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kb:safari_compatibility [2020/04/22 16:57] dstillmankb:safari_compatibility [2020/07/05 15:26] – [Additional Details] dstillman
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 ====== Zotero Connector and Safari 13 ====== ====== Zotero Connector and Safari 13 ======
  
-**A [[https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/80255/available-for-beta-testing-zotero-connector-for-safari-13/p1|beta version of the Zotero Connector for Safari 13]] is available.**+A [[https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/80255/available-for-beta-testing-zotero-connector-for-safari-13/p1|beta version of the Zotero Connector for Safari 13]] is available. It is distributed as part of the Zotero beta.
  
 There's currently an issue where the Zotero beta may need to be redownloaded and reinstalled into Applications after an app update to restore the Zotero Connector functionality in Safari. There's currently an issue where the Zotero beta may need to be redownloaded and reinstalled into Applications after an app update to restore the Zotero Connector functionality in Safari.
  
 Unless you're comfortable running beta software, we recommend saving using the Zotero Connector for Chrome or Firefox, [[:adding_items_to_zotero#add_item_by_identifier|Add Item by Identifier]] within Zotero itself, or [[/save|zotero.org/save]]. Unless you're comfortable running beta software, we recommend saving using the Zotero Connector for Chrome or Firefox, [[:adding_items_to_zotero#add_item_by_identifier|Add Item by Identifier]] within Zotero itself, or [[/save|zotero.org/save]].
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 +Safari 14, coming in fall 2020, adds compatibility with the browser extensions supported by Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers, and [[https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/358960/#Comment_358960|we hope]] to offer a stable version of the Zotero Connector for Safari at that time.
  
 Follow [[https://twitter.com/zotero|@zotero on Twitter]] for updates. Follow [[https://twitter.com/zotero|@zotero on Twitter]] for updates.
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 These Safari extensions, which worked similarly to extensions for Chrome and Firefox, were discontinued in favor of Safari App Extensions, a much more limited type of extension that must be distributed as part of a Mac app. These Safari extensions, which worked similarly to extensions for Chrome and Firefox, were discontinued in favor of Safari App Extensions, a much more limited type of extension that must be distributed as part of a Mac app.
  
-We're working on a Safari App Extension version of the Zotero Connector. Unfortunatelydespite their limited functionality, Safari App Extensions require significant development time that isn't required for browsers used by many more usersso we've had to balance it with other development demands.+We invested significant resources building a Safari App Extension version of the Zotero Connector, but due to what we believe to be a bug in macOSZotero app updates can cause the extension to become permanently disabled in Safari, requiring the Zotero app to be deleted from Applications and reinstalled. Because of this bug, the new extension will remain available only as part of the [[:dev_builds|Zotero beta]].
  
-For the best Zotero experience, you may wish to use the Zotero Connector for Chrome or Firefox instead. Chrome and Firefox provide powerful extension frameworks that allow us to offer advanced functionality such as automatic proxy detection and automatic RIS/BibTeX import, features that weren't possible in Safari even before Apple further restricted what Safari extensions can do.+Due to this problem and the general limitations of Safari App Extensions, for the best Zotero experience, you may wish to use the Zotero Connector for Chrome or Firefox instead. Chrome and Firefox provide powerful extension frameworks that allow us to offer advanced functionality such as automatic proxy detection and automatic RIS/BibTeX import, features that weren't possible in Safari even before Apple further restricted what Safari extensions can do.
  
 Note that Zotero is, to our knowledge, the only tool of its kind that has offered a dedicated extension for Safari instead of a much more limited bookmarklet. While Zotero offers a [[/download/bookmarklet|bookmarklet]] as well, the "Intelligent Tracking Prevention" in the latest versions of Safari can prevent the bookmarklet from working properly as it does in other browsers, so the bookmarklet may not serve as a suitable alternative at this time. Note that Zotero is, to our knowledge, the only tool of its kind that has offered a dedicated extension for Safari instead of a much more limited bookmarklet. While Zotero offers a [[/download/bookmarklet|bookmarklet]] as well, the "Intelligent Tracking Prevention" in the latest versions of Safari can prevent the bookmarklet from working properly as it does in other browsers, so the bookmarklet may not serve as a suitable alternative at this time.
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 +Safari 14, coming in fall 2020, finally adds support for the WebExtensions framework used by Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers, and we expect to be able to offer a version of the standard Zotero Connector for Safari at that time.
  
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kb/safari_compatibility.txt · Last modified: 2023/08/08 22:49 by dstillman