Best Safari Extensions for Mac in 2026: Tabs, Dark Mode & QR Codes
Searches for the best safari extensions mac users can install tend to turn up long, generic listicles reviewing extensions the author has never actually used. I can't offer that kind of review — I only build for this platform — but I can tell you honestly what three of my own Safari extensions do and why I made them.
Between them they cover tab management, reading comfort, and turning a page into something you can grab with your phone.
What I'd Call the Best Safari Extensions for My Own Mac
Safari's tab bar gets unmanageable fast once you're past a dozen open pages.
Liquid Tabs is a smart tab manager for Safari, built for exactly the point where the tab bar stops being useful and starts being a wall of identical favicons. It's designed to make finding and organising open tabs faster than scrolling through them one at a time, without needing a separate window or app to manage what should be a simple browser feature.
Reading Comfortably, Whatever the Site's Own Dark Mode Is Like
Not every website bothers with a proper dark mode, and the ones that do are inconsistent about it.
Darker Modes is a privacy-first Safari extension for Mac with three reading modes — Dark Mode, Blue Tones, and Warm Night — that make any website easier on your eyes regardless of whether the site itself supports dark mode. No ads, no tracking, no accounts, a one-time purchase. It's the extension I reach for late in the evening when a bright white page is the last thing I want to look at.
Turning a Tab Into Something Your Phone Can Scan
Sending a link to your phone usually means messaging it to yourself, which is one more app than necessary.
Tab to QR is a privacy-first Safari extension for Mac that turns the current tab into a QR code you can scan, share, copy, or save. No ads, no tracking, no accounts, a one-time purchase. It's a small thing, but it removes the message-it-to-yourself step whenever you just want a page open on your phone a moment later.
Full disclosure: I build all three of these, which is exactly why I'd rather describe what they do than pretend to have tested a shelf of competitors.
Frequently asked questions
What are some good Safari extensions for managing tabs on a Mac?
Liquid Tabs is a smart tab manager built specifically for Safari, aimed at keeping a large number of open tabs organised and easy to find.
Is there a Safari extension that adds dark mode to any website?
Darker Modes adds Dark Mode, Blue Tones, and Warm Night reading modes to any site in Safari, regardless of whether that site has its own dark mode.