Apple releases Safari 5.0.1, Extensions Gallery now open
By Nilay Patel 
posted July 28th 2010 8:35AM
posted July 28th 2010 8:35AM
Update: We're also told Safari 5.0.1 fixes that nasty AutoFill vulnerability, so that's good news. [Thanks, Robert]
Apple Updates Safari 5
Users Can Add New Features Through Extensions
CUPERTINO, California-July 28, 2010-Apple® today released Safari® 5.0.1, turning on Safari Extensions and introducing the Safari Extensions Gallery. Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. With Safari Extensions Gallery, users can quickly find extensions that add powerful new features to Safari, from toolbars that display live web feeds to sophisticated programs that filter web content. Safari 5.0.1 allows users to download and install extensions either from the Safari Extensions Gallery or directly from a developer's site.
"Safari 5 has been a big hit, and user response to the innovative new Safari Reader has been fantastic," said Brian Croll, Apple's vice president of OS X Product Marketing. "We're thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able to customize Safari."
"Millions of our customers already use Amazon Wish Lists to store items they want to buy for themselves or receive as gifts," said Gianna Puerini, vice president of Worldwide Design and Community at Amazon.com. "With Safari 5, we were able to quickly build the Add to Amazon Wish List extension that lets customers add items from any website to their Amazon Wish List with the click of a button."
"We're excited to continue working closely with Apple to bring visually compelling Bing experiences to Safari," said Jeff Henshaw, general manager of Bing User Experience. "The Bing Extension for Safari brings Bing search intelligence to everyday browsing with Safari. When a user selects text in Safari, Bing instantly recognizes 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."
"Using web standard technologies and Safari's extension builder, we developed an MLB.com extension to give fans another way to consume up-to-the-moment baseball content, including live look-ins to games, right from the Safari toolbar," said Noah Garden, executive vice president, Commerce and Sponsorship at MLB.com.
"Our extension for Safari is a great way for readers to get all of the latest breaking news and all the important stories, blogs and columns they want to see," said Denise Warren, general manager, NYTimes.com at The New York Times Company. "While you browse other sites in Safari, our extension checks for updates and slides in new headlines and thumbnails, so you won't miss a thing."
"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."
The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there's no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click.
Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can't access information on a user's system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser.
Safari 5 also features Safari Reader, which presents single and multipage articles on the web in a new, scrollable view without distracting content or clutter. The Nitro JavaScript engine runs JavaScript up to 30 percent faster than Safari 4.* Built on the open source WebKit engine developed by Apple, Safari 5 includes more than a dozen powerful new HTML5 features for creating media-rich experiences, like full screen playback and closed captions for HTML5 video.
Pricing & Availability
Safari 5 is available for both Mac OS® X and Windows as a free download at www.apple.com/safari. Safari 5 for Mac OS X requires Mac OS X Leopard® 10.5.8 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard® 10.6.2 or later. Safari 5 for Windows requires Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7, a minimum 256MB of memory and a system with at least a 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor. Full system requirements and more information on Safari 5 can be found at www.apple.com/safari. The Safari Extensions Gallery is available at extensions.apple.com. The Safari Developer Program is free to join at developer.apple.com/programs/safari.
*Performance will vary based on system configuration, network connection and other factors. All testing conducted by Apple in May 2010 on an iMac® 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system running Mac OS X 10.6.3, with 4GB of RAM. JavaScript benchmark based on the SunSpider 0.9.1 JavaScript Performance test.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
Users Can Add New Features Through Extensions
CUPERTINO, California-July 28, 2010-Apple® today released Safari® 5.0.1, turning on Safari Extensions and introducing the Safari Extensions Gallery. Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. With Safari Extensions Gallery, users can quickly find extensions that add powerful new features to Safari, from toolbars that display live web feeds to sophisticated programs that filter web content. Safari 5.0.1 allows users to download and install extensions either from the Safari Extensions Gallery or directly from a developer's site.
"Safari 5 has been a big hit, and user response to the innovative new Safari Reader has been fantastic," said Brian Croll, Apple's vice president of OS X Product Marketing. "We're thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able to customize Safari."
"Millions of our customers already use Amazon Wish Lists to store items they want to buy for themselves or receive as gifts," said Gianna Puerini, vice president of Worldwide Design and Community at Amazon.com. "With Safari 5, we were able to quickly build the Add to Amazon Wish List extension that lets customers add items from any website to their Amazon Wish List with the click of a button."
"We're excited to continue working closely with Apple to bring visually compelling Bing experiences to Safari," said Jeff Henshaw, general manager of Bing User Experience. "The Bing Extension for Safari brings Bing search intelligence to everyday browsing with Safari. When a user selects text in Safari, Bing instantly recognizes 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."
"Using web standard technologies and Safari's extension builder, we developed an MLB.com extension to give fans another way to consume up-to-the-moment baseball content, including live look-ins to games, right from the Safari toolbar," said Noah Garden, executive vice president, Commerce and Sponsorship at MLB.com.
"Our extension for Safari is a great way for readers to get all of the latest breaking news and all the important stories, blogs and columns they want to see," said Denise Warren, general manager, NYTimes.com at The New York Times Company. "While you browse other sites in Safari, our extension checks for updates and slides in new headlines and thumbnails, so you won't miss a thing."
