Shield 1.3.3

• New downloads come as a disk image: open Shield-1.3.3.dmg and drag Shield to Applications
• The popup shows the list status on two rows: how many domains are listed, then when they were updated

Installed copies update themselves: Shield → Check for Updates…

Shield 1.3.2

• Fixes the Shield window being empty on macOS 15
• The window now shows lifetime totals: requests blocked and estimated data saved
• The window reminds you to allow Shield on every website, with the steps in Safari Settings, until that's done
• Adds Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese, in the app, the toolbar popup and the warning page
• "Open Safari Settings…" no longer quits Shield

Shield 1.3.1

First release of Shield for Safari, the Safari version of the Shield ad and threat blocker.

• Blocks ads, trackers and cryptominers, using the filter lists Brave Shields enables by default
• Blocks known malware and phishing sites, with a warning page and an option to open the site anyway
• Hides ad elements on pages, and can be paused per site from the toolbar popup
• Keeps lifetime totals of blocked requests and estimated data saved
• Updates itself: Shield → Check for Updates…

Requires macOS 14 and Safari 18 or later. Unzip, move Shield to Applications and open it. Then turn on Shield in Safari Settings → Extensions and set "Allow on every website".