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Browser extension which gives you more control over your Twitter timeline and adds missing features and UI improvements - available for desktop and mobile browsers

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Control Panel for Twitter is a browser extension which gives you more control over Twitter and adds missing features and UI improvements

Safari Extension - for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Firefox Extension - can also be installed in the Android version of Firefox

Chrome Extension - can also be installed in Edge, Opera, and Brave on desktop, and Kiwi Browser on Android

Edge Add-on

User script version - requires a user script manager

Releases / What's New?

The Control Panel for Twitter Releases page highlights new features, changes and fixes in each version, and shows which version is currently published on each of the browser extension stores.

New versions can take anything from minutes to days to be approved for publishing after they're submitted to a browser extension store.

Home timeline

• Defaults to the "Following" (chronological) timeline, automatically switching you back if Twitter tries to move you to the "For you" (algorithmic) timeline
• Hide the "For you" timeline tab (default setting)
• Move Retweets to a separate tab (default setting), or hide them entirely
• Move Quote Tweets and replies to them to a separate tab in the Home timeline, or hide them entirely
• Hide Retweets in pinned Lists
• Enable muting of Quote Tweets
• Hide the floating "See new Tweets" button
• Hide "Who to follow", "Follow some Topics" etc. in the Home timeline and elsewhere
• Hide inline prompts in the timeline
• Full-width timeline: hide the sidebar and let timeline content go full-width on Home, Lists and Communities

UI improvements

• Add "Add muted word" to the "More" menu (desktop) or slide-out menu (mobile)
• Fast blocking - skips the confirm dialog when you try to block an account
• Hide quotes of and replies to blocked and muted accounts
• Hide Retweets in user profiles
• Default to "Latest" tab in Search
• When viewing a tweet's Quote Tweets, hide the quoted tweet to make more room for quotes
• Replace X branding changes
• Hide Views under tweets
• Hide the "Verified" tab in Notifications and the "Verified Followers" tab in Followers/Following
• Restore headlines under external links
• Restore the Quote Tweets link under tweets, and other interaction links
• Default sorting replies to most recent or most liked
• Replace Premium blue checks with the Twitter Blue logo, or hide them altogether
• Hide Premium blue check replies in threads
• Hide Premium upsells throughout the app
• Hide Subscriptions
• Disable use of the Chirp font if you don't like it
• Disable bold and italic text in tweets
• Use the site's normal text font style in the primary navigation menu on desktop to make it less distracting
• Change the navigation menu density on desktop to make it take less room
• Use normal font weight in dropdown menus - if everything's bold, nothing's bold
• Choice of monochrome or themed (classic) styling for uninverted buttons

Remove algorithmic content

• Hide sidebar contents
• Hide Explore page contents and use it only for searching
• Hide "Discover more" algorithmic tweets when viewing a tweet

Reduce "engagement"

Hide metrics.

• Reduced interaction mode: hide the action bar under tweets – replies are now the only means of interacting
• Disable the home timeline: find yourself wasting too much time on Twitter ? Try preventing use of the home timeline, going to Notifications or Messages by default instead

Hide UI items you don't use

• Bookmark button under tweets
• Share button under tweets
• Analytics links under your own tweets
• Hide navigation items you don't use on desktop, and other distracting screen elements such as the Messages drawer
• Hide the bottom nav item for Messages on mobile if you don't use it often
• Hide items you don't use in the "More" menu (desktop) or slide-out menu (mobile)

Screenshots

Home timeline with most tweaks enabled, separate timeline for retweets (default setting) and/or quote tweets, full-width timeline, tidied-up menu, with instant access to "add muted word", uninverted follow buttons, disable use of chirp font, improved quote tweets page.

The quoted tweet is hidden, instead of being duplicated under every quote, leaving more room for quotes

Reduced interaction mode

Disable the home timeline, configurable via options popup and the extension options page, no trends on explore screen, just search, language support.

As of v2.2, all 48 of the display languages available on Twitter are supported, some examples:

Options are also available in the following languages:

• French (translation by @THEDARKK )
• Japanese (translation by @MitoKurato )
• Simplified Chinese (translation by @CodeQiu )
• Spanish (translation by @rogama25 )

User script support

Control Panel for Twitter is also available as a user script – to change the default options, you'll need to edit the config object at the top of the script.

