Customizing the Safari Share Menu on Mac and iOS

The Safari Share menu is a powerful tool for sending web pages to other apps and triggering quick browser actions, but it can quickly become cluttered with unused options. This guide provides a complete overview of how to customize the Safari Share menu on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You will learn the exact steps to add, remove, and reorder both app extensions and system actions to streamline your browsing experience.

Customizing App Extensions on iPhone and iPad

The top row of the Safari Share menu displays app extensions, allowing you to send links directly to messages, email, or third-party applications.

  1. Open the Safari app and navigate to any webpage.
  2. Tap the Share button (the square with an upward-pointing arrow) at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Locate the horizontal row of app icons and swipe all the way to the right.
  4. Tap the More button (three dots).
  5. Tap Edit in the top-right corner of the screen.
  6. To add an app to the front of your Share menu, tap the green plus (+) icon next to it. This moves the app to your "Favorites" section.
  7. To remove an app from your Favorites, tap the red minus (-) icon, then tap Remove.
  8. To hide an app completely from the Share menu, toggle the switch next to the app to the Off position under the "Suggestions" header.
  9. To change the order in which your favorite apps appear, touch and hold the reorder button (three horizontal lines) next to an app and drag it to your preferred position.
  10. Tap Done in the top-right corner twice to save your changes.

Customizing Actions on iPhone and iPad

Below the row of app icons is a vertical list of actions, such as "Copy," "Find on Page," "Add to Reading List," and various third-party Safari extension triggers.

  1. Open Safari and tap the Share button.
  2. Scroll down to the very bottom of the Share menu.
  3. Tap Edit Actions... at the bottom of the list.
  4. Tap the green plus (+) icon next to any action under the "Safari" or "Other Actions" headers to pin it to the top of your menu under "Favorites."
  5. Tap the red minus (-) icon to remove an action from your Favorites.
  6. Use the reorder button (three horizontal lines) to drag and arrange your favorite actions in the order you use them most.
  7. Scroll down to the "Other Actions" section and toggle the switches to the Off position to completely hide specific third-party app actions you never use.
  8. Tap Done in the top-right corner to apply your changes.

Customizing the Share Menu on Mac

On macOS, the Safari Share menu combines both app extensions and actions into a single dropdown list. Customizing this list is managed through your Mac's system settings.

  1. Open Safari on your Mac and navigate to any webpage.
  2. Click the Share button in the top-right area of the Safari toolbar.
  3. Click Edit Extensions... (or More... on older macOS versions) at the bottom of the dropdown menu. This will automatically open your Mac's System Settings to the Sharing Extensions menu.
  4. Browse the list of available applications and system actions.
  5. Check the box next to any app or action you want to appear in your Safari Share menu.
  6. Uncheck the box next to any item you want to hide from the menu.
  7. Click Done at the bottom of the window to save your preferences.

If you bypass Safari and want to access this menu directly on macOS Ventura or later, open System Settings, click Privacy & Security in the sidebar, scroll down and click Extensions, and then select Sharing. For older versions of macOS, open System Preferences, click Extensions, and select Share Menu on the left. You can drag and drop the items in this list to change the order in which they appear in Safari.