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How to set it up, the keyboard shortcuts, and what to do when something looks off.
Turn et al. on in Safari.
Safari extensions take a one-time setup. Three steps and you’re set — on Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
Want your library on more than one device? Once et al. is set up, open the app and turn on iCloud Sync. It’s off until you turn it on, and it uses the Apple Account you already have.
Get et al.
For now, join the TestFlight beta to install et al. The app is a small wrapper that installs the Safari extension; the App Store version comes later.
Turn it on in Safari
On Mac: open Safari, go to Settings, click Extensions, find et al., and check the box.
On iPhone or iPad: open Settings, tap Apps → Safari → Extensions, tap et al., and turn it on.
Let it run on websites
Open the et al. extension — from the toolbar on Mac, or the address bar on iPhone and iPad — and choose Always Allow on Every Website. Done.
Troubleshooting.
I don’t see et al. in Safari’s toolbar
Open Safari, go to Settings, click Extensions, and make sure the box next to et al. is checked. On iPhone or iPad, check Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions. If et al. isn’t in the list, make sure the app is installed (from the App Store, or from TestFlight for now) and launch it once.
Highlights aren’t appearing on a page
Click the et al. icon in the Safari toolbar and check that it’s on for the website you’re looking at. Some sites use layouts that et al. can’t read. When that happens, the popup will tell you the page isn’t supported.
A highlight from a previous visit is missing
et al. attaches highlights to the text on the page. If a site rewrites an article, et al. might not be able to put the highlight back. When that happens, the highlight stays in your Library with the text, your note, and the color. You just can’t see it on the page anymore.
Keyboard shortcuts aren’t working
Make sure no other Safari extension is using the same keys. To check or change et al.’s shortcuts, open Safari Settings, go to Extensions, and click et al.
How do I export my highlights and notes?
Open the Library from the popup, or in its own tab. Pick what you want to export. Choose Markdown or CSV for plain text, or create a citation in APA, MLA, BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON.
The smart features aren’t appearing
The smart features require a device that supports Apple’s on-device models — on Mac, Apple Silicon (M1 and later) and a recent version of macOS. On Intel Macs or older versions of macOS, everything else works the same.
Still stuck? Reach out to me directly.
Let me know what’s happening: which site, your macOS version, what you expected to see. I’ll write back personally.
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