Editing Safari (web browser) (section)

== History and development ==
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=== Background ===
[[Netscape Navigator]] rapidly became the dominant [[Mac (computer)|Mac]] browser after its 1994 release, and eventually came bundled with Mac OS.<ref name="Engadget-2007">{{Cite web |title=RIP Netscape Navigator (1994–2008) |url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-12-28-rip-netscape-navigator-1994-2008.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Engadget |date=December 29, 2007 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223040007/https://www.engadget.com/2007-12-28-rip-netscape-navigator-1994-2008.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, [[Microsoft]] released [[Internet Explorer for Mac]] (IE), and Apple released the [[Cyberdog]] internet suite, which included a web browser. In 1997, Apple shelved Cyberdog, and reached a five-year agreement with Microsoft to make IE the default browser on the Mac, starting with [[Mac OS 8.1]]. Netscape continued to be preinstalled on all [[Macintosh]] systems.<ref name="Engadget-2007" /> Microsoft continued to update IE for Mac, which was ported to [[MacOS version history#Releases|Mac OS X DP4]] in May 2000.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/05/15Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Developer-Preview-4-with-Final-API-Specs/ |title=Apple Releases Mac OS X Developer Preview 4 with Final API Specs |date=May 15, 2000 |website=[[Apple Inc.]] |access-date=March 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308112030/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/05/15Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Developer-Preview-4-with-Final-API-Specs/ |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Explain why Apple wanted to make its own browser. Use the Creative Selection book by Ken Kocienda for that. -->

=== Conception ===
Apple introduced the Safari web browser on January 7, 2003. At the time, Steve Jobs called Safari, “a turbo browser for Mac OS X.” Apple created Safari for speed, calling it the fastest browser for the Mac. Jobs compared it to Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Chimera (later renamed Camino), showing that Safari was faster. The second reason that Apple created Safari was to innovate; Apple wanted to make the best browser ever.[https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/apples-safari-web-browser-is-20-years-old/] During development, several codenames were used including "Freedom", "iBrowse" and "Alexander" (a reference to conqueror [[Alexander the Great]], an homage to the [[Konqueror]] web browser).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heisler |first=Yoni |date=January 15, 2013 |title=Apple's Safari browser was almost called 'Freedom,' thanks to Steve Jobs |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2223843/apple-s-safari-browser-was-almost-called--freedom---thanks-to-steve-jobs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501114847/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2223843/apple-s-safari-browser-was-almost-called--freedom---thanks-to-steve-jobs.html |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |website=[[NetworkWorld]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kocienda |first=Ken |title=Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs |date=2018 |publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]] |isbn=978-1-250-19446-6 |location=New York, NY}}</ref>

=== Safari 1 ===
On January 7, 2003, at [[Macworld/iWorld|Macworld]] San Francisco, Apple CEO [[Steve Jobs]] announced Safari that was based on<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keizer|first=Gregg|date=January 8, 2013|title=Apple's Safari turns 10|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2494515/apple-s-safari-turns-10.html|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=[[Computerworld]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520185443/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2494515/apple-s-safari-turns-10.html|archive-date=May 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[WebKit]], the company's internal [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of the [[KHTML]] browser engine.<ref>{{cite web |first=Andreas |last=Pour |title=Apple Announces New "Safari" Browser |url=https://dot.kde.org/2003/01/08/apple-announces-new-safari-browser |website=[[KDE Dot News]] |date=January 7, 2003 |access-date=January 4, 2006 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027093728/https://dot.kde.org/2003/01/08/apple-announces-new-safari-browser|url-status=live}}</ref> Apple released the first beta version exclusively on Mac OS X the same day. After that date, several official and unofficial beta versions followed until version 1.0 was released on June 23, 2003.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Allen|first=Danny|date=March 5, 2003|title=Safari 1.0 Beta for Mac|url=https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/62233/safari_1_0_beta_mac/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128085303/https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/62233/safari_1_0_beta_mac/|archive-date=November 28, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2021|magazine=[[PC World]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Powers|first=Jeffrey|date=June 23, 2016|title=Safari 1.0 Released to Public|url=https://dayintechhistory.com/dith/june-23-2003-safari-1-0-released-public/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602225336/https://dayintechhistory.com/dith/june-23-2003-safari-1-0-released-public/|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Day In Tech History}}</ref> On Mac OS X v10.3, Safari was pre-installed as the system's default browser, rather than requiring a manual download, as was the case with the previous Mac OS X versions. Safari's predecessor, the Internet Explorer for Mac, was then included in 10.3 as an alternative.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=October 8, 2003|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/10/08Apple-Announces-Mac-OS-X-Panther/|title=Apple Announces Mac OS X "Panther"|website=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504012916/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/10/08Apple-Announces-Mac-OS-X-Panther/|archive-date=May 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 2 ===
In April 2005, Engineer [[Dave Hyatt]] fixed several [[Software bug|bugs]] in Safari. His experimental beta passed the [[Acid2]] rendering test on April 27, 2005, marking it the first browser to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/index.html|title=Surfin' Safari|first=Dave|last=Hyatt|date=April 2005|website=[[Mozillazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507043322/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/archives/2005_04.html|archive-date=May 7, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/index.html#008042|title=Surfin' Safari|first=Dave|last=Hyatt|at=Safari Passes the Acid2 Test (Updated)|website=[[Mozillazine]]|date=April 27, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507043322/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/archives/2005_04.html#008042|archive-date=May 7, 2005}}</ref> Safari 2.0 which was released on April 29, 2005, was the sole browser [[Mac OS X v10.4|Mac OS X 10.4]] offered by default. Apple touted this version as it was capable of running a 1.8x speed boost compared to version 1.2.4 but it did not yet feature the Acid2 bug fixes. These major changes were initially unavailable for [[End user|end-users]] unless they privately installed and compiled the [[WebKit]] [[source code]] or ran one of the nightly automated builds available at [[OpenDarwin]]. Version 2.0.2, released on October 31, 2005, finally included the Acid2 bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Hyatt |title=Nightly Builds |url=http://webkit.org/blog/29/nightly-builds/|website=[[Webkit]]|date=October 12, 2005|access-date=October 29, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323104500/https://webkit.org/blog/29/nightly-builds/|archive-date=March 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2005 in response to KHTML criticisms over the lack of access to change logs, Apple moved the development source code and bug tracking of [[WebCore]] and [[JavaScriptCore]] to OpenDarwin. They have also open-sourced WebKit. The source code is for non-renderer aspects of the browser such as its [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] elements and the remaining proprietary.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 26, 2003|url=https://opensource.apple.com/source/JavaScriptCore/JavaScriptCore-5523.10.3/ChangeLog|title=Safari JavaScriptCore-5523.10.3/ChangeLog|website=OpenSource Apple|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205050912/https://opensource.apple.com/source/JavaScriptCore/JavaScriptCore-5523.10.3/ChangeLog|archive-date=February 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The final stable version of Safari 2 and the last version released exclusively with Mac OS X, Safari 2.0.4, was updated on January 10, 2006, for Mac OS X. It was only available within Mac OS X Update 10.4.4, and it delivered fixes to layout and CPU usage issues among other improvements.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 15, 2008|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2343|title=About the Mac OS X 10.4.4 Update (Delta)|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228104059/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2343|archive-date=February 28, 2009|website=[[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref>

