

If you’re ever troubleshooting chrome, it is worth looking at the flags to see if you can’t put paid to unwanted behaviour. To do similar things with Safari requires invoking a terminal incantation, using the Safari Technology Preview version, or both. If there is one thing I have always appreciated about Chrome, 3it’s the ability to dig into the experimental features. For extensibility, it leaves Safari in the dust. In many ways Chrome is drastically more functional than Safari. 2 Given Google all but owns the web, knowing your way around Chrome is non-negotiable. If you’re a chrome user reading this, I assure you I have disabused myself of that notion. I have made the mistake of optimising this site for Safari, based on a ropey sense of potential reader preference. The stark reality for anyone who runs a website - whether a bonafide developer or a hack like me - is Chrome Browser accounts for around 60% of all web traffic 1.

I use Safari by default, but I’m a still bit of a browser hopper at times. Categories Quick Fix, Blog Tags Mac, macOS, Safari To state the obvious, you can break stuff by playing with them, but that’s half the fun. There are a lot more flags, some more useful than others. If this is you, the option to disable background tab suspension is under miscellaneous flags. For instance, if you do a lot of research you might want to keep all your tabs live. For some users, having to reload a suspended tab can be a real nuisance. The browser is smart about how it does this, but it doesn’t suit everybody. Rather than creating epic memory leaks, Safari will suspend background tabs that aren’t being used. If you have attention madness like I do, you might find your open tabs getting out of control. Other handy features include the ability to disable some of Safari’s energy management. You can also disable inline video altogether. Under Media Flags, enable ‘Video Needs User Action’, or ‘Audio Needs User Action’, depending on your needs. It doesn’t always work the way it should in my experience, but setting a global flag in the debug menu takes care of it. Thankfully, Safari will now allow you to set site specific preferences, content blocking, and so on. Until recently, this was the only way you could disable autoplay video on annoying sites. Safari Hidden Features to Enable From the debug menu users can disable inline video altogether
#Using 1blocker with chrome mac
Using 1Blocker for iOS and macOS, I can manage my browsing experience across Mac and iOS without weighing the app down with extensions. Recent announcements also suggest that protection will continue to improve. The modern version is fast, efficient with resources, and proactive about tracking protection. It says a lot for its progress that has become my preferred browser.

I found Safari Browser to be a nightmare in its cross platform days.
