PithHelmet3.0b6

Is this compatible with the newly-released Safari 5.0.3?

Is PithHelmet 3.0b6 fully compatible with Safari 5.0.2? If so, I hope the developer releases another beta update soon with updated version compatibility strings so that end users can just run the updated installer instead of needing to mess around with plist files.

I went thru the installation process MANY TIMES! Each time, installation was 'successful', for both SIMBL, and Pithhelmet. Neither SIMBL or Pithhelmet can be found!! Can't be opened either of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am using snow leopard mac os x. Anyone know why this is.

While the above indicates the latest Beta is 3.0b3, a visit to the developer's site indicates it is 3.0b6 (as of 23 June 10). FWIW: On my C2D Intel iMac, OS 10.6.4, I have found the DL and install without issue, though Safari must still be run in 32-bit mode. Aside from that, no problems yet detected.

For what it's worth, when you install PithHelmet 3.0b4 and go to the "About PithHelmet…" menu bar item, it reports its version as 3.0b3.

Reposting a variation of the question I've recently asked the developer: Anyone know if it's currently possible to use PithHelmet with Safari 5 on Leopard (PPC) systems? Seems that's (still) an unsupported combination but maybe I've overlooked something.

Though it isn't here on Mac Update yet, the Safari 5 iteration Of PithHelmet 3 is available on the developer's site and works like the charm it is. I have been running PitHelmet for many years. Many years. It is hands down the most effective and manipulable content filter I've ever found. Yes, I've used Safari AdBlocker, and it doesn't come close. With PithHelmet I can seen absolutely nothing but the content I want to see on any site. Or, I can choose to see all of the ads, or all of a particular kind of ad. It's genius. With each Safari whole digit upgrade, theres a brief pause in PithHelmet availability while Mike does his magic to make everything compatible, and each time, I am stunned by the ad content on sites I visit regularly. No, I don't like this advertising paradigm on the internet. If I need to pay for access to content, I figure I can make that choice - and do, when the content provider lets me decide. I don't watch much broadcast tv, either.

30b3 is out. Check http://culater.net/software/PithHelmet/PithHelmet.php

I found this on developers web-site. Maybe this old and only news could be helpful for all of us who has 10.6 :-( "Mon 21 Sep 2009 PithHelmet on Snow Leopard in 64-bit Safari #2:40AM EDT. This is a long story. For the impatient, the short answer is that there will not be a PithHelmet on 64-bit Safari for some time. One of the primary directives for SIMBL and PithHelmet was to "first do no harm." The idea being that hacking up someone else's application should only improve it. Under Snow Leopard, many things have changed and they are almost universally considered improvements. Unfortunately, one of the casualties of these improvements is the relative ease with which applications (in this case Safari) could be hacked after the fact. PithHelmet has grown into an incredibly complex plugin. It hooks into so many subsystems inside Safari, each of which change from time to time. Under Snow Leopard, so much has changed that simply modifying the old code is no longer viable. It will be better to just start fresh. While I am convinced this is the right approach, this is complicated by the fact that there are many changes to GCC, the dynamic linker, the Objective-C runtime, SIMBL and Cocoa itself. This is a tough task and it will take some time, but I feel that releasing something that doesn't work well would be a bigger mistake. So where does this leave you the user? Well, I think the best case scenario is to make PithHelmet compatible when Safari is running in 32-bit mode. The functionality of PithHelmet should be left intact and the sacrifice is some amount of speed, particularly when running Javascript-intensive pages."

Has anyone heard whether PithHelmet will ever be updated? Or, is it at an end and the loyal PH fans had best make other plans?

“Failed to load the PithHelmet plugin. Column identifiers used with NSTableView autosave feature must conform to NSCoding protocol.“ The above appears today and Pithhlmet + Safari Cookies don't work anymore... After installing Safari Cookies again it works again... but Pithhelmet stays dead wit the above error! Os 10.5.8 Safari 4.0.3 Pithhelmet 2.8.5 SIMBL 0.8.2 Any help here?

Same for me too. Blocks nothing. Even if i open Safari in 32bit mode. And with the latest SIMBL available. This is not a beta, it's an early alpha version, IMO....

Same for me...thats why I use SafariBlock that works PERFECT!!!!

Is it working for anybody out there…?! Yeah, I get that it's a beta version and I don't mind that the prefs are not accessible right now -- but is it actually doing anything at all…?! All it does for me is put the helmet icon into my menu bar, but it doesn't seem to be blocking any ads on any websites… :(

All posts above this please read developer's notes before complaining here. It is in Beta, the bold is not just for fun. It's beta, take the risk if you can handle failure.

the preferences are dimmed. SL 10.6.1, SIMBL 0.9.7

Well... SIMBL works with 10.6 (I have other SIMBL-Hacks running in my Snow Leopard Safari). You just have to run Safari in 32-bit. So hopefully there will be a new Pithhelmet for Safari on SL any time soon.