=== Safari 3 ===
On January 9, 2007, at Macworld San Francisco, Jobs unveiled that Safari 3 was [[Porting|ported]] to the newly-introduced [[iPhone]] within iPhone OS (later called iOS).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Block|first=R.|date=January 9, 2007|title=Live from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynote|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-01-09-live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405120834/https://www.engadget.com/2007-01-09-live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote.html|archive-date=April 5, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chartier|first=David|date=June 7, 2010|title=iPhone OS gets new name, video calling|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1151812/iphone_os_4_wwdc.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308214953/https://www.macworld.com/article/1151812/iphone_os_4_wwdc.html|archive-date=March 8, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref> The mobile version was capable of displaying full, desktop-class websites.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=William|date=April 2, 2020|title=How to automatically request a desktop version of a website on iOS|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/02/how-to-automatically-request-a-desktop-version-of-a-website-on-ios|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307181335/https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/02/how-to-automatically-request-a-desktop-version-of-a-website-on-ios|archive-date=March 7, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]}}</ref> At [[WWDC 2007]], Jobs announced Safari 3 for [[Mac OS X v10.5|Mac OS X 10.5]], Windows XP, and Windows Vista. He ran a benchmark based on the iBench browser test suite comparing the most popular Windows browsers to the browser, and claimed that Safari had the fastest performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Block|first=R.|date=June 11, 2007|title=Steve Jobs live from WWDC 2007|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-11-steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2007.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416150951/https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-11-steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2007.html|archive-date=April 16, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref> His claim was later examined by a third-party site called ''Web Performance'' over [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]] load times. They verified that Safari 3 was indeed the fastest browser on the Windows platform in terms of initial data loading over the Internet, though it was only negligibly faster than [[Internet Explorer 7]] and [[Mozilla Firefox]] when it came to static content from the local [[web cache|cache]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Czeiszperger|first=Michae|date=October 20, 2007|title=Safari 3 Windows Performance Analysis|url=https://www.webperformance.com/library/reports/Safari%20Benchmarks/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713071749/https://www.webperformance.com/library/reports/Safari%20Benchmarks/index.html|archive-date=July 13, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2020|website=Web Performance}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Macnews|date=November 26, 2007|title=Safari lässt die Konkurrenz auf dem PC hinter sich|url=https://www.macwelt.de/news/Safari-laesst-die-Konkurrenz-auf-dem-PC-hinter-sich-3032072.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 5, 2021|website=[[:de:Macwelt|Macwelt]]|language=de-DE|archivedate=June 6, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606172844/https://www.macwelt.de/news/Safari-laesst-die-Konkurrenz-auf-dem-PC-hinter-sich-3032072.html}}</ref>

The initial Safari 3 beta version for Windows, released on the same day as its announcement at [[Worldwide Developers Conference|WWDC]] 2007, contained several bugs<ref>{{cite web |date=January 1, 2008 |title=Apple Safari 3 Beta |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/software/79523/apple-safari-3-beta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601201452/https://uk.pcmag.com/software/79523/apple-safari-3-beta?p=1|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[PCMag]]}}</ref> and a [[zero day attack|zero day]] exploit that allowed remote code executions. The issues were then fixed by Apple three days later on June 14, 2007, in version 3.0.1.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Block|first=R.|date=June 14, 2007|title=Apple releases Windows Safari 3.0.1, squishes security bugs|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-14-apple-releases-windows-safari-3-0-1-squishes-security-bugs.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805002511/https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-14-apple-releases-windows-safari-3-0-1-squishes-security-bugs.html|archive-date=August 5, 2020|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref> On June 22, 2007, Apple released Safari 3.0.2 to address some bugs, performance problems, and other security issues. Safari 3.0.2 for Windows handled some fonts that were missing in the browser but already installed on Windows computers such as [[Tahoma (typeface)|Tahoma]], [[Trebuchet MS]], and others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vamosi|first=Robert|date=June 22, 2007|title=Apple updates Safari with version 3.0.2 for Windows (beta)|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-updates-safari-with-version-3-0-2-for-windows-beta/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125112839/https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-updates-safari-with-version-3-0-2-for-windows-beta/|archive-date=November 25, 2020|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[CNET]]}}</ref> The iPhone was previously released on June 29, 2007, with a version of Safari based on the same WebKit rendering engine as the desktop version but with a modified feature set better suited for a mobile device.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ritchie|first=Rene|date=December 3, 2012|title=iMore hall of fame: Apple and Mobile Safari|url=https://www.imore.com/imore-hall-fame-mobile-safari|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125112331/https://www.imore.com/imore-hall-fame-mobile-safari|archive-date=January 25, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[iMore]]}}</ref> The version number of Safari as reported in its [[User agent|user agent string]] is 3.0 was in line along with the contemporary desktop editions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 17, 2021|title=Firefox user agent string reference|url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent/Firefox|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303124603/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent/Firefox|archive-date=March 3, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Mozilla]]}}</ref>

The first stable, non-beta version of Safari for Windows, Safari 3.1,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fisher|first=Ken|date=March 24, 2008|title=Safari 3.1 on Windows: a true competitor arrives (seriously)|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/03/safari-3-1-on-windows-a-true-competitor-arrives/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314171031/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/03/safari-3-1-on-windows-a-true-competitor-arrives/|archive-date=March 14, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> was offered as a free download on March 18, 2008. In June 2008, Apple released version 3.1.2,<ref>{{cite web|date=January 28, 2016|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2092|title=About the security content of Safari 3.1.2 for Windows|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301153721/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2092|archive-date=March 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2534403/security0/apple-does-about-face--fixes-safari-s--carpet-bomb--bug.html#tk.drr_mlt|title=Apple does about-face, fixes Safari's 'carpet bomb' bug|last= Keizer|first=Gregg|date=June 19, 2008|website=[[Computerworld]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806210403/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2534403/security0/apple-does-about-face--fixes-safari-s--carpet-bomb--bug.html|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> which addressed a security vulnerability in the Windows version where visiting a malicious web site could force a download of executable files and execute them on the user's desktop.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 14, 2009|title=Microsoft Security Advisory 953818 |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securityadvisories/2008/953818 |website=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807012613/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securityadvisories/2008/953818|archive-date=August 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Safari 3.2, released on November 13, 2008, introduced [[Anti-phishing software|anti-phishing]] features using [[Google Safe Browsing]] and [[Extended Validation Certificate]] support.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 24, 2008|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/193605/safari-safe-browsing.html|title=Inside Safari 3.2's anti-phishing features|website=[[Macworld]]|publisher=MacJournals|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521014149/https://www.macworld.com/article/193605/safari-safe-browsing.html|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final version of Safari 3 was version 3.2.3, which was released on May 12, 2009, with security improvements.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 12, 2009|first=Peter|last=Cohen|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/196655/safari323.html|title=Safari 3.2.3 improves security|website=[[Macworld]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518004133/https://www.macworld.com/article/196655/safari323.html|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 4 ===
[[File:Safari4 osx.png|alt=Safari 4 interface on display.|left|thumb|Safari 4 ''(pictured)'' was the first version that had entirely passed the [[Acid3]] rendering test.]]
Safari 4 was released on June 8, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michaels |first=Philip |date=June 8, 2009 |title=Apple releases Safari 4 for Mac, Windows |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225938/https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first version that had completely passed the [[Acid3]] rendering test,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keizer|first=Gregg|date=September 28, 2008|title=WebKit browser engine aces Acid3 test, stakes claim to No. 1|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533228/webkit-browser-engine-aces-acid3-test--stakes-claim-to-no--1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602191622/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533228/webkit-browser-engine-aces-acid3-test--stakes-claim-to-no--1.html|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Computerworld]]}}</ref> as well as the first version to support [[HTML5]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDaniel |first=Adam |url= |title=HTML5: Your Visual Blueprint for Designing Rich Web Pages and Applications |date=2011-11-08 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-95222-1 |pages=7 |language=en}}</ref> It incorporated WebKit [[JavaScript engine]] SquirrelFish that significantly enhanced the browser's script interpretation performances by 29.9x. SquirrelFish was later evolved to SquirrelFish Extreme, later also marketed as Nitro, which had 63.6x faster performances.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLean|first=Prince|date=September 19, 2008|title=SquirrelFish Extreme promises to speed JavaScript in Safari 4.0|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/squirrelfish_extreme_promises_to_speed_javascript_in_safari_4_0.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601231845/https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/squirrelfish_extreme_promises_to_speed_javascript_in_safari_4_0.html|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]}}</ref> A public beta of Safari 4 was experimented in February 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges.ars|title=Hands on: Safari 4 beta fast, mixes polish, rough UI edges|website=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=September 12, 2015|date=February 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622080631/https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges.ars|archive-date=June 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Safari 4 relied on [[Cover Flow]] to run the History and Bookmarks, and it featured Speculative Loading that automatically pre-loaded document information that is required to visit a particular website. The top sites can be displayed up to 24 thumbnails based on the frequently visited sites in a startup. The desktop version of Safari 4 included a redesign similar to that of the iPhone. The update also commissioned many developer tool improvements including Web Inspectors, CSS element viewings, JavaScript debuggers and profilers, offline tables, database management, [[SQL]] support and resource graphs. In additions to CSS retouching effects, CSS canvas, and HTML5 content. It replaced the initial Mac OS X-like interface with native Windows themes on Windows using native font renderings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chartier|first=David|date=February 24, 2009|title=Hands on: Safari 4 beta fast, mixes polish, rough UI edges|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225010922/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/02/hands-on-safari-4-beta-fast-mixes-polish-rough-ui-edges/|archive-date=February 25, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Alderman|first=Nathan|date=June 17, 2009|title=Safari 4|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198647/safari4-3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601232331/https://www.macworld.com/article/198647/safari4-3.html|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref>

