Apple gives Safari extensions
By Anthony Caruana
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:55
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Safari Extensions are available through the new Safari Extensions Gallery for Safari 5.0.1. Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. Users can find extensions in the Extensions Gallery that add new features to Safari, from toolbars that display live web feeds to programs that filter web content. Extensions either from the Safari Extensions Gallery or directly from a developer's site.
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Apple has several launch partners already on board with Amazon and Microsoft offering extensions to get the most from their services. Jeff Henshaw, general manager of Bing User Experience, says “The Bing Extension for Safari brings Bing search intelligence to everyday browsing with Safari. When a user selects text in Safari, Bing instantly recognises what they might need and pops up helpful, informative tips, from real time maps and driving directions to real time translations to direct web search results.” Amazon have added an “Add to Wishlist” extension.
There’s also a Twitter extension ready to go. “Creating our Twitter extension in Safari couldn't have been easier,” said Jason Goldman, vice president of Product at Twitter. “By providing features like the ability to tweet about a page and view trending topics, we've created a simple way to deliver relevant, interesting content to people regardless of where they are on the web.”
Safari 5 is available for both Mac OS X and Windows as a free download at www.apple.com/au/safari
The Safari Developer Program is free to join at developer.apple.com/programs/safari
