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Safari Extension (macOS)

System requirements

Safari extension does not appear​

It's known bug first seen in Safari 14. I reported it to Apple, but no reply yet. This bug affects any extension made specificially for latest Safari 14 (completely new API).

If the extension does not show up in Safari, try running the below command in the terminal and restart your computer:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -f /Applications/Safari.app

If command above doesn't help, try another workaround:

  1. Download and install Safari Technology Preview
  2. Open and close Safari Technology Preview
  3. Now extensions should appear in regular Safari

Permissions reset on Safari restart​

Apologies for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, I don't currently have a solution for Safari. They have changed their permissions policy, causing extensions that specify certain permissions as optional to lose them whenever the user restarts the browser.

There only two options at the moment:

  1. Follow all the steps to give permission each time you restart Safari
  2. Use our desktop app instead to add highlights https://raindrop.io/download

Hope to find better solution in the future