Safari

Blazing fast.
Incredibly private.

Safari is the best way to experience the internet on all your Apple devices. It brings robust customization options, powerful privacy protections, and industry-leading battery life — so you can browse how you like, when you like. And when it comes to speed, it’s the world’s fastest browser.1

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Performance

More with the battery.
Less with the loading.

With a blazing-fast JavaScript engine, Safari is the world’s fastest browser.1 It’s developed to run specifically on Apple devices, so it’s geared to make the most out of your battery life and deliver long-lasting power. And with Apple silicon, it’s even faster than ever before.2

Increased performance

We’re always working to make the fastest desktop browser on the planet even faster.

+50%faster on average at loading frequently visited websites than Chrome3

Improved power efficiency

Safari lets you do more online on a single charge.

Up to 2 hours more streaming videos compared with Chrome, Edge, and Firefox4

Up to 17 hours of wireless browsing4

Best-in-class browsing

Safari outperforms both Mac and PC browsers in benchmark after benchmark on the same Mac.5

4K video streaming

See your favorite shows and films in their best light. Safari supports in-browser 4K HDR video playback for YouTube, Netflix, and Apple TV+.6 And it runs efficiently for longer-lasting battery life.

Privacy

Privacy is built in.

Online privacy isn’t just something you should hope for — it’s something you should expect. That’s why Safari comes with industry-leading privacy protection technology built in, including Intelligent Tracking Prevention that identifies trackers and helps prevent them from profiling or following you across the web. Upgrading to iCloud+ gives you even more privacy protections, including the ability to sign up for websites and services without having to share your personal email address.

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Intelligent Tracking Prevention

Privacy Report

Safari makes it simple to see how your privacy is protected on all the websites you visit. Click the Privacy Report button in your toolbar for a snapshot of cross-site trackers currently prevented from profiling you on the website you’re visiting. Or view a weekly Privacy Report to see how Safari protects you as you browse over time.

Customization

Putting the you in URL.

Safari is more customizable than ever. Organize your tabs into Tab Groups so it’s easy to go from one interest to the next. Set a custom background image and fine-tune your browser window with your favorite features — like Reading List, Favorites, iCloud Tabs, and Siri Suggestions. And third-party extensions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac let you do even more with Safari, so you can browse the way you want across all your devices.

Tab Groups

Save and organize your tabs in the way that works best for you. Name your Tab Groups, edit them, and switch among them across devices. You can also share Tab Groups — making planning your next family trip or group project easier and more collaborative.

Extensions

Safari Extensions add functionality to your browser to help you explore the web the way you want. Find and add your favorite extensions in the dedicated Safari category on the App Store.

Smart Tools

Designed to help
your work flow.

Built-in tools create a browsing experience that’s far more immersive, intuitive, and immediate. Get detailed information about a subject in a photo with just a click, select text within any image, instantly translate an entire web page, and quickly take notes wherever you are on a site — without having to switch apps.

Quick Note

Notes is your go-to app to capture any thought. And with the new Quick Note feature, you can instantly jot down ideas as you browse websites without having to leave Safari.

Translation

Translate entire web pages between 18 languages with a single click. You can also translate text in images and paused video without leaving Safari.

Live Text

Interact with text in any image on the web using functions like copy and paste, lookup, and translate.7

Visual Look Up

Quickly learn more about landmarks, works of art, breeds of dogs, and more with only a photo or an image you find online.8 And easily lift the subject of an image from Safari, remove its background, and paste it into Messages, Notes, or other apps.

Security

Surf safe and sound.

Strong security protections in Safari help keep you safe. Passkeys introduce a safer way to sign in. iCloud Keychain securely stores and autofills passkeys and passwords across all your devices. Safari also notifies you when it encounters suspicious websites and prevents them from loading. Because it loads each web page in a separate process, any harmful code is always confined to a single browser tab so it won’t crash the entire application or access your data. And Safari automatically upgrades sites from HTTP to the more secure HTTPS when available.

Passkeys

Shopping

Continuity

Same Safari.
Different device.

Safari works seamlessly and syncs your passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs, and more across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. And when your Mac, iOS, or iPadOS devices are near each other, they can automatically pass what you’re doing in Safari from one device to another using Handoff. You can even copy images, video, or text from Safari on your iPhone or iPad, then paste into another app on your nearby Mac — or vice versa.

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Designed for developers.

Deep WebKit integration between Mac hardware and macOS allows Safari to deliver the fastest performance and the longest battery life of any browser on the platform, while supporting modern web standards for rich experiences in the browser. WebKit in macOS Ventura includes optimizations that enable even richer browsing experiences, and give developers more control over styling and layout — allowing for more engaging content.

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Resources

Make Safari your default browser

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Customize your start page

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View your browsing Privacy Report

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Monitor your saved passwords

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View your tabs across all your devices

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Read the Safari user guide

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Get Safari support

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  1. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2022 using JetStream 2.1, MotionMark 1.2, and Speedometer 2.1 performance benchmarks. Tested with prerelease Safari 16.1 and latest stable versions of Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox at the time of testing on: 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2 and prerelease macOS Ventura, and Intel Core i7-based PC systems with Intel Iris Xe Graphics and Windows 11 Pro; iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) units with prerelease iPadOS 16.1, and Intel Core i7-based PC systems with Intel Iris Xe Graphics and Windows 11 Pro; and iPhone 13 Pro Max with prerelease iOS 16.1, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-based smartphones with Android 12. Devices tested with a WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection. Performance will vary based on usage, system configuration, network connection, and other factors.
  2. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2022 using JetStream 2.1, MotionMark 1.2, and Speedometer 2.1 performance benchmarks. Tested on 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD, as well as a production 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro system with Intel Iris Plus 645 graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD, all configured with prerelease macOS Ventura. Tested with prerelease Safari 16.1 with WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection. Performance will vary based on system configuration, network connection, and other factors.
  3. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2022 by measuring page load performance of snapshot versions of 10 popular websites under simulated network conditions. Tested on production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and prerelease macOS Ventura. Tested with prerelease Safari 16.1 and Chrome v105.0.5195.125. Performance will vary based on usage, system configuration, network connection, and other factors.
  4. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2022 on production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and prerelease macOS Ventura. Systems tested with WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection while running on battery power, with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom or 50%. Video streaming (1080p on Safari, 720p on other browsers) tested on prerelease Safari 16.1, Chrome v105.0.5195.125, Microsoft Edge v105.0.1343.33, and Firefox v104.0.2. The wireless web test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites. Not all features are available on all devices. Performance will vary based on system configuration, application workload, and other factors.
  5. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2022 using JetStream 2.1, MotionMark 1.2, and Speedometer 2.1 performance benchmarks. Performance comparisons are rounded values; Safari scored higher than other browsers across these benchmarks at the time of testing. Tested on production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and prerelease macOS Ventura, and Intel Core i7-based PC systems with Intel Iris Xe Graphics and the latest version of Windows 11 Pro available at the time of testing. Tested with prerelease Safari 16.1 and Chrome v105.0.5195.125 on macOS, Chrome v105.0.5195.127 on Windows 11 Pro, and Microsoft Edge v105.0.1343.33 and Firefox v104.0.2 on macOS and Windows 11 Pro, with WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection. Performance will vary based on system configuration, network connection, and other factors.
  6. HDR video playback requires a 4K monitor or above.
  7. Live Text is currently supported in English, Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
  8. Available in English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy) and Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.).
  • Some features and configurations are not available in all regions.