Will we still have to wrap Safari Extensions in a Mac App?

Will we still have to wrap Safari Extensions inside a macOS app? I don't have a macOS app. I just have an extension I'd like to bring to Safari in the same way I have for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
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Yes, Safari Web Extensions need a containing Mac app. The xcrun safari-web-extension-converter tool in Xcode 12 Beta will make a Mac app for you. This tool is covered in Converting a Web Extension for Safari.
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Never mind -- the talk that just started speaks directly to this and says Safari Web Extensions are separate from Safari App Extensions and will not require the macOS app wrapper.
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Yes, Safari Web Extensions need a containing Mac app. The xcrun safari-web-extension-converter tool in Xcode 12 Beta will make a Mac app for you. This tool is covered in Converting a Web Extension for Safari.
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Ok, I take that back. Apple DOES still require the macOS app wrapper... but there is a new tool to do this (in Xcode) for us that you should only have to run once.
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