Safari 4 and 1Password

Just in case you update to the new Safari 4, 1password doesn’t have an update yet. But there is a way around it (i.e. a hack).

If you download and install Safari 4, go to the menu bar, click Safari/About Safari and look at the number after the version in parenthesis.

1pwdsafariupdateExample: Safari 4 (5530.17) is what mine says.

Quit Safari.

Now go to your Applications folder. Right click on the 1password app and Show Package Contents.

Navigate to Contents/Resources/SupportedBrowsers.plist

Double click on SupportedBrowsers.plist (if you have Property List Editor, it’ll open up in that app. If not, it’ll open up in a text app).

Click the little arrow to open the Root drop down, then click the arrow to open the drop down for Safari. Look for “MaxBundleVersion” and look at the number next to it. Double click the number and type in something bigger than what the About Safari version was.

For example, my number reads “5530.17″ so I changed the number on the SupportedBrowsers.plist to “5530.18″, save it and close it.

Open up Safari and you’ll see the 1P button.

The downside is you’ll have to do this manually until 1password updates their software officially.

Happy hacking.

Disclamer: If you attempt this then it’s your responsibility. I do not claim to be an expert and if something should happen to your application and/or system, I am not at fault. Do this at your own risk.

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