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How to use Safari extensions on your iPhone and iPad

Along with some extensions to try.

By Barbara Krasnoff , a reviews editor who manages how-tos. She’s worked as an editor and writer for almost 40 years. Previously, she was a senior reviews editor for Computerworld.

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One of the handiest types of software in anyone’s quiver is the browser extension: those cool little applets that let your browser do what you want it to do. And one of the nicest things about iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is that you can now add extensions to the Safari browser. Even though this is a new feature that launched with the latest iOS version, there are already a number of useful extensions available for you to add.

What follows is a rundown on how to add extensions to your Safari app — while we’ve illustrated the process using an iPhone, you can follow the same basic directions with an iPad. We’ve also included a sampling of some extensions you can try.

How to add extensions

• Tap on the Settings app.
• Scroll down to and select Safari > Extensions.
• Any extensions that you’ve already installed will be listed here. Tap on “More Extensions” if you’d like to see what’s available in the App Store. (You can also simply go to the App Store and search on “Safari Extensions.”)

• Once you’ve installed your first extension, you’ll see a little “puzzle piece” icon on the left side of Safari’s address bar. Tap that, and the menu that pops up will include your current extensions plus a “Manage Extensions” selection, which lets you toggle your extensions on and off.

Some extensions to try

This is a small sampling of some of the extensions that you can now access via the App Store. While there are not many extensions yet available (compared to the number of extensions for, say, Chrome), it’s a pretty safe bet that there will be lots more to come over the next few months.

Amplosion ($2.99)

AMP, which is short for “Accelerated Mobile Pages,” is a web format created by Google to optimize search results for mobile browsers. However, if you’d rather not have Google tweaking the webpages you upload, you can use Amplosion to redirect the AMP links that show up in search results into normal mobile links.

Noir ($2.99)

When you’re browsing at night and you’ve set your iPhone or iPad to dark mode, you will often hit a website that is bright enough to make your eyes water. Noir allows you to set a dark mode for all the websites you visit.

1Password (subscription needed)

1Password is a well-known and respected password manager . If you’re a 1Password user, there’s no question that you’re going to want to add this one to your mobile Safari app.

Super Agent for Safari (free)

This handy extension automatically fills out a website’s cookie consent forms based on your preferences, which can save you a lot of time and irritation.

Web Inspector (free)

Something for developers: an app that lets you inspect the HTML coding of a website, modify it, debug it, and perform other essential tasks.

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Use Safari extensions on your Mac

Safari extensions enhance and customize the browsing experience on your Mac. Here's how to install them, uninstall them, or share them across devices.

Safari extensions add functionality to Safari, so you can explore the web the way you want. Extensions can show helpful information about a webpage, display news headlines, help you use your favorite services, change the appearance of webpages, and much more. Extensions are a great way to personalize your browsing experience.

Install extensions

Turn on extensions, turn off extensions, uninstall extensions, share extensions across devices.

Use the App Store to conveniently download and install Safari extensions. All extensions in the App Store are reviewed, signed, and hosted by Apple for your security, and they're automatically kept up to date.

Start by installing the latest macOS updates to make sure that Safari is up to date. You need Safari 12 or later to get Safari extensions from the App Store.

Open Safari and choose Safari > Safari Extensions from the menu bar.

The App Store opens to the Safari Extensions page. To download and install an extension, click Get or click the price. You might be asked to sign in with your Apple Account.

Click Install.

After the extension is installed, click Open and follow the onscreen instructions provided by the extension.

After installing an extension, follow these steps to turn it on.

Choose Safari > Settings (or Preferences).

Click Extensions.

Select the checkbox next to the extension's name. Learn what to do if you can't turn on extensions .

If you're browsing privately, or using a profile

When browsing in a private window in macOS Sonoma or later, all extensions that require website access are turned off by default. To use an extension when browsing privately:

Choose Safari > Settings.

Select the extension in the sidebar, then select “Allow in Private Browsing” on the right.

Whether or not you're browsing privately, you can also restrict the extension's access to certain websites. Click the Edit Websites button to view the extension in Websites settings. From there you can allow access, deny access, or require that websites ask you for access.

