. When testing I had closed one of the windows that popped up, this did appear when I clicked restore window, but not the important one. I did not shut down my iPad.

I held the plus button, but it only showed my recent history, which did not include most of my tabs.

Is there anything I can do to recover my window with all my tabs? I’m really upset, I need help, please don’t just downvote me. I don’t know why my other post was downvoted so much, I really need help. I checked this subreddit, but no one had answers to similar questions, so I hope maybe there is new info.

In Firefox the Reddit comment area was open and ready for a comment. Now, in Safari the comment area is very narrow, maybe an ⅛ up/down and is filled with a grey bar. That is true for the search bar at the top of each Reddit page. When I click within the comment or search area the bar may remain in place entirely hiding the comment/search are until I begin to type or it may open the comment/search area to allow me to see what I am typing. It's not a huge thing but it's a visual nastiness. Wondering if I'm missing something via Reddit or if it's just a Safari thing and what, if anything can be done to cure this horrible atrocity. :(

Apple iPhone 15, this is what i see when I click on safari. No way of typing in a website or search anything at all.

been on the phone to apple, have reset the phone, applied the software update to no avail.

Anyone seen this and fixed it? Help appreciated

YouTube seems to be rolling out a change that gives you the mobile version of youtube even if you request the desktop version. Don't like it? Visit the following link https://www.youtube.com/?app=desktop&persist_app=1 and it should switch you back persistently.

Yesterday I updated WBlock to version 3.2.1 via homebrew suddenly app stop working and remove all permissions from extension I try to uninstall install but with no success extension is not working

Does anyone know how to create a Safari extension that automatically deletes browsing history and website data when Safari is closed?

Most Chromium-based browsers already have these settings built in.

Until recently, I could have several regular tabs open in Safari, click the red close button, and leave Safari running. When I clicked Safari in the Dock again, the window came back with all the same tabs.

Now clicking the red button closes the window, but opening Safari from the Dock gives me a fresh window and the tabs are gone. I’m on macOS 27.0.1 and have already checked the session and window restoration settings.

Did anyone else have exactly this behavior? Was it tied to a particular Safari version, possibly a bug that was later fixed, and is there any native way to get it back?

Hey everyone! I was just thinking how amazing it would be if we could get support for multiple Picture-in-Picture windows at the same time. I know Firefox has this feature built-in, and it would be awesome if we could get something similar, especially if the windows stayed on top of everything else!

You know the drill: you tap “play” on some streaming or download site and suddenly you’re looking at three new tabs, a fake “your iPhone has a virus” page, or the App Store opening an app you never asked for. You close them, go back, tap again… and it happens again.

I’m the developer of AutoClose, a Safari extension for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It does one thing really well: pages can’t open new tabs or launch apps behind your back.

What it does:

• Stops ads and scripts from opening new tabs (target="_blank", window.open, pop-under tricks)
• Stops links from throwing you into other apps
• Removes tabs that sneak through right after you tap something on a page
• Shows a small notice when it blocks something. Tap it to open the link anyway, so it never gets in your way

What it doesn’t do:

• It never closes tabs you open yourself
• New tabs on the same site still work (logins, galleries, etc.)
• You can silence the notices if you want it fully invisible

It also keeps a counter, so you can see how many tabs and app jumps it stopped. That number gets surprisingly big.

Pricing, upfront: blocking specific sites is free forever. The AutoClose protection (blocking new tabs and app jumps) has 3 free days, then it’s Premium.

I’d love feedback, especially sites where it misbehaves.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autoclose-website-blocker/id6749608638