"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."
The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there's no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click.
Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can't access information on a user's system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser.
Safari 5 also features Safari Reader, which presents single and multipage articles on the web in a new, scrollable view without distracting content or clutter. The Nitro JavaScript engine runs JavaScript up to 30 percent faster than Safari 4.* Built on the open source WebKit engine developed by Apple, Safari 5 includes more than a dozen powerful new HTML5 features for creating media-rich experiences, like full screen playback and closed captions for HTML5 video.
Pricing & Availability
Safari 5 is available for both Mac OS® X and Windows as a free download at www.apple.com/safari. Safari 5 for Mac OS X requires Mac OS X Leopard® 10.5.8 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard® 10.6.2 or later. Safari 5 for Windows requires Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7, a minimum 256MB of memory and a system with at least a 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor. Full system requirements and more information on Safari 5 can be found at www.apple.com/safari. The Safari Extensions Gallery is available at extensions.apple.com. The Safari Developer Program is free to join at developer.apple.com/programs/safari.
*Performance will vary based on system configuration, network connection and other factors. All testing conducted by Apple in May 2010 on an iMac® 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system running Mac OS X 10.6.3, with 4GB of RAM. JavaScript benchmark based on the SunSpider 0.9.1 JavaScript Performance test.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
Too bad safari is an insecure steaming pile of crap
@Jordus
You're aware that every word you said is wrong, right?
@Jack None of what I said is wrong. Just because you are an apple fantard and follow me around engadget doesn't make you right when you say i'm wrong. Even this article itself points out that they finally patched a huge flaw.
@Jordus
But all of what you said is entirely subjective. Backing it up with insults is not the best way to convince anyone reading your comment that you are correct.
How much experience do you actually have with the current version of Safari on a Mac?
I think users are voting ... In just under a year, Chrome has gone from 2.84% of the market, compared to Safari's 4.07% up to 7.2% of the market compared to Safari's 4.85%. Safari needs to do something to make it more than an Apple-centric piece of software. This belated step moves them in the right direction. It must cause them great pain, though, not to be able to offer an iExtensions Store-Apple just loves to charge money for added value apps. Too bad the FF & Chrome philosophy destroyed that opportunity. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=1
@crescentdavid
I don't quite understand. Are you aware that apps sold on the app store are split 70/30... in the developer's favor? And that Apple doesn't charge developers anything to host their apps and include them in the store and the search engine?
Apple isn't charging anybody money for anything. Developers set the price on their apps, not Apple. Try to be less stupid about this.
@crescentdavid Yes, because Apple invented the idea of charging for added value apps. Remember all those phones that had awesome free app stores on mobile devices before Apple :RollsEyes: I find it ironic that you hated on the App Store, one of the most innovative solutions for mobile apps, right as you are mocking Apple for being late to the extensions party.
Apple didn't invent extensions or paid apps, but it doesn't hurt that their implementation of both seems to be one of the best available.
@Jack Well ... let me put it this way: FF & Chrome extensions: free. That's why there's no "store" in the FF/Chrome browser world. How's that for simplifying matters?
Do you REALLY believe if Safari had been the first to come out with extensions it would have created an infrastructure which ensured free mini-apps? Please.
@crescentdavid
"I think users are voting ... In just under a year, Chrome has gone from 2.84% of the market, compared to Safari's 4.07% up to 7.2% of the market compared to Safari's 4.85%. "
In all seriousness, why does this matter? It is not as though making a web browser is Apple's core business so does it really matter than it isn't dominating the market? All I care about, as a Mac user, is that I have a good browser to use on my computer and Safari absolutely delivers that, more so than the current competition. I don't see anything that is particularly lacking.
Thanks for the heads-up. Safari, for me, has been a little weird since the last update; this update seems to have taken care of those issues.
Good features, but not nearly as good as FireFox
Webkit browsers FTW!
Well it looks like Safari has two ways of going with this, neither are bad, but it does make a difference to your consumer. They could either pull a Google Chrome and make everything really smooth and streamlined, with automatic updating. Or they could pull a Firefox and make things a little more in your face but also give developers a little bit more room to work with. But the way it looks from the screenshot, and from the toolbar in the screen shot, it looks like they are going to pull a Internet Explorer by allowing toolbars to invade your screen, and we all know how well known IE is for quality.
Maybe it's me but I just don't "get" extensions. The only extension that I understand the reason for is AdBlock but I don't use it because, frankly, it's pretty much theft and I don't mind supporting my favourite web sites by just having adverts load. If an extension really does deliver something compelling then I tend to feel that it probably ought to be part of the browser itself rather than as an add-on.
Grey Boring Extensions. yaay.!
Well, I'd say "It's about time!"
Apples Safari is not a bad browser in general but the lack of standardized addon support was the reason I never considered using it. Now it might be able to step up to big daddy Firefox^^
Although I must say the range of addons currently available is not very impressive (sure, the essential stuff is there, like WOT and LastPass and such, but most other addons all serve pretty similar purposes in pretty similarly low-quality ways).
I'd like to see some visually appealing ReadItLater support for example (like every other browser has^^).
Overall, they're going in the right direction, I guess. We'll see if Safari finally becomes a full fledged browser.