When using Safari profiles , extensions for the default profile are managed in the main Extensions tab of Safari settings. Extensions for other profiles are managed in the Profiles tab, which has its own Extensions tab for each profile. By default, extensions are turned off for each new profile.

Choose Safari > Settings (or Preferences), then click Extensions.

To turn off an extension, deselect its checkbox.

If you can't determine what an extension does, or you don't expect to use it again, you should uninstall it.

To uninstall an extension, select the extension and click the Uninstall button.

Starting with macOS Ventura, iOS 16, and iPadOS 16, you can share extensions across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad:

On your Mac, open Safari and choose Safari > Settings, then click Extensions. Select “Share across devices” at the bottom of the window.

On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions, then turn on Share Across Devices.

To uninstall an extension from all devices, you must uninstall it on each device.

Safari no longer supports most web plug-ins. To load webpages more quickly, save energy, and strengthen security, Safari is optimized for content that uses the HTML5 web standard, which doesn't require a plug-in. To enhance and customize your browsing experience, use Safari extensions instead of web plug-ins.

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Get Started With Safari Extensions

Safari extensions give your browser serious superpowers, letting you block ads, find the best prices and discounts while you shop, save web pages for offline reading, and much more. Adding an extension is easy: Browse the Safari Extensions category on the App Store, then tap Get to install one. Then go to Settings > Safari and tap Extensions to toggle it on.

Here are a few extensions to get started with:

PayPal Honey: Coupons, Rewards

Shopping, Deals, Discounts

1Password: Password Manager

Save & share passwords safely

Language Translator by Mate

Translate in Safari & apps.

Bring! Grocery Shopping List

Shared organizer with sync

Noir - Dark Mode for Safari

Browse better at night

Mapper for Safari

Redirect Google Maps links

Focus & inspiration start page

CardPointers for Credit Cards

Earn more points & cashback

xSearch for Safari

Switch search engine instantly

Vidimote for Safari

Video speed/playback control

Grammarly: AI Writing Keyboard

AI Keyboard for better writing

Save links, read later.

Dark Reader for Safari

Dark mode for every website

All-in-one browser extension

URL to QR for Safari

Convert URL to QR Code

Total Refresh for Safari

Reload all your tabs at once

Simple Refresh for Safari

Automatically refresh webpages

Super Agent for Safari

Automatic cookie consent

Turn Off the Lights for Safari

Darkens the rest of the web

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Control Panel for Twitter

Control Panel for Twitter is a browser extension which gives you more control over Twitter and adds missing features and UI improvements

1. Can also be installed in Opera, Brave, and other Chromium-based web browsers.

2. Edge users should consider using the Chrome version , as Edge Add-ons takes longer to publish updates.

3. Install Kiwi Browser from Google Play , then install the Chrome version .

Feature highlights:

• Now supports x.com NEW
• Restores headlines under external links
• Reverts the main "X" branding changes
• Calmer Home timeline by default – no algorithmic suggestions or Retweets, just what the people you follow are saying
• Less "engagement" – view counts, trending content and "Discover more" suggestions are hidden
• Hide boosted replies from Twitter Blue users
• Make the UI less busy by hiding UI items you don't use, or don't want
• Adds missing features like hiding Tweets from—or quoting—blocked or muted accounts, and muting quotes of specific Tweets

See the complete list of features on GitHub .

Don't like some of the default settings? Open the extensive options UI and configure them to your liking - your preferences will be applied as you change the options.

Screenshots

Safari version Frequently Asked Questions

I just downloaded control panel for twitter from the app store, why is it not working.

Safari browser extensions require you to manually enable settings to allow them to run. After installing from the App Store, you need to:

• Enable the extension – the Control Panel for Twitter app which opens after installation has a button which will take you to the appropriate page in Settings. Use it to toggle the extension on.
• Give the extension permission to run on Twitter – change the website access permissions for mobile.twitter.com and twitter.com to "Allow".

For an example, watch this video of enabling Control Panel for Twitter on iPhone .

I opened Twitter using a bookmark I added to my Home Screen - why is Control Panel for Twitter not working?

Safari doesn't currently allow browser extensions to run in Home Screen Web Apps. Open Safari then navigate to Twitter normally.

You can use the Shortcuts app to create your own shortcut to open Twitter in Safari. For an example, watch this video of setting up a Twitter shortcut on iPhone .