Safari 4.0.1 was released for Mac on June 17, 2009, and fixed Faces bugs in [[iPhoto]] '09.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moren|first=Dan|date=June 17, 2009|title=Apple releases Safari 4.0.1, Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198669/safari_bluetooth_updates.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410144502/https://www.macworld.com/article/198669/safari_bluetooth_updates.html}}</ref> Safari 4 in [[Mac OS X v10.6]] "Snow Leopard" has built-in 64-bit support, which makes [[JavaScript]] load up to 50% faster. It also has native crash resistances that would maintain it intact if a plugin like [[Flash player]] crashes, though other tabs or windows would not be affected.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLean|first=Prince|date=August 26, 2008|title=Road to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 64-Bits|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/26/road_to_mac_os_x_10_6_snow_leopard_64_bits|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521022533/https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/26/road_to_mac_os_x_10_6_snow_leopard_64_bits}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Michaels|first=Philip|date=June 8, 2009|title=Apple releases Safari 4 for Mac, Windows|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225938/https://www.macworld.com/article/198492/safari4.html}}</ref> Safari 4.0.4, the final version which was released on November 11, 2009, for both Mac and Windows, which further improved the JavaScript performances.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 11, 2009|first=Chris|last=Foreman|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/11/safari-404-serves-up-security-and-performance-fixes/|title=Safari 4.0.4 serves up security and performance fixes|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=[[Ars Technica]]|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521193954/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/11/safari-404-serves-up-security-and-performance-fixes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 5 ===
[[File:Refinery CMS Dashboard-2.png|thumb|Safari 5 ''(pictured)'' was the final supported version for Windows.|alt=Safari 5 interface on display.]]
Safari 5 was released on June 7, 2010, and was the final version (version 5.1.7) for Windows.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brinkmann|first=Martin|date=July 28, 2012|title=Safari for Windows discontinued?|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2012/07/28/safari-for-windows-discontinued/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119095217/https://www.ghacks.net/2012/07/28/safari-for-windows-discontinued/|archive-date=January 19, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Ghacks]]}}</ref> It featured a less distractive reader view,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alderman|first=Nathan|date=June 20, 2010|title=Apple Safari 5|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/205456/safari5.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601234046/https://www.macworld.com/article/205456/safari5.html|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref> and had a 30x faster JavaScript performances. It incorporated numerous developer tool improvements including HTML5 interoperability, and the accessibility to secure extensions. The progress bar was re-added in this version as well. Safari 5.0.1 enabled the Extensions PrefPane by default, rather than requiring users to manually set it in the Debug menu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weintraub|first=Seth|date=June 7, 2010|title=Apple Safari 5 download here|url=https://9to5mac.com/2010/06/07/apple-safari-5-download-here/|url-status=live|archive-date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Apple community#9to5Mac|9to5Mac]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603013211/https://9to5mac.com/2010/06/07/apple-safari-5-download-here/}}</ref>

Apple exclusively released Safari 4.1 concurrently with Safari 5 for [[Mac OS X Tiger]]. It included many features that were found in Safari 5, though it excluded the Safari Reader and Safari Extensions.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 7, 2010|first=Topher|last=Kessler|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-releases-safari-5-0-and-safari-4-1-for-tiger/|title=Apple releases Safari 5.0, and Safari 4.1 for Tiger|website=[[CNET]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518004132/https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-releases-safari-5-0-and-safari-4-1-for-tiger/|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Apple released Safari 5.1 for both Windows and Mac on July 20, 2011, for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion; it was faster than Safari 5.0, and included the new Reading List feature. The company simultaneously announced Safari 5.0.6 in late June 2010 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, though the new functions were excluded from Leopard users.

Several HTML5 features were provided in Safari 5. It added supports for full-screen video, closed caption, geolocation, EventSource, and a now obsolete early variant of the [[WebSocket]] protocol.<ref name="Calore-2010" /> The fifth major version of Safari added supports for [[Full-text search]], and a new search engine, [[Microsoft Bing|Bing]].<ref name="Calore-2010">{{Cite magazine|last=Calore|first=Michael|date=June 8, 2010|title=Review: New Features Bring Safari 5 Up to Speed|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/06/first-look-at-safari-5s-new-features/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313113008/https://www.wired.com/2010/06/first-look-at-safari-5s-new-features/|archive-date=March 13, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2021|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref> Safari 5 supported Reader, which displays web pages in a continuous view, without advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kessler|first=Topher|date=June 9, 2010|title=How to use Safari's new 'Reader'|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-use-safaris-new-reader/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602004323/https://www.cnet.com/news/third-stimulus-check-update-track-your-irs-money-plus-up-payments-and-more/pubdate/xhr/|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[CNET]]}}</ref> Safari 5 supported a smarter address field and DNS prefetching that automatically found links and looked up addresses on the web. New web pages loaded faster using Domain Name System (DNS) prefetching. The Windows version received an extra update on Graphic acceleration as well.<ref name="Calore-2010" /> The blue inline progress bar was returned to the address bar; in addition to the spinning bezel and loading indicator introduced in Safari 4. Top Sites view now had a button to switch to Full History Search. Other features included Extension Builder for developers of Safari Extensions. Other changes included an improved inspector.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Hinckley|url=https://www.maciverse.com/5-best-new-features-of-safari-5.html|title=5 Best New Features of Safari 5|date=June 9, 2010|publisher=[[Apple community|Maciverse]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516161938/https://www.maciverse.com/5-best-new-features-of-safari-5.html|archive-date=May 16, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Safari 5 supports Extensions, add-ons that customize the web browsing experience. Extensions are built using web standards such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aggarwal|first=Sayam|date=June 18, 2010|title=How To Enable & Manage Extensions In Safari 5|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/47341/how-to-enable-manage-extensions-in-safari-5/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124133030/https://www.cultofmac.com/47341/how-to-enable-manage-extensions-in-safari-5/|archive-date=January 24, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Apple community|Cult of Mac]]}}</ref>

