SafariPlus
Various enhancements to Safari
Features
Privacy
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Force HTTPS (+ configurable exception sites)
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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
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Biometric Protection - Require TouchID / FaceID verification for switching browsing modes, locking tabs, unlocking tabs or accessing locked tabs
Uploads & Downloads
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Upload Any File - An additional option to the document sheet that can be used to upload any file on your root file system
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Download Manager - Extensive enhancements to the downloading functionality of Safari, check the preference page for more detailed info
Usability
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Both Link Opening Options - Have both the "Open in Background" option and the "Open in New Tab" option available alongside each other
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Open in Opposite Mode Option - Adds an option to open a long pressed URL in the respective other browsing mode
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Desktop Mode Switch - A switch inside the tab switcher that can be used to toggle desktop mode on / off globally
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Tab Manager - An easy way to batch-export, batch-close, and batch-add tabs
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Disable Tab Limit - Disables the default tab limit (varies between devices)
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Always Open Links in New Tab (+ Option to always open in background)
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Disable tab Swiping (Only available on iOS 12 and up)
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Fully Disable Private Browsing
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Insert Suggestion on Long Press - Insert a search suggestion into the URL bar by long pressing it
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Suggestion Insert Button - Insert a search suggestion into the URL bar by pressing a button on the right of it
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Show Tab Count - Shows the tab count on the button that opens the tab switcher
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Fullscreen Scrolling - Hide the top bar when scrolling down
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Lock Bars - Lock the top and buttom bar into place while scrolling
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Show Full Site URL - Always show the full URL in the top bar
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Suppress Mailto Dialog (on iOS 10 and above)
Actions
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Change Browsing Mode on App Start, App Resume, and when an External Link is Opened
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Auto Close Tabs when Safari is Minimized or Closed
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Auto-Clear Browser Data hen Safari is Minimized or Closed
Gestures
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URL Bar Swipe Left, Right, and Down Gestures
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Toolbar Swipe Left, Right, and Up / Down Gestures
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Many available actions to trigger
Customization
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Color Settings for the Top Toolbar, Bottom Toolbar and the Tab Switcher for both normal and private browsing modes
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Change the button order of the Top and Bottom Toolbars and add additional buttons
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Custom Start Site - Change the default favorites view when opening a new tab to a specified URL
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Custom Start Engine - Change the search engine of Safari to any URL
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Custom User Agent - Change the user agent for both mobile and desktop mode
Compatibilty
Any iOS device running iOS versions 8.0 to 14.8.1 should be supported!
Compiling
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
Localization
If you wish to help with localizing the tweak, take the english template from here and contact me somewhere with the localized file.