How can I make this banner go away?

This is a Safari feature we have no control over - to get rid of it, you have to uninstall the official "X" app.

For updates and support follow, Tweet or DM @ControlPanelFT .

If you've found an issue , would like to contribute code or a translation for a new language, or just want to view the source, visit the GitHub repository .

If you find Control Panel for Twitter useful and can afford to, a tip to help fund its development and the responsive maintenance I aim to provide would be most appreciated. If not, no worries – enjoy!

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Optimize your Twitter feed with these 10 browser extensions

By David Nield

However you use Twitter—whether it’s to stay up to date on world events, keep in touch with friends, or do something else entirely—you don’t have to settle for its basic, default functions. If you use the site in your browser, there are dozens of third-party extensions available that will add more features, change the Twitter interface, and level up your tweeting.

We’ve collected some of the best, concentrating on those that work with Google Chrome ( and Microsoft Edge, as they share the same code ), but some will function in other browsers as well.

Buffer, for scheduling tweets

You don’t necessarily want all your tweets bunched up into the hours you’re actually on Twitter, and that’s where Buffer comes in. It lets you queue up tweets to be sent out at regular intervals, and gives you access to analytics and other tools too. You can schedule up to 10 tweets at a time for free, and then pricing starts at $5 a month.

Dewey, for managing bookmarks

If you use the Twitter bookmarking feature to save tweets you want to get back to later (the option is in the share menu, if you haven’t found it), the free Dewey extension is well worth a look. Its key features include organizing bookmarks into categories, adding tags and annotations, exporting your saved tweets to other services, and making them public on the web.

Twitter View Original Images, for getting full-size photos

Depending on your browser and the size of your tabs, Twitter doesn’t necessarily display photos at their maximum resolution as you scroll. The free Twitter View Original Images extension fixes that problem, letting you see full-size pictures with a click. It’s a simple add-on, but a useful one.

[Related: How to share photos at their best quality ]

Minimal Theme, for cutting out clutter

The free Minimal Theme for Twitter is perfect for limiting distractions and focusing just on the tweets in front of you. You can reduce the options in the navigation bar; hide the tweet button; hide retweet, reply, and like counts; and remove promoted posts, for example. The extension also allows you to choose the width of the Twitter feed in your browser tab.

Twemex, for adding a new sidebar

Twemex drops in a new sidebar on the right-hand side of the Twitter interface, promising to bring you the “most interesting ideas” from the day’s tweets. These may include tweets posted on the same day in history to popular tweets from across your network. The extension will remain free for as long as it’s in beta, but its developer plans to eventually charge a monthly fee.

Twitter Media Downloader, for saving files

If you see photos and videos on your Twitter timeline that you’d like to keep, Twitter Media Downloader makes saving them very straightforward. The free extension adds a new download button to the Twitter interface, positioned right underneath tweets, and it’ll handle one or several media files with ease.

Superpowers for Twitter, for bulk and automated actions

Superpowers for Twitter is free to use and automates certain actions within the Twitter interface. You can use it to mass-follow all the accounts on a page (maybe you’re viewing a Twitter list) or like every tweet on a particular page (such as a search page), to name a couple tasks it will let you do. This is all handled by some subtle extra buttons that appear on the interface.

[Related: The simplest way to post to all your social media accounts at once ]

Plaintweet, for extreme simplicity

If you want an interface that’s even more sparse than the one Minimal Theme (above) offers, try Plaintweet . This free add-on concentrates on the text of tweets, hiding extra paraphernalia such as likes, retweets, mentions, image previews, quote tweets, and profile images. You have  the option of using a light or dark theme as well.

Scroll Portal, for less doomscrolling

Scroll Portal is free to install and encourages users to take a more focused approach to Twitter. You do this by setting a scrolling “speed limit” that you must stick to, which will stop you from rushing through your timeline too quickly. The extension will also count the number of tweets you’ve scrolled past, encouraging you to take more time reading each one.

Social Scroll for Twitter, for finding older tweets

Working your way through someone’s Twitter archive can be a time-consuming process, but not with the free Social Scroll for Twitter installed. Once in place, it adds a new navigation bar on the right when you are viewing someone else’s profile, so you can dig into all of their historical tweets with a few clicks.