=== Safari 6 ===
[[File:Select your web browser(s).jpg|left|thumb|Safari 6 ceased support for Windows users, and it was subsequently removed from Microsoft's browser-choice menu ''(pictured).''|alt=Microsoft's browser-choice menu]]
Safari 6.0 was previously referred to as Safari 5.2 until Apple changed the version number at [[WWDC 2012]]. The stable release of Safari 6 coincided with the release of [[OS X Mountain Lion]] on July 25, 2012, and was integrated within OS.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/16/apple-adds-icloud-safari-tab-syncing-to-os-x-mountain-lion-preview-2/ |title=Apple Adds iCloud Tab Syncing to Safari 5.2 developer preview |date=March 16, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2012|website=[[MacRumors]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309025714/https://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/16/apple-adds-icloud-safari-tab-syncing-to-os-x-mountain-lion-preview-2/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, it was no longer available for download from Apple's website or any other sources. Apple released Safari 6 via [[Software Update]] for users of OS X Lion. It was not released for OS X versions before Lion or for Windows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1167904/safari_6_available_for_mountain_lion_and_lion_but_not_windows.html|title=Safari 6 available for Mountain Lion and Lion, but not Windows|first=Lex|last=Friedman|website=[[Macworld]]|date=July 26, 2012|access-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521024545/https://www.macworld.com/article/218624/safari-6-available-for-mountain-lion-and-lion-but-not-windows.html|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The company later quietly removed references and links for the Windows version of Safari 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/7/25/3186086/safari-for-windows-references-removed|title=Apple removes Safari for Windows references and download links following version 6 release|first=Tom|last=Warren|date=July 25, 2012|website=[[The Verge]]|archivedate=November 11, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111221152/http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/25/3186086/safari-for-windows-references-removed|url-status=live}}</ref> Microsoft had also removed Safari from its browser-choice page.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 19, 2021|url=http://www.browserchoice.eu/BrowserChoice/browserchoice_en.htm|website=[[Microsoft]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919182030/http://www.browserchoice.eu/BrowserChoice/browserchoice_en.htm|title=Select your web browser(s)|archivedate=September 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, Apple released a developer preview of Safari 6.0 with a feature called iCloud Tabs, which syncs with open tabs on any iOS or other OS X device that ran the latest software. It updated new privacy features, including an "Ask websites not to track me" preference and the ability for websites to send OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion users notifications, though it removed RSS support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/25/apple-releases-safari-6-update-for-os-x-lion/|title=Apple Releases Safari 6 Update for OS X Lion|first=Arnold|last=Kim|website=[[MacRumors]] |date=July 25, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308151105/https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/25/apple-releases-safari-6-update-for-os-x-lion/|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Safari 6 had the Share Sheets capability in OS X Mountain Lion. The Share Sheet options were: Add to Reading List, Add Bookmark, Email this Page, Message, Twitter, and Facebook. Tabs with full-page previews were added, too.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/07/26/tnw-review-safari-6-0-is-the-best-version-of-apples-browser-yet/ | title=Safari 6.0 is the best version of Apple's browser yet | website=[[TNW (website)|The Next Web]] | date=July 26, 2012 | access-date=July 26, 2012 | last=Panzarino |first=Matthew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710160518/https://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/07/26/tnw-review-safari-6-0-is-the-best-version-of-apples-browser-yet/ |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The sixth major version of Safari, it added options to allow pages to be shared with other users via email, [[Messages (Apple)|Messages]], Twitter, and Facebook, as well as making some minor performance improvements.<ref name="Alderman-2012" /> It added supports for {{mono|-webkit-calc()}} in CSS. Additionally, various features were removed including Activity Window, a separate Download Window, direct support for RSS feeds in the URL field, and bookmarks. The separate search field and the address bar were also no longer available as a toolbar configuration option. Instead, it was replaced by the smart search field, a combination of the address bar and the search field.<ref name="Alderman-2012">{{cite web|date=August 8, 2012|first=Nathan|last=Alderman|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/218744/safari_6_a_slight_but_sleek_upgrade_for_apple_s_browser.html|title=Safari 6 a slight but sleek upgrade for Apple's browser|website=[[Macworld]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518005022/https://www.macworld.com/article/218744/safari_6_a_slight_but_sleek_upgrade_for_apple_s_browser.html|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 7 ===
[[File:Safari 7 introduction.png|thumb|[[Craig Federighi]] announcing Safari 7 ''(pictured in projection screen)'' in [[WWDC 2013]] |alt=Craig Federighi demonstrating the Safari 7 interface in WWDC 2013]]
Safari 7 was announced at [[WWDC 2013]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Jonny|date=June 7, 2010|title=WWDC 2010: Live Blog|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2469466/wwdc-2010--live-blog.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140413/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2469466/wwdc-2010--live-blog.html|archive-date=October 1, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Computerworld]]}}</ref> and it brought a number of JavaScript performance improvements. It made uses of Top Site and Sidebar, Shared Links, and Power Saver which paused unused plugins.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alderman|first=Nathan|date=October 28, 2013|title=Safari 7 review: Mavericks browser saves battery life, brings further refinements|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/222236/safari-7-review-mavericks-browser-saves-battery-life-brings-further-refinements.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602171119/https://www.macworld.com/article/222236/safari-7-review-mavericks-browser-saves-battery-life-brings-further-refinements.html|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref> Safari 7 for [[OS X Mavericks]] and Safari 6.1 for [[OS X Lion|Lion]] and [[OS X Mountain Lion|Mountain Lion]] were all released along with OS X Mavericks in the special event on October 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://9to5mac.com/2013/06/10/apple-introduces-safari-7-with-design-tweaks-memory-social-improvements-and-more/|title=Apple introduces Safari 7 with design tweaks, memory, social improvements and more.|website=[[Apple community#9to5Mac|9to5Mac]]|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=May 21, 2021|first=Mike|last=Beasley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520013923/https://9to5mac.com/2013/06/10/apple-introduces-safari-7-with-design-tweaks-memory-social-improvements-and-more/|archive-date=May 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 8 ===
Safari 8 was announced at [[WWDC 2014]] and was released for [[OS X Yosemite]]. It included the JavaScript API [[WebGL]], stronger privacy management, improved iCloud integration, and a redesigned interface.<ref name="OS update">{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=AppleInsider|date=June 4, 2014|title=OS X Yosemite first look: Safari 8 Smart Search, advanced tab controls, more|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/14/06/04/os-x-yosemite-first-look-safari-8-smart-search-advanced-tab-controls-more|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806183245/https://appleinsider.com/articles/14/06/04/os-x-yosemite-first-look-safari-8-smart-search-advanced-tab-controls-more|archive-date=August 6, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]}}</ref> It was also faster and more efficient, with additional developer features including JavaScript [[futures and promises|Promises]], CSS Shapes & Composting mark up, [[IndexedDB]], [[Encrypted Media Extensions]], and [[SPDY]] protocol.<ref name="OS update" />

=== Safari 9 ===
Safari 9 was announced in [[WWDC 2015]] and was shipped with [[OS X El Capitan]]. New features included audio muting, more options for Safari Reader, and improved [[autofill]]. It was not fully available for the previous OS X Yosemite.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 30, 2015|first=Roman|last=Loyola|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/226464/apple-releases-safari-9-for-yosemite.html|title=Apple releases Safari 9 for Yosemite|website=[[Macworld]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518004132/https://www.macworld.com/article/226464/apple-releases-safari-9-for-yosemite.html|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 10 ===
[[File:Safari 10 screenshot.png|thumb|left|Safari 10 ''(pictured)'' allowed extensions to be saved directly to Pocket and Dic Go.|alt=Safari 10 interface on display]]
Safari 10 was shipped with [[macOS Sierra]] and released for OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan on September 20, 2016.<ref name="Rossignol-2016">{{cite web|last1=Rossignol|first1=Joe|title=Safari 10 Now Available for OS X El Capitan and OS X Yosemite|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/20/safari-10-os-x-el-capitan-yosemite-released/|access-date=June 12, 2017|website=[[MacRumors]]|date=September 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308213827/https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/20/safari-10-os-x-el-capitan-yosemite-released/|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> It had a redesigned Bookmark and History views, and double-clicking will centralized focus on a particular folder. The update redirected Safari extensions to be saved directly to Pocket and Dic Go. Software improvements included Autofill quality from the Contrast card and Web Inspector Timelines Tab, in-line sub-headlines, bylines, and publish dates.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 5, 2021|title=About the security content of Safari 10|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207157|url-status=live|access-date=October 23, 2021|website=[[Apple Inc.]]|archive-date=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904130523/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207157}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Keizer|first=Gregg|date=September 20, 2017|title=Apple upgrades Safari for older versions of macOS|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3227168/apple-upgrades-safari-for-older-versions-of-macos.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 23, 2021|website=[[Computerworld]]|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226133701/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3227168/apple-upgrades-safari-for-older-versions-of-macos.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 23, 2016|title=Apple releases Safari 10 beta for OS X El Capitan and OS X Yosemite|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/23/apple-releases-safari-10-beta-for-os-x-el-capitan-and-os-x-yosemite|url-status=live|access-date=October 23, 2021|website=[[AppleInsider]]|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108113708/https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/23/apple-releases-safari-10-beta-for-os-x-el-capitan-and-os-x-yosemite|author=AppleInsider Staff}}</ref> This version tracks and re-applies zoomed level to websites, and legacy plug-ins were disabled by default in favor of HTML5 versions of websites. Recently closed tabs can be reopened via the History menu, or by holding the "+" button in the tab bar, and using Shift-Command-T. When a link opens in a new tab; it is now possible to hit the back button or swipe to close it and go back to the original tab. Debugging is now supported on the Web Inspector.<ref name="Rossignol-2016" /> Safari 10 also includes several security updates, including fixes for six WebKit vulnerabilities and issues related to Reader and Tabs. The first version of Safari 10 was released on September 20, 2016, and the last version (10.1.2) was released on July 19, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 29, 2017|first=Jon|last=Davis|url=https://webkit.org/blog/7477/new-web-features-in-safari-10-1/|title=New Web Features in Safari 10.1|website=[[WebKit]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518004133/https://webkit.org/blog/7477/new-web-features-in-safari-10-1/|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 11 ===
Safari 11 was released on September 19, 2017 for [[OS X El Capitan]] and [[macOS Sierra]], ahead of [[macOS High Sierra]]'s release.<ref>{{cite web | last=Potuck | first=Michael | title=Safari 11 now available for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan | website=9to5Mac | date=2017-09-19 | url=https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/19/safari-11/ | access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref> It was included with High Sierra. Safari 11 included several new features such as Intelligent Tracking Prevention<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://webkit.org/blog/7675/intelligent-tracking-prevention/|title=Intelligent Tracking Prevention|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2019|website=[[Webkit]]|first=John|last=Wilander|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501051429/https://webkit.org/blog/7675/intelligent-tracking-prevention/|archive-date=May 1, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> which aimed to prevent [[cross-site tracking]] by placing limitations on cookies and other website data.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/3208026/browsers/how-to-turn-off-website-tracking-in-safari-11.html|title=macOS High Sierra: How to turn off website tracking in Safari 11|website=[[Macworld]]|access-date=December 10, 2017|first=Roman|last=Loyola|date=November 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133306/https://www.macworld.com/article/3208026/how-to-turn-off-website-tracking-in-safari-11.html|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Intelligent Tracking Prevention allowed first-party cookies to continue track the browser history, though with time limits.<ref name="Statt-2020">{{Cite web|last=Statt|first=Nick|date=March 24, 2020|title=Apple updates Safari's anti-tracking tech with full third-party cookie blocking|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/24/21192830/apple-safari-intelligent-tracking-privacy-full-third-party-cookie-blocking|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303143850/https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/24/21192830/apple-safari-intelligent-tracking-privacy-full-third-party-cookie-blocking|archive-date=March 3, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> For example, first-party cookies from ad-tech companies such as [[Alphabet Inc.|Google/Alphabet Inc]]., were set to expire in 24-hours after the visit.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilmot|first=Stephen|date=December 24, 2017|title=Apple Changes Business of Selling Your Browsing Data|journal=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|language=en-US|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-changes-business-of-selling-your-browsing-data-1514127600|access-date=April 11, 2021|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623023337/https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-changes-business-of-selling-your-browsing-data-1514127600|archive-date=June 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Statt-2020" />