I have the same problem(ranning 10.4.11 and Safari 4.0.3) and need help from the developer!

I have installed PithHelmet using Pacifist but now Safari sometimes downloads a file called "blocked" and when I try to trash this I get "The operation cannot be completed because the item "SIMBL" is in use. What's that all about?!

YAY! An update!!!

I have been using this program for years with no problems and always recieved prompt, helpful responses to my emails to Mike. Now however when I mail my edress to him to get his-spam filtering he say-the roboreply arrives sans his address. I need 2.8.4 to fix the 3.2 Safari disaster but want to know if I have to pay for the upgrade. I have been using Firefox latel;y and it's ad filtering is somewhat affective but the Adobe Flash garbage still comes through slowing everything down and annoying the hell out of me with juddering pics and light I find distracting. Hey Mike, if you read any of this stuff I miss your former persona.

10.4.11/Pithhelmet 2.8.4/Safari 3.2.1 I inadvertently updated to Safari 3.2.1 (without backing up my previous version) today and Pithhelmet crashed Safari every time. After removing the Plugins folder from Library>Application Support>Simbl Safari ran fine. Since I can't live without my Pithhelmet, I had to rollback Safari, which is no easy process. It involved copying 3.1.2 version of the Safari app from another system and removing receipts on my system which is not for the faint of heart. Trust me, you do not want to do this. Just a heads-up to those who might be wondering if Safari 3.2.1 is compatible with this version of Pithhelmet. On my system it's not. I'm also leaving my 10.5.6 systems alone. Pithhelmet trumps Apple every time.

PithHelmet 2.8.4 and Safari 3.2.1 on Intel Leopard 10.5.5: No problems

safari 3.2 was driving me insane with constant crashes until i realized (by elimination) that pith helmet wasn't compatible. watch out.

Yeah, broken when installed with Safari 3.2. Safari crashes repeatedly. Please fix! I keep patiently checking your website.

Any idea how to get this working with NetNewsWire? I -loved- that feature!!

While PithHelmet 2.8.3a won't install on its own with the latest safari(3.1.2) I can't even get it to install using Pacifist.I was able to install it on Safari 3.1.1 using Pacifist.

Does anyone else find that Pithhelmet deactivates Safari's "fit image to window/click to zoom" feature? Images don't scale when I load them anymore.

I really like this app, but the main issue for me is the rather slow release of updates. It took an age to get one for Leopard and now Safari 3.1 is causing it problems. I assume the developer is busy with other stuff, but in the end it's just a real nuisance. I'll continue to use it (when the next UD is released) but it would be nice if there was an alternative which worked as well as this does (which there doesn't seem to be).

Safari 3.1 update breaks Pith Helmet. Long time experience is that an update to PH will be along soon.

Isn there a way to uninstalli PithHelmet under Leopard??? I CANT UNINSTALL IT....!!

Great update. Love that keyboard shortcuts are back proper in 10.5

I get "There was an error while evaluating JavaScript for the package." when I try to open the package... SIMBL 0.8.2 is installed, safari 3.0.4, Tiger 10.4.11 and a PowerBook G4

Tried installing 3 times. Files are on my driv in the right locations, but Safari doesn't show the Pith Prefs, add blocking doesn't work, etc. PPC G5, OS X 10.5.1, Safari 3.0.4 :cry:

Anyone else notice that machete scripts aren't working with PH on 10.4.11?

This is strange. I installed 2.8.1 perfectly on MacBook, but am unable to do so on Intel iMac. Tried repeatedly with same result. Safari 3.0.4 and 10.5.1 on both machines.

I'm patient waiting for a version that works with Safari 3.0.4 on Mac OS X 10.4.11, but I would just love an update from the developer. Any timetable or to-do publicly available?

I had to install Pith with Pacifist (Java problem) but it doesn't seems to work. (osx 10.5.1)

• Works with Safari 3.0.3 / OS X 10.4.10 • Doesn't work with Safari 3.0.4 / OS X 10.4.11 • Does it work with Safari 3.0.4 / OS X 10.5?

I installed the latest version (the re-revised version) into a fresh install of Leopard and I can't get it to work. It neither appears as a menu item nor in the preferences. I'd pay again if I thought I could get it working again sooner. I love this program and miss it dearly!

Version 2.8 had a "silent update" so make sure that you have downloaded it again to have the latest.

I get this when running the installer: "Error Reading Package There was an error while evaluating JavaScript for the package."