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Extensions are mini-apps that add extra functionality to your browser. In Chrome, you add an extension, and that's it. But Safari on Mac does things differently as extensions are shipped as apps. Here's how to install Safari extensions on Mac.

Mac users who are running Safari 12.0 and higher (running on macOS Mojave and above), have to use the App Store method for installing Safari extensions. Here, you first need to download the extension as an app, then enable the extension before you can start using it.

First, make sure you're running the latest version of macOS .

Related: How to Update Your Mac and Keep Apps Up to Date

Then, open the "Safari" browser. Here, click the "Safari" button from the menu bar and choose the "Safari Extensions" option.

This will directly open the "Safari Extensions" section in the App Store app.

Alternatively, you can open the App Store, go to the "Categories" section from the sidebar, and choose the "Safari Extensions" option to get to this section.

Here, you'll see extensions grouped in multiple categories, along with a "Top Free" and "Top Paid" section.

Here, select the extension that you want to download.

Then, click the "Get" or "Install" button.

If asked, enter your Apple ID's username and password.

The extension, or rather, the app, will now be installed on your Mac. If you want, you can open the app. But chances are, it will just give you instructions on how to enable the extension.

As we mentioned at the top, you can't start using a Safari extension right after installing it. Instead, you need to go into "Safari Preferences" and enable an extension.

When you go back to Safari, you'll see a banner saying that new extensions are available. Here, click the "Turn On and Review" button.

This will directly take you to the "Extensions" tab in Safari Preferences.

Alternatively, go to Safari > Preferences from the menu bar and select the "Extensions" tab to see a list of all available extensions.

To enable an extension, click the checkmark icon next to the extension in the left sidebar.

From the pop-up message, choose the "Turn On" option.

You can come back here at any time and click the checkmark again to disable the extension.

Once the extension is enabled, it will show up in the Safari toolbar, right next to the URL bar.

Navigate to a page in Safari and click an extension to use it. Each extension has its own functionality, and you'll see all its features and options in the drop-down below.

You are free to move the extension icons anywhere you want in the Safari toolbar. Press and hold the "Command" key and drag and drop the extension icon to its new place. Take a look at our complete guide on customizing the Safari toolbar to learn more.

Related: How to Customize the Safari Toolbar on Your Mac

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Useful Safari Extensions: Twitter and Nags

In 2019, I started writing a bit about the different things I was using to make my online experience a more private (because I, like many of you, think privacy is important 🙂).

Though I’ve not written much about since then, I have found a couple of utilities that I use to help my browsing experience. Though they don’t necessarily fit in with things you may find in my articles on privacy , they still help with certain things that are simply annoying.

Here are are a couple of Safari extensions that I’ve found useful to have installed on iOS when browsing the web.

Safari Extensions: Twitter and Nags

🐦 tweaks for twitter.

Tweaks for Twitter is a Safari extension (well, technically it runs in other browsers, too!) that turns off much of the things that make Twitter annoying (no, I’m not talking about whoever you’re following that’s always tweeting about the things you hate – that’s up to you do unfollow).

Tweaks for Twitter is a web browser extension that improves the user interface of  twitter.com  in many ways. Tweaks for Twitter

For example, this removes promoted tweets, hover cards, “See more tweets from,” and then that little insert that Twitter shows where its “Followed by others you follow.”

It gets Twitter as close to back to basics as it was once upon a time.

🛑 Banish

In short, Banish is a Safari extension that hides or removes those annoying pop-ups that show on sites like Reddit that say “Open this in [our dedicated app] for more!”

An ultra-efficient Safari Extension that blocks annoying ‘Open in App’ popups & other dark patterns on the web. Banish

No thank you, please. I’d rather just stay in the browser and not download yet another thing, especially if it’s a web wrapper. (And if it’s going to be Reddit, Apollo has your back anyway.)

Note these work on iOS and macOS but I spend a lot of time in other browsers on my desktop for development work. But for browsing on any device, these work great.

More To Come

When I was writing regularly, I enjoyed sharing some of the things I was using even if it wasn’t explicitly about development. Not only do I think it helped surface things that I found through others, it also helped to others continue to share things that I find useful.

Maybe this will do more of the same.

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