Apple Safari
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Apple Safari overview
Apple Safari is Apple's web browser that comes bundled with the most recent macOS. Safari is faster and more energy efficient than other browsers, so sites are more responsive and your notebook battery lasts longer between charges. Built-in privacy features are stronger than ever. It works with iCloud to let you browse seamlessly across all your devices. And it gives you great ways to find and share your favorites. Put it all together, and no other browser offers such a rich web experience.
Safari for Mac has a condensed and minimalistic interface that offers mac users faster, private browsing with fewer interruptions and extended battery life.
When you download Safari for Mac you will get enhanced protection against invasive malicious software and customizable private browsing options to protect your information.
While browsing privately in Safari, pages that you visit in private mode will not appear in your browsing history list.
The Safari browser uses fewer system resources and allows extended browsing times while iCloud allows you to sync all your web activity seamlessly across devices.
A vast library of extensions available to enhance usability and productivity in the workplace or at home.
How to Update Safari on a Mac?
- Open "System Preferences" and click on the "Software Update" icon.
- If you have an update available it will list the version of macOS that you will be updating too, and what is going to change.
- To start the update there will be an "Update" button.
Note: this is on macOS Catalina as older versions require that you use the "App Store" to update Safari.
Safari Features
- Intelligent Tracking Prevention - enhanced privacy protection
- Reader mode - read without ads and other distractions
- Safari App Extensions - to customize the browsing experience on macOS
- Web Inspector - create custom audits with the new audit tab for running tests against web content
- Use iCloud to sync seamlessly across all your devices
- Browse Desktop sites with Ipad or iPhone
- Enhanced support for the most popular productivity websites
- Dark mode support for websites
- Enhanced password protection
- Sign in With Apple account to Safari now supported
- New Changes sidebar in the Elements tab
- Added the Device Settings menu
- New Security tab in the resources view
- Safari Developer Tools
- Pay with Apple Pay
- Customizable RSS feeds
Compatibility
The default browser for Apple devices and there are no official versions of Safari for other devices. Apple no longer supports Mac OS 10.14 for Macbooks older than 2012.
Known Issues
- No support for WebSQL
- No support for Legacy Safari Extensions
- Can't update Safari on OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or earlier
- no support for windows
- Poor support for new web technologies and open source formats
What’s new in version 16.3
Updated on Jan 25 2023
CSS
- Fixed MediaQueryList.matches to update the parent document layout for viewport-dependent media queries.
- Fixed transfers of min and max sizes for CSS aspect-ratio to be constrained by defined sizes.
- Fixed gap to be accounted for by using the unclamped subgrid track sizes to compute track positions.
- Fixed calculating block size to use the correct box-sizing.
- Fixed the transferred min and max sizes to be constrained by defined sizes.
- Fixed: Use intrinsic ratio of replaced elements when computing flex sizes.
- Fixed negative content sizes when using box-sizing: border-box with border and padding.
- Fixed setting scrollTop on a fixed element with overflow breaking scrolling on a page with overscroll-behavior: none.
Full list of changes available here
Information
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- macOS 11 or later
FAQ
How do I install Safari on my Mac?
Make sure your Mac can run OS X 10.6 and has at least 1 GB RAM. Go to the official Safari homepage and allow the site to auto-detect the best option for your Mac.
How to update Safari on Mac?
Go to the Mac's App Store, click on Update, make sure the update button next to "Safari" is selected. You can enable automatic updates on the same page.
How to reset Safari on Mac?
You will need to manually reset Safari as Apple has removed the one-click reset feature. You will need to:
- Launch Safari
- Clear History
- Clear cache
- Remove extension
- Turn off plugins within Safari
- Delete plugins
- Your browser will be restored to its factory settings.
How to make Safari your default browser on Mac?
- Launch Safari and click on the menu
- Select the "Preferences" option.
- Go to the "General" tab.
- Select the default browser to use.
- Close Preferences.
- Quit Safari.
How to clear Safari cache on Mac?
Select the Develop drop-down menu. Click Empty Cache.
What is the latest version of the Safari browser for Mac?
The latest version of Apple Safari is 13.0.1.
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What needs improvements
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Social media integration
Regular updates
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Nov 29 2022
Version: 16
It used to work well but since latest update it is awful . Hanging on some websites and not loading pages occasionally ; photos on webpages sometimes not loading , Google Maps [satellite doesnt work and sometimes search but if you quit safari and clear chances it does ] Maps works fine on Google Chrome . Virtually every time I usSafari now have to keep quitiitn and clearing the cache -it works for a while and then the troubles street all over again . I cant of course reinstall safari [ if my copy is corrupted ] without doing whole OS reinstall NO. In nay case I suspect a bug . Not good .Moving to another bowers now
annoyingly .What has gone wrong at Apple?
Sep 13 2022
Version: 16
installer for Catalina: no longer supported; installer package for Big Sur: https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/36/21/012-49080-A_0VBZAOMC11/0t3wyy85b3mfood9uezv4uq6ria5dv7b22/Safari16.0BigSurAuto.pkg; installer package for Monterey: https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/49/34/012-49737-A_TV65K25K9P/dsiabz7qsxmiou7oyqkriliuc0yx5tctlm/Safari16.0MontereyAuto.pkg
Sep 13 2022
Version: 15.6.1
Safari v16.0 is out. I wish I could say was much of an improvement. But I've given up on Safari for all but obscure purposes. Oh, Apple. So sad.
Aug 23 2022
Version: 15.6.1
Safari 15.6.1 for Big Sur:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/40/13/012-57330-A_1K7PZCZBI6/gyg7z5d7ay46omy3w3t5vytz97ji03gvmk/Safari15.6.1BigSurAuto.pkg
Jul 22 2022
Version: 15.6
I wonder why Apple offers old stuff. Old system software, ancient applications...
