Safari extensions

GHOSTERY

Ghostery blocks ads, trackers, and other content that advertisers and others may use to try and track your online activity, and it does so without any noticeable effect on Safari’s performance. We’ve found that without the trackers, many websites load faster and perform better.

ADBLOCK PLUS

We don’t want to deprive websites of money but neither do we want to be blasted with ads, autoplay videos, and pop-ups – especially when we’re on mobile data. AdBlock Plus enables you to block the worst offenders without blocking everything.

SIMPLEURL

Internet addresses seem to be getting longer and longer, which is a real pain when you want to post them to social media or share in Messages. This little extension converts even the lengthiest of URLs into something much shorter, and it’s free for up to 30 uses a day.

DUCKDUCKGO PRIVACY EXTENSIONS

DuckDuckGo offers privacy–protecting browsing tools including a tracking blocker and a privacy label for each site you visit, so you can see what’s in store and which trackers a website is using. You can also change your search engine to DuckDuckGo.

HONEY

This brilliant browser extension kicks in when you’re online shopping. It searches its updated database for voucher codes to see if it can get you a better deal, and works with retailers on both sides of the Atlantic. It also offers price histories for some sites too.

WAYBACK MACHINE

The official browser extension from the Internet Archive’s online time traveller is a handy tool for exploring page histories, enabling you to see the edits they hoped you wouldn’t notice or just showing you what the site looked like months, years, or even decades ago.