Apple Safari 5.01 fixes security, adds extensions

Written by Gary McArthur Friday, 30 July 2010 19:05

In an effort to make Safari more secure and more competitive with other modern web browsers, explains Information Week, Apple has released Safari 5.01.

Safari 5.01 addresses 15 security vulnerabilities, one of which — an AutoFill information disclosure flaw — was publicly disclosed last week.

But the primary purpose of the updated software is to enable Safari Extensions, a framework for browser extensions based on HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

Head over to the Safari Extensions Gallery where you will find 100+ extensions already developed and arranged into 16 categories. They require only one click for installation, no restart and they’re digitally signed and sandboxed for improved security. No doubt this list will grow exponentially now that Apple has removed the need for proficiency in Cocoa and Objective-C.