Among all the new features that MacOS Big Sur 11.3 beta 1 includes, released for developers today, Apple mentions that Safari will have more customization options. Although the company has not made clear what exactly is going to change, 9to5Mac has now found that the default MacOS web browser will have the option to ignore new windows or tabs with extensions.
Rene Richie first shared on Twitter the release notes of macOS Big Sur 11.3, which is expected to be released to the public in the coming weeks. Without further details, the release notes state that the update adds more options in Safari.
Based on macOS code, 9to5Mac discovered that these options are actually new extensions that allow users to change the default pages of a new window or tab. Since this option is based on new extensions, we could not try it out as there are no compatible extensions available yet.
A similar feature is already available in other web browsers, such as Google Chrome, which supports extensions that can change new pages, bookmark manager and history menu. This allows developers to add different features or even a new style to these pages.
Apple announced last year that Safari now supports the WebExtension API, which is a cross-platform technology available in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and other browsers to offer universal browser extensions. .
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