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Redirect Web

Manabu Nakazawa
Free
4.7 out of 5

About Redirect Web

Redirect Web is a powerful Safari extension to redirect URLs based on your custom rules. Skip detours, save clicks, and stop wasting time.

— WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT —
• Quickly and easily create clear “from → to” redirection rules.
• Explore useful, pre-made rules in our extensive Rule Library.
• Enjoy seamless use across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.
• Works with Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and other major browsers on Mac; Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro.

— POPULAR WAYS TO USE IT —
• Open Apple Maps whenever a Google Maps link appears.
• Use Kagi, Startpage, Brave Search and any other search engine as your default search engine.
• Redirect Twitter to Nitter, an alternative privacy frontend.
• View Reddit in its classic design (old.reddit.com).

All of these (and more!) are available for free in the app’s Library section.

— POWER FEATURES —
• Match with wildcards or full regular expressions (back-references supported).
• Use multiple exclude patterns to avoid loops and unwanted pages.
• Import and export rule files for quick backup or sharing.
• Process regex capture groups ($1, $2, etc.): URL/Base64 encode or decode, or replace occurrences within the match.

— UNLOCK ALL FEATURES —
Subscribe or make a one-time purchase to:
• Enable unlimited active rules (the free tier allows only one)
• Sync your rules across all your Apple devices via iCloud

Your purchase or subscription is shared across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via Universal Purchase. Your support helps ongoing development.

— GET STARTED —
1. Install or create a rule.
2. Enable Redirect Web in Safari’s extension menu.
3. Reload the page and enjoy your new path.

— SUPPORT —
Open the Settings tab in the app → Tap “Send Feedback,” and we’ll respond soon. Your feedback helps us improve the app!

No ads. No tracking. Enjoy a faster, cleaner web tailored to you.

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User Reviews

1NFail
★★★★★ 5
Excellent app!
Helped immensely while testing new features of our web app.
Lynette7777
★★★★★ 5
Very helpful in helping distraction
There are also a lot of predefined rules, and very helpful in blocking distraction websites.
ChristopherMN12
★★★★★ 5
Brilliant
This is amazing. I use it to override the default Safari search settings over to Kagi. I’ll find tons of other useful stuff to add. It’s even cross platform on macOS and iOS/iPadOS.
Port o potty
★★★★★ 5
So many uses!
I originally found this app as a way to use Kagi as my default search engine within Safari. That alone was worth the price (it’s far more flexible than Kagi’s version) I quickly discovered this app is far more useful than merely changing Safari’s default search options. If you’re reading these reviews wondering if it will accomplish a particular redirect, it most likely will but you can try it before buying it. It has far more functionality than you would expect. The Library of rules is very helpful and is continuously growing with well vetted user submissions. The developer is extremely responsive and helpful if you are having trouble writing or using a rule. The rule writing relies on Regex which is very powerful (but tricky for the uninitiated), however the developer is responsive to assist you. In fact, user submissions are frequently added to the library (with permission and credit due), including a few from me. The Library contains rules for really neat tricks you didn’t know you needed including the ability to read archived articles that might otherwise would require subscriptions. These rules alone make the app pay for itself many times over. Also don’t let the in app “subscription” option turn you off. It’s really a way to allow for an inexpensive fully functional trial if you’re not ready to purchase an inexpensive lifetime subscription. Without a purchase you can have multiple rules but you’re limited to just one active rule. This makes it easy to try as many rules as you want without costing anything but your time. I haven’t tried the recently added feature that allows this extension to work with browsers other than Safari, but I imagine they work fine.
MoZZoro
★★★★★ 5
Love this extension
It’s a really great extension if you like taking control of where links send you.
Fluick
★★★★★ 5
works like a charm
I would normally be using firefox, but my laptop decided it can't handle it, so safari it is. I wanted to redirect duckduckgo to noai.duckduckgo, and this extension let me do that no problem. i am very pleased
tagliasteel
★★★★★ 5
Great at what it does!
I’ve tried many solutions, ranging from privacy-focused apps to product-specific extensions, but this is the only one that handles redirections before the original page even starts loading. For those of us who value privacy and prefer using custom search engines, this is crucial—not only do I get results from my chosen engine, but my searches also aren’t sent to the default options supported by Safari. The same goes for my self-hosted services like Invidious and Redlib. Lastly, the iCloud sync works perfectly and it is very convenient. Highly recommended!
Mike-the-only
★★★★★ 5
Love it!
Absolutely wonderful app. Does exactly what it says. Bonus, no data collected!
Lou Plummer
★★★★★ 5
Redirecting to archive.is
It’s easy to set up rules to redirect paywalled articles from the New York Times, Washington Post etc to open directly in the Internet Archive. This extension is a great bargain.
lankylonky22
★★★★★ 5
Very good interface and cheap
Very handy for me