=== Safari 12 ===
[[File:Safari 12 on Mojave.png|thumb|Safari 12 ''(pictured)'' in [[dark mode]]|alt=Safari 12 with dark mode enabled]]
Safari 12 was released for [[macOS Mojave]] on September 24, 2018. It was also available to [[macOS Sierra]] and [[macOS High Sierra]] on September 17, 2018. Safari 12 included several new features such as Icons in tabs, Automatic Strong Passwords, and Intelligent Tracking Prevention 2.0.<ref>{{Cite web|first=John|last=Wilander|url=https://webkit.org/blog/8311/intelligent-tracking-prevention-2-0/|website=[[Webkit]]|title=Intelligent Tracking Prevention 2.0|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506160714/https://webkit.org/blog/8311/intelligent-tracking-prevention-2-0/|archive-date=May 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Safari version 12.0.1 was released on October 30, 2018, within macOS Mojave 10.14.1,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|date=October 8, 2018|title=Apple Releases Important iOS 12.0.1 Update: What Features Are Included?|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2018/10/08/ios-12-0-1-features/?sh=1f5eddf13cbd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109015339/https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2018/10/08/ios-12-0-1-features/|archive-date=November 9, 2020|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> and Safari 12.0.2 was released on December 5, 2018, under macOS 10.14.2.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schmitz|first=Agen|date=December 7, 2018|title=Safari 12.0.2|url=https://tidbits.com/watchlist/safari-12-0-2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602045309/https://tidbits.com/watchlist/safari-12-0-2/|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[Tidbits]]}}</ref> Support for developer-signed classic Safari Extensions has been dropped. This version would also be the last that supported the official Extensions Gallery. Apple also encouraged extension authors to switch to Safari App Extensions, which triggered negative feedback from the community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/macos-mojave-will-break-a-bunch-of-safari-extensions/ |title=macOS Mojave Will Break a Bunch of Safari Extensions |first=Justin |last=Pot |date=June 11, 2018 |website=How-To Geek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308110231/https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/macos-mojave-will-break-a-bunch-of-safari-extensions/ |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 13 ===
Safari 13 was announced at WWDC 2019 on June 3, 2019. Safari 13 included several new features such as prompting users to change weak passwords, [[FIDO2 Project|FIDO2 USB security key authentication]] support, [[Apple ID#Sign in with Apple|Sign in with Apple]] support, Apple Pay on the Web support and increased speed and security.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muchmore|first=Michael|date=October 7, 2019|title=What's New in macOS Catalina|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/whats-new-in-macos-catalina|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228040806/https://www.pcmag.com/news/whats-new-in-macos-catalina|archive-date=February 28, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[PCMag]]}}</ref> Safari 13 was released on September 20, 2019, on [[macOS Mojave]] and [[macOS High Sierra]], and later shipped with [[macOS Catalina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://osxdaily.com/2019/09/19/safari-13-released-for-mac/|title=Safari 13 Released for Mac|date=September 19, 2019|website=OS X Daily|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806193549/https://osxdaily.com/2019/09/19/safari-13-released-for-mac/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 14 ===
In June 2020 it was announced that [[macOS Big Sur]] will include Safari 14.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loyola|first=Roman|date=November 9, 2020|title=macOS Big Sur 11: What's new in Safari 14|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/234809/macos-big-sur-11-whats-new-in-safari-14.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519055613/https://www.macworld.com/article/234809/macos-big-sur-11-whats-new-in-safari-14.html|archive-date=May 19, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref> According to Apple, Safari 14 is more than 50% faster than Google Chrome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Safari 14 claims to be "more than 50% faster than Chrome" and supports WebP format images for the first time |url=https://iphonewired.com/news/13467/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=iPhone Wired |date=June 23, 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101025332/https://iphonewired.com/news/13467/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Safari 14 introduced new privacy features, including Privacy Report, which shows blocked content and privacy information on web pages. Users will also receive a monthly report on trackers that Safari has blocked. Extensions can also be enabled or disabled on a site-by-site basis.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14|url=https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ios-14-safari-privacy-ad-tracking/|date=June 22, 2020|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|last=Newman|first=Lily|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308152459/https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ios-14-safari-privacy-ad-tracking/|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Safari 14 introduced partial<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple Developer Documentation|url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/assessing_your_safari_web_extension_s_browser_compatibility|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=[[Apple Inc.]]|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203305/https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/assessing_your_safari_web_extension_s_browser_compatibility|url-status=live}}</ref> support for the WebExtension API used in [[Google Chrome]], [[Microsoft Edge]], [[Firefox]], and [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]], making it easier for developers to port their extensions from those web browsers to Safari.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple adds WebP, HDR support, and more to Safari with iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur|url=https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/24/apple-adds-webp-hdr-support-and-more-to-safari-with-ios-14-and-macos-big-sur/|date=June 24, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020|last=Espósito|first=Filipe|website=[[9to5Mac]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323035438/https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/24/apple-adds-webp-hdr-support-and-more-to-safari-with-ios-14-and-macos-big-sur/|archive-date=March 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Support for Adobe Flash Player will also be dropped from Safari, 3 months ahead of its [[End-of-life product|end-of-life]].<ref name="Cimpanu-2020">{{cite web |last1=Cimpanu |first1=Catalin |title=Safari 14 removes Flash, gets support for breach alerts, HTTP/3, and WebP |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/safari-14-removes-flash-gets-support-for-breach-alerts-http3-and-webp/ |access-date=July 27, 2020 |website=[[ZDNet]] |date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806220630/https://www.zdnet.com/article/safari-14-removes-flash-gets-support-for-breach-alerts-http3-and-webp/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A built-in translation service allows translation of a page to another language. Safari 14 was released as a standalone update to macOS Catalina and Mojave users on September 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clover |first1=Juli |title=Apple Releases Safari 14 for Mac Ahead of macOS Big Sur Launch |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/16/apple-releases-safari-14-for-mac/ |website=[[MacRumors]] |access-date=September 17, 2020 |date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202033351/https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/16/apple-releases-safari-14-for-mac/ |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> It added [[Ecosia]] as a supported search engine.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 14, 2020|first=Wesley|last=Hilliard |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/14/ecosia-now-a-default-search-engine-option-on-ios-ipados-macos|title=Ecosia now a default search engine option on iOS, iPadOS, macOS|website=[[AppleInsider]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518004135/https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/14/ecosia-now-a-default-search-engine-option-on-ios-ipados-macos|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Safari 15 ===
Safari 15 was released for [[iOS 15]], [[iPadOS 15]], [[macOS Big Sur]] and [[macOS Catalina]] on September 20, 2021, and later shipped with [[macOS Monterey]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=M Wolfe|first=Bryan|date=June 8, 2021|title=The best new Safari features in macOS 12 Monterey|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/macos-monterey-the-best-new-safari-features|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612025438/https://www.techradar.com/news/macos-monterey-the-best-new-safari-features|archive-date=June 12, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Slivka|first=Eric|date=June 10, 2021|title=When Will the iOS 15 Public Beta Be Released?|url=https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-public-beta-release-date/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612025239/https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-public-beta-release-date/|archive-date=June 12, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021|website=[[MacRumors]]}}</ref> It featured a redesigned interface and tab groups that blended better into the background. There were also a new home page and extension supports on the [[iOS]] and [[iPadOS]] editions. Starting with this update, Safari versions would support iOS and iPadOS, ending the iOS version of separate updates.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 11, 2021|title=macOS Monterey|url=https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-12/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612025814/https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-12/|archive-date=June 12, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021|website=[[MacRumors]]|author=MacRumors Staff}}</ref>

