20 Excellent Plugins for Safari

16. CosmoPod

CosmoPod lets you download and convert Flash, DivX, WMV and Real Media videos from the Web to your Mac, iPod/iPhone or AppleTV. CosmoPod works with most sites and will automatically detect any videos it can convert.

With just a click you can then download the video to your iTunes library. Full license costs $10. Plugin website

17. CutX

CutX is a plugin that lets you create a filter for sites that you want to block.

This is useful as a parental tool to ensure your children don’t visit the wrong sites, or for filtering those productivity drains from the workplace.

CutX lets you customize site filters for individual users and access to the preferences pane is protected by a master password. Plugin website

18. DownloadComment

DownloadComment is a simple plugin that makes use of the Spotlight comments section in the file properties on OS X.

Whenever you download a file, DownloadComment will attach the URL address of the file into this comments section allowing you to later see where a file has been downloaded from. Plugin website

19. Safarilicious

An alternative to the DeliciousSafari plugin, Safarilicious is a standalone app that will export your Safari bookmarks to del.icio.us, a popular bookmarking service.

Safarilicious can also generate del.icio.us tags from your bookmarks folder structure as well as letting you add your own.

You can also pick which folders get exported if you only want to share a certain set of bookmarks. Plugin website

20. Safari Microformats

Microformats are a set of data formats that aim to make information sharing easier across the Web.

For example, hCards and hCalendars contain contact and calendar information respectively and are formatted in a consistent way to allow different applications to read this data.

The Safari Microformats plugin reads any hCards or hCalendars present on a web page and notifies you with a little icon in the address bar.

When you click this Microformats icon you can add these addresses or calendar items to your Address Book and iCal. Plugin website