
The Pocket extension for Safari extends the capabilities of the cloud-based archive by giving users direct access to save any content on the web that they want to view later. Pocket is one of the most popular and feature-packed bookmarking tools online. Pinterest’s browser button for Safari provides users with a more direct and seamless way to save creative ideas from around the web. (That setting can be turned off in preferences if it becomes too distracting.) Pinterest Users will also see a save button any time they roll over an image. Once installed, the extension can be accessed with a single click at the top of Safari. Recipes, travel photos, shopping wish lists and inspirational memes can all be saved, or “pinned,” and categorized in boards that users create in Pinterest. The Pinterest browser button is a visual bookmarking tool that helps users save links or images from anywhere around the web. We studied Apple’s Safari extensions gallery and selected 10 of the most popular and fitting extensions for IT professionals who want to boost the power of Safari for work and at home. While the 15-year-old Safari is packed with features to meet most users’ needs, its capabilities can be enhanced by installing extensions that unlock new options and direct access to third-party services. According to Apple, the version included in the forthcoming macOS High Sierra will block ad trackers and stop autoplay videos by default. (Safari can be downloaded here.)Īlthough its feature set may not be on par with Google’s Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple continually updates browser to patch security holes and roll out new features. Although it naturally dominates as the default browser on macOS and iOS hardware, Safari is the least popular of all the major desktop browsers, with just 3.9% of the global market share in August.


But it still has bottom-of-the-pack ranking among desktop browsers worldwide – at least in part because of the dominance of Windows.

Among web browsers, Apple’s Safari is no slouch.