=== Safari 16 ===
Safari 16 was released for [[iOS 16]], [[macOS Monterey]] and [[macOS Big Sur]] on September 12, 2022, and later shipped with [[macOS Ventura]] and [[iPadOS 16]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simmons |first1=Jen |title=WebKit Features in Safari 16.0 |url=https://webkit.org/blog/13152/webkit-features-in-safari-16-0/ |website=WebKit |date=September 12, 2022 |publisher=Apple |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925185823/https://webkit.org/blog/13152/webkit-features-in-safari-16-0/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Safari 16 added support for non-animated [[AVIF]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Safari 16 Release Notes |url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-release-notes/safari-16-release-notes |website=Apple |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006052832/https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-release-notes/safari-16-release-notes |url-status=live }}</ref> and contains several bug fixes and feature polishing. Safari 16 also includes shared tab groups, vertical tab support, website settings synchronization between devices connected to a same iCloud account, the ability to add backgrounds for a start page,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Releases Safari 16 With Tab Group Start Pages, Cross-Device Syncing for Website Settings, Strong Password Updates and More |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/12/apple-releases-safari-16/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=MacRumors |date=September 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> new languages for built-in translation, built-in image translation, and new options to edit strong passwords.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Releases Safari 16 With Tab Group Start Pages, Cross-Device Syncing for Website Settings, Strong Password Updates and More |url=https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/customize-suggested-strong-passwords/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=MacRumors |date=August 19, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> iOS 16.4 also introduced Web Push notifications.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Eidson |first1=Brady |last2=Simmons |first2=Jen |date=2023-02-16 |title=Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS |url=https://webkit.org/blog/13878/web-push-for-web-apps-on-ios-and-ipados/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=WebKit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sending web push notifications in web apps, Safari, and other browsers |url=https://docs.developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/sending_web_push_notifications_in_web_apps_safari_and_other_browsers |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Apple Developer Documentation |language=en}}</ref>

=== Safari 17 ===
Safari 17 was released in September 2023 with iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and [[macOS Sonoma]]. It includes a feature named "Profiles", which allows users to separate their browsing sessions for different use cases. Every profile has a separate favorites bar, navigation history, extensions, tab groups, and cookies. Just like iOS 16.4, Safari 17 introduces web apps that can be added to the dock. Cookies are copied into web apps so that users stay logged in the web app if they already are in Safari. Safari can also now read pages with a new option in the navigation bar menu.<ref name="MacRumors-2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=iOS 17: Nine New Features Available in Safari |url=https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-17-safari/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Angle-2023">{{Cite web |last1=Angle |first1=Patrick |last2=Avenard |first2=Jean-Yves |last3=Caceres |first3=Marcos |last4=Cannon |first4=Ada Rose |last5=Carlson |first5=Eric |last6=Davidson |first6=Garrett |last7=Davis |first7=Jon |last8=Dubost |first8=Karl |last9=Eidson |first9=Brady |date=2023-06-06 |title=News from WWDC23: WebKit Features in Safari 17 beta |url=https://webkit.org/blog/14205/news-from-wwdc23-webkit-features-in-safari-17-beta/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=WebKit}}</ref>

New privacy features include locked private browsing when not in use, tracking-free URLs, private relay based on the country’s location and time, instead of general position.<ref name="MacRumors-2023" />

Safari has also been adapted to Vision Pro with a new spatial UI, and Apple has redesigned the Develop menu for web developers.<ref name="Angle-2023" />

Safari 17 added [[AV1]] hardware decoding support for devices with hardware decoding support.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-release-notes/safari-17-release-notes | title=Safari 17 Release Notes }}</ref>

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! Release date
! Release notes
|-
!style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.0
|616A120a<br />616A124a
|September 26, 2023
|
|-
! style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.1
|616B19<br />616B29
|October 25, 2023
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|-
! style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.1.1
|616B34 
|November 6, 2023
|
|-
! style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.1.2
|616B21<br />616B36
|November 30, 2023
|
|-
! style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.2
|617C32<br />617C33
|December 11, 2023
|
|-
! style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.2.1
|617C36<br />617C37
|December 19, 2023
|
|-
! style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 17.3
|617D29<br />617D37a
|January 22, 2024
|
|}
=== Safari 18 ===
Safari 18 was released in September 2024 with iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and [[macOS Sequoia]], and for the first time, [[VisionOS|visionOS 2]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=Safari 18 Features: Highlights, New Reader Mode, and Video Viewer |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/12/safari-18-highlights-new-reader-mode-video-viewer/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}</ref> Like Safari 15, it redesigns the interface, but not limited to the start page and reader mode (which is now called Reader).

A new feature, AI-powered "Highlights" have been introduced, which will automatically detect relevant information on a page and highlight it as you browse.

Other new features include a redesigned unified menu which is now on all versions of the browser, previously it was exclusive to iOS and iPadOS along with the compact mode on macOS, and faster loading times.

{| class="wikitable"
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!style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 18.0
|619A60<br />619A63
|September 16, 2024
| 
|-
!style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 18.0.1
|619A62a<br />619A64a
|October 3, 2024
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|-
!style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 18.1
|619B28<br />619B29
|October 29, 2024
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|-
!style="background:#FFDEAD;" | 18.1.1
|619B32<br />619B33
|November 19, 2024
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|-
!style="background:#99DD9F;" | 18.2
|620C26<br />620C29
|December 11, 2024
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|-
!style="background:#B0E7FF;" | 18.3 beta
|620D9
|December 18, 2024
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|}

