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Install Norton Browser Extensions to secure your browsing experience on Mac

You can install Norton Browser extensions on Mac to make your browsing safe. Norton Browser extensions help you avoid websites and links that would compromise your identity or device security.

You can install browser extensions only on Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox.

You can install and enable Norton Safe Web, Norton Safe Search, and Norton Home Page extensions to maximize your security online.

Safari

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

  2. On the left pane, click Settings.

  3. Click the Features tab, and under the Security section, click Browser Extensions.

  4. Click the Safari tab, next to Norton Safe Web, and click Install.

  5. You are redirected to the Norton Safe Web Plus page on the App Store window. Click Get and click Install.

  6. Enter your Apple ID credentials and follow the on-screen instructions to install the Norton Safe Web Plus App.

Enable Norton Safe Web Plus App extension on Safari

  1. When you launch the Norton Safe Web Plus App for the first time, you are taken to the Norton Safe Web Plus App home page.

  2. Click Setup to open the Enable Extensions window.

    You can also view the Enable Extensions window by closing and relaunching the Norton Safe Web Plus App.

  3. Click Open Safari Preferences from the Norton Safe Web Plus App to open the Extension window.

  4. In the Extensions window, follow the on-screen instructions to install Norton Safe Web and Norton Password Manager extensions.

    When both extensions are enabled, you are navigated to the You're all set window in the App window.

  5. In the You're all set window, click Continue to navigate to the Norton Account page.

    • If you have a Norton account, in the Welcome to NortonLifeLock window, enter the login credentials and click Sign In.

    • If you do not have a Norton account, click Create an account and follow the on-screen instructions to create a new Norton account.

If you do not see the Enable Extensions screen after re-launching the Norton Safe Web Plus App, your Safari App extensions (Norton Safe Web and Norton Password Manager) may have already been enabled on your Safari 12 browser.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

  2. On the left pane, click Settings.

  3. Click the Features tab, and under the Security section, click Browser Extensions.

  4. Click the Firefox tab, next to Norton Safe Web, and click Install.

  5. You are redirected to the respective browser extension page. Click Install All Extensions.

  6. In the alert, click Continue to Installation, and then click Add.

  7. In the Installation in progress window, click Next.

  8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 twice to install all the extensions.

Google Chrome

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

  2. On the left pane, click Settings.

  3. Click the Features tab, and under the Security section, click Browser Extensions.

  4. Click the Google Chrome tab, next to Norton Safe Web, and click Install.

  5. You are redirected to the respective browser extension page. Click Install All Extensions.

  6. Click Launch Web store; in the Norton Home Page window, click Add to Chrome.

  7. Click Add extension.

  8. In the Norton Safe Search window, click Add to Chrome, then click Add extension.

  9. In the Norton Safe Web window, click Add to Chrome, then click Add extension.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

  2. On the left pane, click Settings.

  3. Click the Features tab, and under the Security section, click Browser Extensions.

  4. Click the Microsoft Edge tab, next to Norton Safe Web, and click Install.

  5. You are redirected to the respective browser extension page. Click Install All Extensions.

  6. You are redirected to the Norton Safe Web page. Click Get and click Add Extension.

  7. In the Norton Home Page Add-ons window, click Get, then click Add extension.

  8. In the Norton Safe Search Add-ons window, click Get, then click Add extension.

  9. Click Turn on extension.

DocID: v20240130225606205
Last modified: 09/03/2025

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