safari-install.md

How to install for Safari

This is a too poor developer to pay $99 per year for distribution of an open-source and free browser extension in Apple App Store. So please install it manually, GG Safari.

0. Download this repository

git clone https://github.com/sheepzh/time-tracker-4-browser.git
cd time-tracker-4-browser

1. Install tools

Some tools are required to compile this project to an executable software for Safari.

• nodejs & npm
• Xcode (compatible for your version of macOS)

2. Compile source code, install & run

There are several steps.

1. Compile the source code programmed with TypeScript to js bundles.

# Install dependencies
npm install
# Compile
npm run build:safari

Then there will be one folder called dist_prod_safari.

2. Convert js bundles to Xcode project

[YOUR_PATH]/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/safari-web-extension-converter ./dist_prod_safari

3. Run Xcode project and one extension app will installed on your macOS
4. Enable this extension
5. Finally, open your Safari