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Safari (Mac, iPhone & iPad)

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Safari is the only browser covered here that cannot be set to use Suede as its default search engine directly.

There is therefore a mandatory two-part setup: install and enable the extension, and point Safari's own default at an engine the extension intercepts.

Install Suede for Safari

Suede for Safari is a universal Safari Web Extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Enable it and grant website access

This step is required — without website access the extension cannot rewrite the search page.

On iPhone / iPad:

  1. Install the app, then open Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions → Suede for Safari.
  2. Turn it On.
  3. Set Permissions → All Websites to Allow (the extension must read the search-engine page to redirect it).

On Mac:

  1. Install the app, then open Safari → Settings → Extensions and tick Suede for Safari.
  2. When prompted for website access, choose Always Allow on Every Website.

The mandatory step: set Safari's default to a redirected engine

The extension redirects only the engines it watches. Set Safari's own default search engine to one of these (treat it as a throwaway — you will always land on Suede):

Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Ecosia, or Brave Search.

  • iPhone / iPad: Settings → Apps → Safari → Search Engine → pick one of the above.
  • Mac: Safari → Settings → Search → Search engine → pick one of the above.

Now search from the Safari address bar as usual. The extension intercepts the chosen engine's results and sends you to https://suede.io/search?q=… instead — so you see Suede's results even though Safari "thinks" its default is, say, DuckDuckGo.

Region & on/off

The extension's toolbar popup lets you switch region (US / UK) and turn redirection on or off without removing the extension. Your choice is remembered per device.

Why not "just set Suede as the default"?

Because Safari genuinely does not allow it — there is no setting and no extension API for a third-party default engine. The redirect approach is the honest, working alternative, and once it is set up it is invisible: every Safari search lands on Suede.

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