Katch the Ick for Safari: Mac Setup Guide & How It Works
Install Katch the Ick on Safari for Mac and see who someone recently followed on Instagram. A notarized Mac app that shows a public profile's latest follows in real chronological order, newest first, from your first search — no password.
If you're on a Mac and you live in Safari, you don't have to switch to Chrome to catch someone's recent follows. Katch the Ick has a Safari version — a small, Apple-notarized Mac app that adds the same extension to Safari and answers the same question: who did they just follow?
Instagram won't tell you from the list itself. On someone else's profile the following list is personalized, not chronological, so a new follow can hide anywhere. Katch the Ick gets around that: search a public profile and it shows their latest follows in real chronological order, newest first, from your very first search, even after Instagram's 9 September 2026 update broke that order for most trackers.
This guide covers installing it on Safari for Mac, enabling it, and reading the list correctly.
What You Get on Safari
It's the same tracker as the Chrome version, running inside Safari. Click the toolbar icon on any tab, type a username or paste a profile link, and it lists that profile's latest follows, newest first.
Each row is a clean card with the profile photo, @handle, and verified ✔ / private badges. Public profiles load from Klupt's servers, so no Instagram request is made with your account. For private accounts you follow, it uses your own Instagram login instead. No account to create, no password to hand over.
Why It's a Mac App (and Why That's Safe)
On Safari, an extension ships inside a normal Mac app rather than a web store listing. The Katch the Ick app is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, which means macOS Gatekeeper trusts it and opens it without the "unidentified developer" warning. You are not side-loading anything sketchy — it's the same trust model as any Mac app you download outside the App Store.
Step 1 — Download the App
Head to the Katch the Ick page and click Get it for Safari (on a Mac, Safari visitors see that button highlighted). It downloads a .dmg file. You can also grab it directly at klupt.io/download/katch-the-ick.dmg.
Step 2 — Install It
Open the downloaded .dmg, drag Katch the Ick into your Applications folder, then open it once from Applications. The app shows a short walkthrough for turning the extension on — you can close it after.
Step 3 — Enable the Extension in Safari
Open Safari → Settings (⌘,) → the Extensions tab, and tick the Katch the Ick checkbox. Because the app is notarized, it shows up here normally — you do not need Safari's "Allow Unsigned Extensions" developer toggle.
Its icon then appears just left of the address bar. If you don't see it, right-click the toolbar → Customize Toolbar and drag the icon up.
Step 4 — Allow It on Instagram
Still in Settings → Extensions, select Katch the Ick and set access for instagram.com to Allow. The simplest choice is "Always Allow on Every Website," which also lets profile photos and the full lists load (Safari grants site access per website).
Step 5 — Search and Track
Click the Katch the Ick icon in the toolbar on any tab, then type a username or paste a profile link. Public profiles need no Instagram login. For a private account you follow, go to instagram.com and log in as you normally would.
For a public profile, the latest follows are in real chronological order, newest first, from the first search, with verified and private badges. Track the profile and every new follow gets flagged. For a private account you follow, Katch the Ick saves a snapshot and flags each new follow from then on.
A few things worth knowing:
- Order, not dates. Instagram never shares follow timestamps, so you see who came first, not "followed 2 hours ago".
- The Followers tab is not in chronological order.
- Click any card to jump to that person's profile.
- Use Sync now to check for new activity later.
Free Preview vs. the Unlock
Just like on Chrome, Safari lets you preview a public profile's latest follows for free. Klupt Pro unlocks the full list, tracking and new-follow alerts: $8.99/week or $29.99/year in the US, from $4.99/week or $14.99/year in many countries. The same plan also unlocks klupt.io, and you can cancel anytime.
What You Can (and Can't) See
Katch the Ick only shows what your own Instagram account is allowed to see:
- ✅ Any public profile — their latest follows in real chronological order, newest first, from the first search.
- ✅ Private accounts you already follow — it saves a snapshot and flags every new follow from then on.
- ❌ Private accounts you don't follow — Instagram won't return the list to your session, and the extension doesn't try to bypass that.
No password, no actions taken on your behalf — it never follows, likes, or messages anyone.
Troubleshooting on Safari
I don't see it in Extensions. Make sure you opened the app once from Applications, then check Safari → Settings → Extensions and tick it. Quitting and reopening Safari forces a re-scan.
The toolbar icon is missing. Right-click the toolbar → Customize Toolbar and drag the Katch the Ick icon onto it.
Profile photos or lists won't load. Set the extension to "Always Allow on Every Website" — Safari's per-site permissions otherwise block the image and data hosts it needs.
"Load more" or a sync stalls. Instagram rate-limits heavy paging. Wait about a minute and try again.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Katch the Ick work on Safari? Yes. There's a Safari version for Mac — a small notarized app that wraps the same extension. Once you enable it in Safari → Settings → Extensions, it works exactly like the Chrome version.
Is the Mac download safe? Yes. It's signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it without warnings. You never enter your Instagram password, and the extension never follows, likes or messages anyone.
Does it work on iPhone or iPad Safari? The current download is the Mac (macOS) app. Mobile uses a separate app — on iPhone or iPad, use desktop for now or the Klupt web tracker.
Is it free on Safari? Installing it and previewing a public profile's latest follows is free, the same as the Chrome version. Klupt Pro unlocks the full list, tracking and alerts ($8.99/week or $29.99/year in the US, from $4.99/week or $14.99/year in many countries), and the same plan also unlocks klupt.io. Cancel anytime.
Get Started
Get Katch the Ick for Safari, enable it in Safari's Extensions settings, open any profile, and the newest follows will be sitting right at the top.