Best Safari Extensions for macOS 13

Safari on macOS 13 (Ventura) supports modern WebExtensions, offering a wide array of tools to enhance privacy, productivity, shopping, and everyday browsing directly through the Mac App Store. This guide highlights the most popular and effective extensions available for Safari on macOS 13, categorized by their primary use cases, along with instructions on how to find and enable them on your Mac.

Ad Blockers and Privacy Protectors

macOS 13 includes built-in tracking prevention, but dedicated extensions provide deeper control over ads, trackers, and page bloat:

  • 1Blocker: Built specifically for the Apple ecosystem, it blocks ads, pop-ups, trackers, and cookie notices using native Safari APIs to maintain fast page load speeds.
  • AdGuard for Safari: A powerful ad-blocking tool that eliminates banners, video ads, and tracking scripts while offering extensive customization filters.
  • Wipr: A lightweight, "set-it-and-forget-it" blocker that updates its blocklists automatically to keep browsing clean without manual configuration.
  • Ghostery: Focuses on privacy by exposing and blocking web trackers that monitor your online behavior.

Password Managers and Security

Managing credentials seamlessly within Safari is supported by industry-standard security extensions:

  • 1Password: Offers autofill for passwords, credit cards, and two-factor authentication codes natively inside the Safari toolbar.
  • Bitwarden: An open-source credential manager that provides cross-platform password storage and secure autofill.

Productivity and Writing

These extensions help streamline workflows, reading, and writing:

  • Grammarly: Integrates real-time spelling, grammar, and tone suggestions into web-based text fields, emails, and documents.
  • Raindrop.io: A comprehensive bookmark manager that organizes articles, photos, and links into searchable collections.
  • Save to Pocket: Allows you to quickly save articles, videos, and links to your Pocket account for distraction-free reading later.
  • PiPifier: Enables Picture-in-Picture mode for virtually any HTML5 video player on the web, even if the site natively disables it.

Browsing Enhancement and Customization

Tailor the appearance and behavior of web pages to match your preferences:

  • Dark Reader: Inverts bright colors and generates high-contrast dark modes for websites that do not natively support dark themes.
  • Vinegar: Replaces the standard YouTube player with a minimal HTML5 video element, removing ads, enabling native Picture-in-Picture, and preventing tracking.
  • Baking Soda: Similar to Vinegar, this replaces proprietary video players across various websites with standard HTML5 players.
  • Tampermonkey: A userscript manager allowing you to run custom JavaScript snippets to alter website behavior and appearance.

Shopping and Cash Back

Automate savings and coupon hunting while shopping online:

  • PayPal Honey: Automatically searches for and applies available coupon codes at checkout across thousands of e-commerce sites.
  • Rakuten: Alerts you to cash-back opportunities while browsing supported online retailers.

How to Find and Install Safari Extensions on macOS 13

  1. Open Safari on your Mac.
  2. In the menu bar at the top, click Safari and select Safari Extensions.
  3. The Mac App Store will open to a curated Safari Extensions showcase.
  4. Click Get or the price button to download your desired extension.
  5. Once downloaded, open Safari > Settings (or Preferences), navigate to the Extensions tab, and check the box next to the extension name to enable it.