=== iOS versions ===
Starting iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Safari would now ship the same features as the macOS version, which also included the name of the updates, ending the separate iOS version.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Version!!New features
|-
|iOS-specific features
|
* Bookmarking links to particular pages as "Web Clip" icons on the Home screen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lim|first=George|date=January 25, 2011|title=Daily Tip: Bookmarking websites to your iPhone, iPad home screen|url=https://www.imore.com/tip-adding-bookmarks-to-your-homescreen|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120041855/https://www.imore.com/tip-adding-bookmarks-to-your-homescreen|archive-date=January 20, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[iMore]]}}</ref>
* [[Multiple document interface|MDI]]-style browsing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shankland|first=Stephen|date=September 20, 2019|title=iPadOS upgrades Safari, and now I love my iPad|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/ipados-upgrades-safari-and-now-i-love-my-ipad/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303144558/https://www.cnet.com/news/ipados-upgrades-safari-and-now-i-love-my-ipad/|archive-date=March 3, 2020|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[CNET]]}}</ref>
* Opening specially designed pages in full-screen mode.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Screen Mode, Safari|url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mac-os-x/9781449314828/ch01s02.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602055036/https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mac-os-x/9781449314828/ch01s02.html|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]]}}</ref>
* Pressing on an image for 3 seconds to save it to the photo album.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 5, 2020|first1=Rene|last1=Ritchie|first2=Joseph|last2=Keller|first3=Sergio|last3=Velasquez|url=https://www.imore.com/how-organize-photos-and-videos-albums-your-iphone-or-ipad|title=How to organize photos into albums on iPhone or iPad|website=[[iMore]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516161938/https://www.imore.com/how-organize-photos-and-videos-albums-your-iphone-or-ipad|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Support for HTML5 new input types.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 6, 2019|first=Dan|last=Hinckley|url=https://www.maciverse.com/5-best-new-features-of-safari-5.html#comments|title=5 Best New Features of Safari 5|website=[[Apple community|Maciverse]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517012032/https://www.maciverse.com/5-best-new-features-of-safari-5.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Only the [[domain name]] is shown in the address bar, if not focused upon (while not actuated).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Biersdorfer|first=J.D.|date=November 5, 2014|title=How to See a Full Web Address on the Safari Browser|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/technology/personaltech/how-to-see-a-full-web-address-on-the-safari-browser.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303140533/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/technology/personaltech/how-to-see-a-full-web-address-on-the-safari-browser.html|archive-date=March 3, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
|-
|
* iOS 4
* iOS 4.2
|
* Find feature built into search box.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/11/apple-releases-ios-42-with-free-find-my-phone-for-some.ars|title=Apple releases iOS 4.2 with free Find My Phone for some|date=November 22, 2010|access-date=November 29, 2010|website=[[Ars Technica]]|first=Chris|last=Foresman|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807054956/https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/11/apple-releases-ios-42-with-free-find-my-phone-for-some.ars|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Ability to print the current webpage using [[AirPrint]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Macworld|date=November 22, 2010|title=iOS 4.2: Ten great features|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/208975/top_ten_ios_4_2_features.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602205800/https://www.macworld.com/article/208975/top_ten_ios_4_2_features.html|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref>
|-
|iOS 4.3
|
* Integration of the Nitro JavaScript engine for faster page loads. This feature was expanded to home-screen web applications in iOS 5.0.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foreman |first1=Chris |title=iOS 5 finally brings Nitro JavaScript speed to home screen Web apps |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/06/ios-5-brings-nitro-speed-to-home-screen-web-apps/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=September 18, 2020 |date=June 17, 2011|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926132415/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/06/ios-5-brings-nitro-speed-to-home-screen-web-apps/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|iOS 5
|
* True tabbed browsing, similar to the desktop experience, only for [[iPad]]s.<ref name="Frakes-2011">{{Cite web|last=Frakes|first=Dan|date=October 13, 2011|title=Up close with iOS 5: Safari|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/214759/ios-5-safari.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602210035/https://www.macworld.com/article/214759/ios-5-safari.html|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref>
* Reading List, a bookmarking feature that allows tagging of certain sites for reading later, which syncs across all Safari browsers (mobile and desktop) via Apple's [[iCloud]] service.<ref name="Frakes-2011" />
* Reader, a reading feature that can format text and images from a web page into a more readable format, similar to a PDF document, while stripping out web advertising and superfluous information.<ref name="Frakes-2011" />
* [[Private browsing]], like in most desktop browsers, is a feature that does not save the user's cookies and history or allow anything to be written into local storage or [[Web SQL Database]]s.
|-
|iOS 6
|
* iCloud Tabs, linking the desktop and iOS versions of Safari.
* Offline Reading Lists allow users to read pages stored previously without remaining connected to the internet.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Frakes|first=Dan|date=September 19, 2012|title=Hands on with iOS 6: Safari|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/219156/hands-on-with-ios-6-safari.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428100339/https://www.macworld.com/article/219156/hands-on-with-ios-6-safari.html|archive-date=April 28, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref>
* Full-screen landscape view, for iPhone and iPod touch users, hides most of the Safari controls except the back and forward buttons and the status bar when in landscape mode.
|-
|iOS 7
|
* New icon
* 64-bit build on supported devices using the A7 processor.
* iCloud Keychain: iCloud can remember passwords, account names, and credit card numbers. Safari can also autofill them as well. Requires devices that run iOS 7.0.3 and later and OS X Mavericks or later.
* Password Generator: When creating a new account, Safari can suggest the user a long, more secure, hard-to-guess password, and Safari will also automatically remember the password.
* Shared Links
* Do Not Track
* Parental controls
* Tab limit increased from 9 to 36
* New Tab view (iPhone and iPod touch only)
* Unified smart search field
* Sync Bookmarks with Google Chrome and Firefox on Windows.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hong|first=Kaylene|date=September 19, 2013|title=With iOS 7, Windows users can sync their iCloud bookmarks to Chrome and Firefox|url=https://thenextweb.com/news/with-ios-7-windows-users-can-sync-their-icloud-bookmarks-to-chrome-and-firefox|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602055731/https://thenextweb.com/news/with-ios-7-windows-users-can-sync-their-icloud-bookmarks-to-chrome-and-firefox|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=[[TNW (website)|TNW]]}}</ref>
|-
|iOS 8
|
* A search function to search through all open tabs has been added in Tab view on iPad and select iPhones<ref>{{cite web|date=May 22, 2014|first=Dan|last=Frakes|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/223452/ios-8-changes-wed-like-to-see-safari.html|title=iOS 8 changes we'd like to see: Safari|website=[[Macworld]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521174101/https://www.macworld.com/article/223452/ios-8-changes-wed-like-to-see-safari.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Two-finger pinch to reveal Tab view on iPads and select iPhones
* New Sidebar that slides out to reveal bookmarks, Reading List, and Shared Links on iPads and select iPhones in landscape view
* Address bar now hides when scrolling down on iPads
* Spotlight Search is now available from Safari's address bar
* Option to "Scan Credit Card" when filling out credit card info on a web form
* WebGL support
* [[APNG]] support
* Private browsing per tab
* RSS feeds in Shared Links
* [[DuckDuckGo]] support
* Option to Request the desktop site while entering a web address
* Option to add a website to Favorites while entering a web address
* Swipe to close iCloud tabs from other devices.
* Hold the "+" (new tab button) in tab view to list recently closed tabs is now available on iPhone
* Can delete individual items from History
* Safari now blocks ads from automatically redirecting to the App Store without user interaction
* Bookmark icon updated
* Improved, iPad-like interface available on select iPhones in landscape view
|-
|iOS 9
|
* The option to add content blocking extensions is available to block specific web content<ref>{{cite web|date=June 24, 2015|first=Federico|last=Viticci|url=https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-9-and-safari-view-controller-the-future-of-web-views/|title=iOS 9 and Safari View Controller: The Future of Web Views|website=[[Apple community|Macstories]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309050928/https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-9-and-safari-view-controller-the-future-of-web-views/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Apps can use Safari's view controller to display web content from within the app, sharing cookies and other website data with Safari
* Improved reader view, allowing the user to choose from different fonts and themes as well as hiding the controls
|-
|iOS 10
|
* Apple Pay in Safari<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|date=September 19, 2016|title=Apple iOS 10: 50 Awesome Features You Should Know About And How To Use Them|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/09/19/ios-10-features-2/?sh=2bab55e81e7c|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602210944/https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/09/19/ios-10-features-2/?sh=2bab55e81e7c|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
* View two pages at once using Split View in Safari on iPad<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Neil|date=September 28, 2016|title=Inside iOS 10: Split-screen view in Safari for iPad boosts productivity|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/23/inside-ios-10-split-screen-view-in-safari-for-ipad-boosts-productivity|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720043309/https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/23/inside-ios-10-split-screen-view-in-safari-for-ipad-boosts-productivity|archive-date=July 20, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Apple community|AppleInsider]]}}</ref>
|-
|iOS 11
|
* More rounded search bar<ref>{{cite web|date=September 17, 2018|author=Macrumors Staff|url=https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-11/|title=iOS 11|website=[[MacRumors]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016231725/https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-11/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Redesigned video player
* Modified scrolling speed and momentum
|-
|iOS 12
|
* Support for stronger password suggestion<ref>{{cite web|date=August 8, 2018|author=Handy Reoundups|url=https://ios.gadgethacks.com/news/top-9-new-safari-features-ios-12-for-iphone-0186402/|title=Top 9 New Safari Features in iOS 12 for iPhone|website=[[Gadget Hacks]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521183335/https://ios.gadgethacks.com/news/top-9-new-safari-features-ios-12-for-iphone-0186402/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Support for auto-fill from a third-party provider
* Third-party can suggest a strong password
* Auto-fill of [[Multi-factor authentication|2FA]] code sent by [[email]]
* Fullscreen Support
|-
|iOS 13
|
* Desktop browsing mode can be enabled by default<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2020|first=Juli|last=Clover|url=https://www.macrumors.com/guide/safari/|title=Safari: Complete Guide to iOS 13|website=[[MacRumors]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301035715/https://www.macrumors.com/guide/safari/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Revamped Start Page
* Website preferences (Privacy, etc.)
* Page zoom up to 300%
* Read view can be enabled by default
* Toggle content blockers for all websites
* Permission access pop up, asking for permission to use camera, audio and location data
* Image resizing
* Save Open tabs as Bookmarks
* Open tabs from search
* Automatically close tabs after a set period of time
* Redesigned share sheet
* Apple ID sign-in to third-party sites
* Weak password warning
* Improved Encryption
* Next level Anti-Fingerprinting Protections
* Download manager icon
|-
|iOS 14
|
* Faster Javascript engine support<ref>{{cite web|date=March 23, 2021|first=Juli|last=Clover|url=https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-14-safari/|title=Safari iOS 14 Guide: Privacy Report, Built-In Translation, Compromised Password Alerts and More|website=[[MacRumors]]|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810014811/https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-14-safari/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Built-in translation option
* Password Monitoring
* Password alerts
* Privacy and data tracking report
* Picture in Picture mode
* Website launch from search
* Sign in with Apple ID on many third-party websites
* Tracking permission
|}

