Perplexity Safari extension for Mac
Perplexity Safari extension. Cited.
AlliHat is a Perplexity Safari extension that keeps the page you're reading in context. Search the live web and keep the sources next to the answer.
$29.99/year after trial · macOS 14+ · Perplexity usage billed separately
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Perplexity in another tab
Research starts with moving the page.
Copy a passage. Open another tab. Paste it. Ask the question. Then bounce between the answer, its sources, and the page you started on.
Perplexity in AlliHat
The page joins the research.
Ask from the sidebar. Perplexity gets the useful page context and returns cited web answers in the same place.
AlliHat is independent software and is not affiliated with Perplexity.
Web answers with receipts
The sources stay with the answer.
Perplexity's Sonar Pro can search beyond the current page and return citations with its answer. AlliHat keeps those links in the sidebar, ready to check without losing your place.
Use Perplexity on the page you're reading.
Read what is here. Research what is missing.
Read
Ask about this page
AlliHat sends the useful page text or your exact selection to Perplexity. You start with the question, not a giant copy and paste.
Research
Search with citations
Bring in current web results and keep the citations attached to the answer. Open a source in Safari when you want to check the work.
Act
Keep going with Agent Mode
Perplexity's Agent API powers browser actions in AlliHat, including clicking, filling forms, scrolling, and navigating while you watch.
Connect Perplexity to Safari
Bring one API key.
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Install AlliHat. Get it from the Mac App Store and turn it on in Safari.
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Make a Perplexity API key. Create one in the Perplexity API Console and add API credits.
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Choose Perplexity. Paste the key into AlliHat settings, then open the sidebar on any Safari page.
Where the request goes
Safari to Perplexity. Nothing in between.
Your Perplexity API key stays in Safari's local storage. Page context and questions go straight from Safari to Perplexity. They never pass through an AlliHat server.
Common questions
Is there a Perplexity Safari extension?
Yes. AlliHat is a Safari extension for Mac that connects directly to Perplexity. It puts cited answers in a sidebar beside the current page and can use the page, selected text, images, or PDFs as context.
How do I use Perplexity in Safari?
Install AlliHat from the Mac App Store, enable the Safari extension, choose Perplexity, and add a Perplexity API key. Then open the AlliHat sidebar on any Safari page and ask.
Which Perplexity model does AlliHat use?
AlliHat uses Sonar Pro for page-aware chat, cited web answers, images, and PDFs. It uses Perplexity's Agent API for conversation titles, memory, and browser Agent Mode.
Do Perplexity answers include citations in AlliHat?
Yes. When Perplexity searches the web, AlliHat keeps the returned citations with the answer so you can open the sources from the Safari sidebar.
Do I need a Perplexity API key?
Yes. Perplexity does not offer a documented third-party OAuth flow for its public API, so you create a key in the Perplexity API Console and paste it into AlliHat settings. Safari stores it locally.
Where does my page data go when I use Perplexity?
Your request goes straight from Safari to Perplexity. It never passes through an AlliHat server. Your Perplexity API key stays in Safari's local storage on your Mac.
Put Perplexity in Safari.
$29.99 a year after a 7-day trial · Perplexity usage billed separately