Safari for Mac: If you need to remove a Safari plug-in

If you need to remove a Safari plug-in

If you installed a plug-in and notice that Safari runs more slowly, quits unexpectedly, won’t download files, or has other problems, the plug-in may be the problem.

Quickly disable a plug-in

You can quickly disable or enable a plug-in. This is an easy way to check if the plug-in is causing problems.

  1. Choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, click Plug-in Settings next to Allow Plug-ins.

  2. Do either of the following:

    • Disable a plug-in: Deselect the checkbox to the left of the plug-in name.

    • Enable a plug-in: Select the checkbox to the left of the plug-in name. For common plug-ins (such as Flash, Silverlight, Java, and QuickTime), you also need to turn on the plug-in for each website.

Set plug-in blocking policies for websites

You can allow a plug-in for some websites and block it for others.

  1. Choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, then click Plug-in Settings next to Allow Plug-ins.

  2. Select the plug-in you want to disable on the far left, then click each pop-up menu on the right and choose Off.

    For some plug-ins, you see pop-up menus for different websites, and you can choose to block each one individually. Use the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu to block all other websites that don’t have individual settings.

If the problem is fixed, contact the developer of the plug-in to see if there’s a newer version.

Last Modified: Sep 22, 2016
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