Update on the Developer's Site: "There a number of reports about the plugin just not loading. It's releated to the embedded SIMBL installer. Running the actual SIMBL installer should fix it. I'm disabling the download until I can get it right."

It also took me a few attempts to finally get it installed and running...but now I'm really glad that it's back...!! :)))

Took awhile to get this functioning. SIMBL had to be upgraded, and that meant finding and deleting the existing copy. You'll find it in users/(yourname)/library/inputmanagers. Delete the entire SIMBL folder, and your installation will fly. An additional perk - Twicetab suddenly announced itself installed! Anything else SIMBL related likely will, too. Mike, you might but the SIMBL notice somewhere prominent. I thought is was getting installed with PH, like Duct Tape does. PithHelmet is the slickest, most indispensable add on to Safari ever created. Thanks!

So is this compatible with both Tiger and Leopard? Under Tiger, is it compatible with both Safari 2 and the Safari 3 beta?

pithhelmet for leo works perfect ! GREAT.

A new version is available for the Safari in Leopard. It works well. For those who install this new version and do not see any results, download the latest SIMBL from: http://culater.net/software/SIMBL/SIMBL.php close and reopen Safari and you should see results. This is such a WONDEFUL app!

Let's all donate $10 to this developer, so he can purchase 0SX 10.5. This has happened in the past and through our assistance Mike was able to recode the software for the next OS X release. I gave $20, so we are only about $110 short, which means we only need eleven people to simply give the minimum donation we would be doing well. I am not friends with the developer, but he writes excellent software and his tech support is outstanding. He responds usually in a few hours or the first thing the next day. Please people I want to install 10.5, but I will not until Pithhelmet is ready. John

Since all the other popular Safari plugins are back under 10.5 I'm sure that there is hope for PithHelmet running under Leopard as well, right...?! Right...?! It just has to...so please give us a new version for Mac OS X 10.5 as soon as possible...! :)

To developer. Please, please, please make an update for 10.5. I paid for the previous version, loved it and want to give you my money again for your hard work. God speed.

Like many of the best things in life, you don't really miss it till it's gone... This is the best ad-blocking solution I've seen and the web without it is a flickering, Flashing, infuriating nightmare! Please try to make it Leopard compatible! I promise to pay for it this time, honest I will!

PithHelmet won't install on the shipping version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

Someone please give feed back on using Pith helmet with the Safari in the shipping version of Leopard. I will not go to Leopard until I am sure there is a pith helmet that will work with the Safari that comes with it.

Works perfect!!! Safari 3.0.3 / PPC / OS X 10.4.10

In regards to the previous comment, the problem is not PithHelmut bu a poorly designed CNN website. The newly designed CNN website will still periodically crash, even if PithHelmut is turned off.

Using with Safari 2.0.4 (419.3) PithHelmet (or CNN) causes safari to crash when viewing most links on CNN.com's newly redesigned website.

Easily the best add-on hack ever. If you use Safari, you need this. You also need to send Mike Solomon $10 to encourage him to work on PithHelmet again.

it's a donationware, you don't need regcode. Just click on "i already paid".

After installing 2.6.7 page loading has become slower and sometimes the page doesn't load completely. I'm reusing the modified 2.6.6 version now. Anyone else experienced this? 10.4.7 / Safari 2.0.4

the new OSX update 10.4.7 has a new version of Safari and Pithhelmet will NOT work with it !!! The developer should have a new version of Pithhelmet is a couple of days.

Breaks Safari's automatic RSS update. After I installed it, Safari 2.0.3 no longer updates my RSS feeds every 30 minutes. Reverting to the factory rules doesn't solve the problem. Telling Pith not to filter content doesn't work either. Removing the pithhelmet.bundle is the only thing that fixes the RSS settings in Safari. Guess I'll have to mess w/ Saft's blocking now.

SafariStand's site alterations don't work with PithHelmet installed...

This is by far the best, most useful safari plugin. It dramatically chages the way you surf. Thank you so much.

Pithhelmet is awesome, but i'm wondering if there's any way the developer could rework it so it didn't rely on SIMBL. every time Safari changes, it breaks SIMBL.

pithHelmet does the job very well but for some reason i cant right click with it installed. i had to uninstall and reinstall safari so i could right click again

I find PithHelmet just about indispensable. Every time I have to do without it I''m horrified by the visual pollution I have to endure. It's also effectively free but I it's well worth a donation. Thank you Mike Solomon.

works perfectly for me, thanks a lot!

Yes, I was having the same problem. I would get a warning which said that PithHelmet was not compatible and Safari crashed a lot. I uninstalled and then reinstalled PithHelmet and all is well again. This is an absolute MUST HAVE application.