I like the new – old stuff is for antique shops. Now, Safari is on 16.0.
Oct 2 2021
Version: 15.0
Hello all,
what is also really annoying is that Apple oblige people to upgrade to version 15 (those who still use v14 will see it in upgrade panel / Configuration) and it's impossible to remove this bad Safari version from your system. You'll notified all day long to upgrade.. Unbearable attitude from Apple. There are a lot of big bugs in Safari 15, this application seems to be in alpha version..! Apple is joking with users.
Sep 22 2021
Version: 15.0
What did they do to this browser!? It is unusable, the new design is completely non-intuitive, insufficient ram issues with a lot of web pages which has been a problem for years now... I give up, I can no longer use this browser and will be switching to something else.
Sep 22 2021
Version: 15.0
Do NOT make the mistake I did & ca NOT undo! If you are running an older MacOS (I like 10.13.6), this installer will install the new Safari for you perfectly. EXCEPT it WON'T run. This means Safari is lost FOREVER until you do a clean system reinstall NOT MacOS Recovery.
My workaround copied the old Safari from Time Machine. Apple, in its wisdom, does not permit backward-compatibility so it cannot replace the new NOT-WORKING Safari in the Applications folder. Put it anywhere else. It will work 7 remember all your settings, history & bookmark.
Apple could easily solve this by blocking the installation on older systems. What a FAIL!
Sep 21 2021
Version: 15.0
Is this another Apple one-way street without the capability to revert to Safari 14? Interesting that MacUpdate shows some Safari Preferences screenshots but not the one to set Safari 15 Tabs to the previous style.
Sep 21 2021
Version: 14.1.2
The redesigned Safari 15.0 is out for Catalina and Big Sur. I don't believe Apple has made a downloadable package available for Big Sur, but the package for Catalina can be found here: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/15/01/002-02859-A_TFTOEP7KTW/c962h7kwercno4bxxaql4o2g03y80pefij/Safari15.0CatalinaAuto.pkg
Jul 20 2021
Version: 14.1.1
Safari v14.1.2:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/44/05/071-47373-A_9A3CD8EVNY/jpiompzkddnter5tm1094w57tg63ok0axz/Safari14.1.2MojaveAuto.pkg
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/46/17/071-40187-A_J8Y2FGUB4F/e7fribz1mwzdljlm1w8q60n7dbn0nwoa9a/Safari14.1.2CatalinaAuto.pkg
Apr 28 2021
Version: 14.0.2
Safari 14.1 updates are available from Apple for Mojave:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/36/06/071-02600-A_V0GH526IV1/1cn8scgv7ujlqsglord2zkdyy3ho2ebunz/Safari14.1MojaveAuto.pkg
and Catalina:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/62/62/071-00728-A_5SWQUDK0WB/jyq47oimzangibo4lmyevte0ezlrg8w8s9/Safari14.1CatalinaAuto.pkg
Mar 31 2021
Version: 14.0.2
How can I get the Safari icon to stay on my iPad? Safari is great!
Feb 14 2021
Version: 14.0.2
Actually, v14.0.3 is the current version. - - And now for my diatribe: Apple literally destroyed my interest in using Safari thanks to them destroying its available EXTENSIONS. This insanity started with version 13, which Apple rapidly replace with version 14. With this revision, Apple marketing promised the meagre list of available EXTENSIONS would increase, that it would be easier for older EXTENSIONS to be revised to work with Safari 14. Instead, the list of available EXTENSIONS shrank even further, making the Safari experience even worse. SO I GAVE UP on Safari. I moved entirely over to BRAVE. I also keep FireFox and iCab around. I have ALL the EXTENSIONS I enjoy along with the profound services they provide. My favorite? uBlock Origin. It's developer gave up on Safari as well and will not be developing for it ever again. I don't blame him at all. LOUSY LAZY JOB APPLE! :-P
Dec 17 2020
Version: 14.0.2
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/63/30/001-56838-A_7SXU0G9D7J/ur3ns88csh3uz4jcb6olzmu8fc6skl098y/Safari14.0.2CatalinaAuto.pkg
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/35/10/001-55939-A_5C6C05U1VW/djn0z87dja2oivnzuc4raqehgjeisxv2k9/Safari14.0.2MojaveAuto.pkg
Dec 17 2020
Version: 14.0.2
Safari 14.0.2 still has the bug introduced in Safari 14.0.1 that makes unusable the buttons to upload files through the browser in Mojave. affects only Safari, only on Mojave 10.14.6 and with any site: from government sites to attaching files to a gmail message. Apple quality at its best.
Dec 1 2020
Version: 14.0.1
The new Maps App sucks on the new Safari update. Worst design ever NOT as simple as it was do techs thinks because it's more difficult it's better (NOT)!!!
Nov 29 2020
Version: 14.0.1
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/00/21/001-82587/umn4jh9un8hfmun0asal10fetgp79trpw0/Safari14.0.1CatalinaAuto.pkg
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/23/23/001-43723-A_H67WLG29X7/jl8mqgt5m7utbv1lgx64e9n22jehj77rcz/Safari14.0.1MojaveAuto.pkg
Nov 28 2020
Version: 14.0.1
The extension holocaust continues, making it suck. Apple claim to have made it easy for the legions of extension makers they locked out with stupid Safari 13 to update their software to work with Safari 14. We shall see. For now, the extensions available for Safari 14 remain abysmal. - - Litmus test: If uBlock Origin ever returns, I'll relent my hatred of what Apple has done to Safari.
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