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1 +++ 2 title = "Privacy Redirect for Safari" 3 date = 2021-08-14 4 updated = 2022-09-22 5 weight = 1 6 +++ 7 8 [**Privacy Redirect for Safari**] is a web extension that automatically 9 redirects sites to alternative front-ends like [Nitter] and [Teddit]. 10 These front-ends provide users with ways to access the content of 11 popular platforms, without exploiting your private information. Until 12 now, extensions that could redirect to these front-ends were limited to 13 users of Chrome and Firefox. Privacy Redirect for Safari expands this 14 functionality to Apple's native browser. 15 16 <!-- more --> 17 18 ![Privacy Redirect for Safari running on MacOS Monterey][native-app] 19 20 Unlike other browsers, for many years Safari did not encourage the 21 development of extensions. However, recent updates from Apple have 22 signaled a change in direction, and useful extensions for Safari can 23 finally be developed. Privacy Redirect for Safari is one of the first of 24 this new wave of extensions. 25 26 Privacy Redirect for Safari is the first step in creating a wealth of 27 high-quality extensions for Safari. It's built with the latest and 28 greatest in Apple technologies, like SwiftUI and [Safari Web 29 Extensions]. 30 31 ![Privacy Redirect for Safari next to a Safari window open to Nitter][twitter] 32 33 Privacy Redirect for Safari is a fork of Simon Brazell's [Chrome and 34 Firefox extension], porting the extension's functionality to Safari. 35 It solves one of the most frustrating problems with front-ends like 36 [Nitter] – the need to manually edit links – by having the browser 37 edit them for you. 38 39 Privacy Redirect for Safari is the first public release of [SMMR 40 Software], a collaboration between [FIGBERT] and [Jacob Neplokh]. It's 41 currently available for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. 42 43 Download the app [on the App Store], and explore the source 44 code [on GitHub][**Privacy Redirect for Safari**]. 45 46 [**Privacy Redirect for Safari**]: https://github.com/smmr-software/privacy-redirect-safari/ 47 [Nitter]: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter 48 [Teddit]: https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit 49 [native-app]: macos.jpg 50 [Safari Web Extensions]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions 51 [twitter]: twitter.jpg 52 [Chrome and Firefox extension]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect 53 [SMMR Software]: https://smmr.software/ 54 [FIGBERT]: @/_index.md 55 [Jacob Neplokh]: https://jacobneplokh.com/ 56 [on the App Store]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/privacy-redirect/id1578144015