Safari build

[trvrplk]

Safari recently (last year I believe) switched to the WebExtensions API, and because of this XKit Rewritten runs pretty much flawlessly in it. Following this official documentation I was very easily able to convert the Firefox version to a Safari extension—you just need to have a Mac with Xcode, run a certain command to convert the extension to an Xcode project, then compile it. I've had no issues, but there's one problem: because I don't have a developer account, the extension's unsigned, which means I need to re-enable unsigned extensions every time I relaunch Safari. If anyone has a developer account, it'd be really easy and I'm sure helpful to a lot of people to put out an unofficial (or official!) Safari build.

(If anyone wants to run the unsigned version I compiled, here's a zip with the binary. Just make sure to enable unsigned extensions or it won't work.)

[AprilSylph]

I plan to release to Safari eventually, but as I understand it, Apple would have to review every version I want to publish, and that's a bag of worms I'm not ready to open with how rapidly development is going. It'll be on the table officially when we hit v1.0.0, i.e. every planned feature is built.

[trvrplk]

No, the unsigned measures are for security, to ensure that you get a properly authorized binary. Beta software is distributed as signed binaries all the time. (And FWIW I haven’t had any issues running it.)

[arcanetrivia]

Of course, iOS requires you to use the App Store

Does iOS/iPadOS Safari even support extensions?

[arcanetrivia]

(ugh, Github, why won't you save the edited comment...) + additional: because I would love to have XKit on my iPad if it does.

[AprilSylph]

@lihatt Yep! Safari on iOS 15 supports extensions.

[arcanetrivia]

Yay! Good to know.