Various enhancements to Safari
Force HTTPS (+ configurable exception sites)
Locked Tabs - Adds a lock switch to every tab inside the tab switcher that, when enabled, prevents the specific tab from being closed until the switch is disabled again
Biometric Protection - Require TouchID / FaceID verification for switching browsing modes, locking tabs, unlocking tabs or accessing locked tabs
Upload Any File - An additional option to the document sheet that can be used to upload any file on your root file system
Download Manager - Extensive enhancements to the downloading functionality of Safari, check the preference page for more detailed info
Both Link Opening Options - Have both the "Open in Background" option and the "Open in New Tab" option available alongside each other
Open in Opposite Mode Option - Adds an option to open a long pressed URL in the respective other browsing mode
Desktop Mode Switch - A switch inside the tab switcher that can be used to toggle desktop mode on / off globally
Tab Manager - An easy way to batch-export, batch-close, and batch-add tabs
Disable Tab Limit - Disables the default tab limit (varies between devices)
Always Open Links in New Tab (+ Option to always open in background)
Disable tab Swiping (Only available on iOS 12 and up)
Fully Disable Private Browsing
Insert Suggestion on Long Press - Insert a search suggestion into the URL bar by long pressing it
Suggestion Insert Button - Insert a search suggestion into the URL bar by pressing a button on the right of it
Show Tab Count - Shows the tab count on the button that opens the tab switcher
Fullscreen Scrolling - Hide the top bar when scrolling down
Lock Bars - Lock the top and buttom bar into place while scrolling
Show Full Site URL - Always show the full URL in the top bar
Suppress Mailto Dialog (on iOS 10 and above)
Change Browsing Mode on App Start, App Resume, and when an External Link is Opened
Auto Close Tabs when Safari is Minimized or Closed
Auto-Clear Browser Data hen Safari is Minimized or Closed
URL Bar Swipe Left, Right, and Down Gestures
Toolbar Swipe Left, Right, and Up / Down Gestures
Many available actions to trigger
Color Settings for the Top Toolbar, Bottom Toolbar and the Tab Switcher for both normal and private browsing modes
Change the button order of the Top and Bottom Toolbars and add additional buttons
Custom Start Site - Change the default favorites view when opening a new tab to a specified URL
Custom Start Engine - Change the search engine of Safari to any URL
Custom User Agent - Change the user agent for both mobile and desktop mode
Any iOS device running iOS versions 8.0 to 14.8.1 should be supported!
You will need the following libraries / frameworks in order to compile Safari Plus:
To compile the WebContent part of Safari Plus, slightly patched WebKit headers are needed. Running the get_webkit.sh
script will download and patch them automatically.
There are also some variables you can set when running make:
SIMJECT=1
to compile Safari Plus for an iOS simulator
ROOTLESS=1
to compile Safari Plus for rootless jailbreaks
NO_LIBCOLORPICKER=1
to compile Safari Plus without the Alderis/libCSColorPicker dependecy (color settings will be disabled if this flag is set)
NO_DEPENDENCIES=1
to compile Safari Plus with all of the above NO_* flags set
DEBUG_LOGGING=1
to compile a version of Safari Plus that produces some very verbose debug logs related to the Download Manager feature that are stored inside sandbox container/Documents/Logs
If you wish to help with localizing the tweak, take the english template from here and contact me somewhere with the localized file.