Apple has just published the latest upgrade to Safari, version 5.0.1, which includes a whole new feature called “Extensions Gallery,” as well as a number of other interesting fixes.
Safari 5 was introduced in June, but the extension functionality was designed for developers, not the general public. This gave developers a chance to create extensions for the browser before Apple officially launched the feature. Extensions are created using HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3, a few of Apple’s favorite technologies for building Web apps.
The Extensions Gallery is essentially a center for add-on features and toolbars for a variety of different web programs and services. Ones that are most likely to be popular among Safari users include extensions for Twitter, The New York Times, MLB.com, and Amazon. There’s even one called “Better Facebook” that will actually tell you when you’ve been “unfriended.” Bummer.
The Safari Extensions Gallery in Safari 5.0.1 is a repository in which users can quickly find and add extensions to the Safari browser. According to Apple, users can “add powerful new features to Safari, from toolbars that display live web feeds to sophisticated programs that filter web content.”
But the 5.0.1 update doesn’t stop there. Taking a look at the Software Update window on my own Macbook, some of the big fixes include better CSS animations, improved scrolling on MobileMe mail and fixing some Javascript issues. Safari 5.0.1 is available for downloading now.
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