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[[!meta title="Enabling Safari Extensions with the macOS Catalina Patcher"]]
[[!meta date="2021-09-23"]]
I have an old 2011 MacBook Air that is running the latest version of macOS Catalina thanks to the very wonderful [Catalina Patcher](http://dosdude1.com/catalina/) by dosdude1. This project has made it possible for me to run and test some of the latest software from Apple - namely Safari 15.
I ran into a small bug early on though – Safari extensions couldn’t be activated via the preferences menu. Luckily I discovered a very simple fix. My hope is this might help others (as small of a demographic that might be) who run into the same issue with the Catalina Patcher.
- Close/Quit Safari completely
- Open the Finder and use the shortcut `⌘ Shift G`
- Paste the following to navigate to the proper folder: `~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/Safari/AppExtensions`
- Open the `Extensions.plist` in your favourite text editor (I’m a big fan of Panic's Nova)
- Below each extensions `<dict>` tag, add the following: `<key>Enabled</key><true/>`
- Save the file and relaunch Safari
Reference of what it should look like (AdBlock for this example):
<key>org.adblockplus...</key>
<dict>
<key>AddedDate</key>
<date>2021-09-23T14:00:47Z</date>
<key>Enabled</key>
<true/>
<key>WebsiteAccess</key>
<dict>
<key>Allowed Domains</key>
<array/>
<key>Has Injected Content</key>
<true/>
<key>Level</key>
<string>All</string>
</dict>
</dict>
After following those simple steps you should have working extensions in Safari. Have fun on your old, "unsupported" Apple devices!
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