Safari in macOS 27 can now create custom extensions just by describing what you want! I built 10 including an image downloader, video frame grabber, RSS finder, font inspector, one-click Picture-in-Picture, and more!
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AutoPiP
Puts the currently playing video on any webpage into macOS Picture in Picture mode. Click the toolbar button to activate.
Image Downloader
Adds a button to your toolbar that saves all images from the current webpage directly to your downloads folder. Click the button to start the download.
Video Screenshot
Captures a still image from whatever video player is currently visible in the browser. Click the camera icon in the toolbar to instantly download a screenshot of the largest visible video on the page.
Thumbnail Grabber
Downloads the maximum resolution thumbnail of the current video. Click the toolbar button while watching a video to open the thumbnail in a new tab.
Element Dimensions Inspector
Highlights webpage elements and displays their dimensions when clicked. Runs automatically on every page you visit.
Webpage Citator
Creates a citation for the current webpage and copies it to your clipboard. Click the extension icon in the toolbar to generate and copy the citation.
Tap Fireworks
Shows a colorful and explosive firework animation wherever you tap on a webpage. Runs automatically on every page you visit.
Font Inspector
Click the Font Inspector icon in your toolbar to activate the inspector. Then, click on any element on the webpage to see the font family, size, and weight used in that element. Click the toolbar icon again to turn it off.
URL Extractor
Extracts all URLs from the current webpage and copies them to your clipboard. Click the extension icon in the toolbar to activate. A “Copied” badge will appear briefly to confirm the URLs have been copied.
RSS Finder
Finds and displays RSS feeds available on the current page. Click the extension icon to reveal the feeds in a prompt window for easy copying.
Focus Timer
A 3-minute focus timer that helps you stay on task while browsing. Click the extension icon to start or stop the timer. The remaining time is displayed in the popup, and the badge will show “Done” when the time is up.
Helvetica Font Changer
Changes the font on all websites to Helvetica 13pt automatically as you browse.
Hide Header
Hides the header on the current webpage automatically for a cleaner reading experience.
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Chapters ➡
00:00 Intro
00:19 Describe an Extension
01:34 Image Downloader
02:11 Grab Video Frame
03:00 Grab Thumbnail
03:12 Cite Website
03:31 Picture-in-Picture
04:13 Click Fireworks
04:56 Font Extensions
06:04 URLs and RSS
07:12 Page Timer
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