Best Safari Extensions
What Makes a Great Safari Extension? To answer that question, I hand-picked seven of the very best Safari add-ons for:
โ Privacy
๐ Shopping & Deals
๐ Reading & Social
๐๏ธ Productivity
๐งฉ Customization
๐ Search
๐ Passwords
What I found is that not all extensions are created equal.
Before installing any extension, itโs worth considering a few key factors beyond its features:
Privacy โ Does it respect your privacy and avoid collecting unnecessary browsing data?
Compatibility โ Does it integrate seamlessly with Safari and work across iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Ethics โ Is it transparent about how it works, without hijacking links or monetising your browsing?
Support โ Is it actively maintained, regularly updated and backed by a developer committed to keeping pace with the evolving web?
Every extension I selected meets these standards, delivering an experience that feels right at home on Appleโs platforms and within Safari.
You can read the full post, with details of which are the best Safari extensions and add-ons available in 2026:
https://www.magiclasso.co/insights/best-safari-extensions/
What do you think?
Should other factors be considered before installing any browser extension or add-on?
Agree or disagree with the selected extensions?
What other browser extensions do you find indispensable in your setup?
Replies
the support/maintenance factor doesn't get talked about enough. i've had extensions that worked great for a year then just stopped getting updates and quietly broke after a safari update, way more annoying than a bad extension since you don't notice right away. a password manager and a reader-mode extension are the two i genuinely can't go without day to day.
@omri_ben_shoham1ย Definitely agree!
As a developer, it can be fairly easy to quickly vibe-code an extension; what is more challenging is continually updating, supporting and maintaining it once the initial launch excitement has disappeared.
For reader mode extensions, is the in-built Safari reader mode not adequate?
@Matthew Bickham fair point, and yeah maintenance is the real cost people underestimate when they vibe-code something quick. on reader mode - built-in Safari reader is decent for plain articles but I've had it choke on sites with weird layouts or paywalled previews, third-party ones tend to have better site-specific fixes and let you save/sync the cleaned-up view, which stock reader mode doesn't really do.