Time-Saving Safari Extensions for Efficient Browsing on Mac

Small browsing annoyances add up: cookie banners, retyping the same details, sites that block copy and paste, ad-heavy pages and too many open tabs. These Safari extensions each remove one of those frictions. Install the ones that match the time-wasters you hit most, then turn them on in Safari's Settings under Extensions.

1. Super Agent

Super Agent fills in cookie consent pop-ups based on your preferences.

Solves: clicking through a cookie banner on nearly every site you open.

• Key features:
  • Choose your settings for advertising, functional and performance cookies once
  • Applies them automatically on thousands of supported sites
  • Report a site that doesn't work so it gets added
  • Free on the App Store for Mac, iPhone and iPad, with an optional in-app upgrade

2. SimpleFill

SimpleFill fills form fields with text you've saved once, in Safari and Chrome.

Solves: typing the same information, from contact details to long answers, across different websites.

• Key features:
  • Suggestions appear in a dropdown as you type
  • Right-click any field to fill it from the context menu
  • Organize saved entries in folders
  • Handles long, multi-line text
  • Import and export your saved data as JSON

3. StopTheMadness Pro

StopTheMadness Pro stops websites from disabling normal browser features.

Solves: time lost on sites that block copying, right-click menus or keyboard shortcuts.

• Key features:
  • Restores text selection, copy and paste, contextual menus, AutoFill and ⌘-key shortcuts
  • Removes tracking parameters from URLs automatically
  • Stops Google AMP pages
  • Syncs settings over iCloud; works in Safari, Chrome and Firefox on macOS 14 or later
  • $14.99 on the App Store, including Safari on iPhone and iPad

4. Vinegar

Vinegar swaps YouTube's player for Safari's standard video player.

Solves: waiting through YouTube ads and fighting the default player.

• Key features:
  • Removes YouTube ads
  • Restores picture-in-picture, so you can keep watching while you work
  • Plays in the background with audio-only quality
  • $1.99 one-time

5. Userscripts

Userscripts runs your own JavaScript or CSS on the sites you visit.

Solves: repetitive steps on sites that lack the shortcut or layout you want.

• Key features:
  • Automatic page redirects
  • Restyle pages or remove elements
  • Inject your own code on chosen sites
  • Open source, with no tracking; free

6. Tab Space

Tab Space saves a window of Safari tabs as a session you can close and reopen later.

Solves: tab overload and hunting through dozens of open tabs.

• Key features:
  • Save and restore tab sessions with one click
  • Press ⌥Tab anywhere to search open and saved tabs and jump to one
  • Tags, search and iCloud sync across your Macs
  • Keyboard shortcuts for closing tabs to the left or right, duplicates and more
  • Free download with up to 2 saved sessions; a one-time Plus purchase unlocks unlimited sessions, and a Pro subscription adds more

7. PiPifier

PiPifier puts almost any HTML5 web video into picture-in-picture.

Solves: keeping a video tab in front while you work in another window.

• Key features:
  • One toolbar button to pop a video out
  • Works on most sites that use HTML5 video
  • Free

Tip: you may need to play or pause the video once before pressing the button.

8. Wipr 2

Wipr 2 blocks ads, pop-ups, trackers, cookie warnings and other clutter in Safari.

Solves: waiting for ad-heavy pages to load and closing pop-ups.

• Key features:
  • Blocklist updates automatically twice a week
  • One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, with Family Sharing
  • Optional Filtr add-on extends blocking to all apps at the network level
  • Fully accessible with VoiceOver and Voice Control
  • No "acceptable ads" or paid unblocking
  • $4.99 one-time

Conclusion

Pick the extensions that remove your biggest daily friction: Wipr 2 or another ad blocker for faster pages, Super Agent for cookie banners, Tab Space for tab overload, and SimpleFill if you fill many forms. For more picks, including dark mode, password and writing extensions, see our must-have Safari extensions list.

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Note: First published in April 2025 and updated in October 2026. Features and prices are current as of October 2026 and can change; verify them on the App Store or each official site before buying.

Disclosure: SimpleFill is made by Softal, the same company behind Apps.Deals.