=== Safari Technology Preview ===
Safari Technology Preview was first released alongside OS X El Capitan 10.11.4. Safari Technology Preview releases include the latest version of WebKit, which included Web technologies in the future stable releases of Safari so that developers and users can install the Technology Preview release on a Mac, test those features, and provide feedback.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=MacRumors|date=May 26, 2021|title=Safari Technology Preview|url=https://www.macrumors.com/guide/safari-technology-preview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226194701/https://www.macrumors.com/guide/safari-technology-preview/|archive-date=February 26, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[MacRumors]]}}</ref>

=== Safari Developer Program ===
The Safari Developer Program was a program dedicated to in-browser extension and [[HTML]] developers.
It allowed members to write and distribute extensions for Safari through the Safari Extensions Gallery. It was initially free until it was incorporated into the Apple Developer Program in [[WWDC 2015]], which costs $99 a year. The charges prompted frustrations from developers.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} Within OS X El Capitan, Apple implemented the Secure Extension Distribution to further improve its security, and it automatically updated all extensions within the Safari Extensions Gallery.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2015|first=Joe|last=Rossignol|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/10/new-safari-extensions-gallery-fee/|title=OS X El Capitan to Bring New Safari Extensions Gallery as Part of Unified $99 Developer Program|website=[[MacRumors]]|access-date=May 18, 2021|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518215229/https://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/10/new-safari-extensions-gallery-fee/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Blair|first=Hanley Frank|date=June 9, 2015|title=Apple now charges Safari extension developers for distribution|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2933694/apple-now-charges-safari-extension-developers-for-distribution.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023221745/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2933694/apple-now-charges-safari-extension-developers-for-distribution.html|archive-date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021|website=[[Computerworld]]}}</ref>

===Version compatibility===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-top:0px;"
|-
! scope="col" | Operating system
! scope="col" | Operating system version
! scope="col" | Latest Safari version
! Support
|-
! rowspan="19" | [[macOS]]
| [[Mac OS X 10.2]] Jaguar
| {{bad | 1.0.3 (August 13, 2004)}}
| 2003–2004
|-
| [[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3]] Panther
| {{bad | 1.3.2<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL403 | title=Safari Update 1.3.2 | publisher=support.apple.com | date=January 11, 2006 | access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> (January 11, 2006)}}
| 2003–2006
|-
| [[Mac OS X Tiger|Mac OS X 10.4]] Tiger
| {{bad | 4.1.3<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1069 | title=Safari 4.1.3 for Tiger | publisher=support.apple.com | date=November 18, 2010 | access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> (November 18, 2010)}}
| 2005–2010
|-
| [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X 10.5]] Leopard
| {{bad | 5.0.6<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1422 | title=Safari 5.0.6 for Leopard | publisher=support.apple.com | date=July 20, 2011 | access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> (July 20, 2011)}}
| 2007–2011
|-
| [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|Mac OS X 10.6]] Snow Leopard
| {{bad | 5.1.10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1569 | title=Safari 5.1.10 for Snow Leopard | publisher=support.apple.com | date=September 12, 2013 | access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> (September 12, 2013)}}
| 2009–2013
|-
| [[Mac OS X Lion|Mac OS X 10.7]] Lion
<!-- read the {{yes}} page, it says you can't have a vertical bar '|' between attributes like rowspan and {{yes}} and its derivatives.. was scratching my head on that one. -->
| {{bad | 6.1.6<ref>{{cite web | url= http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6367 | title=About the security content of Safari 6.1.6 and Safari 7.0.6 | publisher=support.apple.com | date=August 13, 2014 | access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> (August 13, 2014)}}
| 2011–2014
|-
| [[OS X Mountain Lion|OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion]]
| {{bad | 6.2.8<ref>{{cite web | url = https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205033 | title = About the security content of Safari 8.0.8, Safari 7.1.8, and Safari 6.2.8 | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = August 13, 2015 | access-date = August 16, 2015}}</ref> (August 13, 2015)}}
| 2012–2015
|-
| [[OS X Mavericks|OS X 10.9 Mavericks]]
| {{bad | 9.1.3<ref>{{cite web | url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207131|title=About the security content of Safari 9.1.3 | publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] | date=September 2, 2016 | access-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref> (September 1, 2016)}}
| 2013–2016
|-
| [[OS X Yosemite|OS X 10.10 Yosemite]]
| {{bad | 10.1.2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207921 | title=About the security content of Safari 10.1.2 | date=July 19, 2017 | access-date=July 23, 2017 | archive-date=July 20, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720073445/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207921 | url-status=live | website=[[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref> (July 19, 2017)}}
| 2014–2017
|-
| [[OS X El Capitan|OS X 10.11 El Capitan]]
| {{bad | 11.1.2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208934 | title=About the security content of Safari 11.1.2 | date=July 9, 2018 | access-date=July 9, 2018 | archive-date=July 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710071326/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208934 | url-status=live | website=[[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref> (July 9, 2018)}}
| 2015–2018
|-
| [[macOS Sierra|macOS 10.12 Sierra]]
| {{bad | 12.1.2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210355 | title=About the security content of Safari 12.1.2 | date=July 22, 2019 | access-date=July 23, 2019 | archive-date=July 23, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723071015/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210355 | url-status=live | website=[[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref> (July 22, 2019)}}
| 2016–2019
|-
| [[macOS High Sierra|macOS 10.13 High Sierra]]
| {{bad | 13.1.2<ref>{{cite web | url = https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211292 | title = About the security content of Safari 13.1.2 | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = July 15, 2020 | access-date = July 18, 2020}}</ref> (July 15, 2020)}}
| 2017–2020
|-
| [[macOS Mojave|macOS 10.14 Mojave]]
| {{bad | 14.1.2<ref>{{cite web | url = https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212808 | title = About the security content of Safari 14.1.2 | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = September 13, 2021 | access-date = September 13, 2021}}</ref> (September 13, 2021)}}
| 2018–2021
|-
|[[MacOS Catalina|macOS 10.15 Catalina]] 
| {{bad | 15.6.1<ref>{{cite web | url = https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213414 | title = About the security content of Safari 15.6.1 | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = August 18, 2022 | access-date = September 20, 2022}}</ref> (August 18, 2022)}}
| 2019–2022
|-
|[[MacOS Big Sur|macOS 11 Big Sur]]
| {{bad | 16.6.1<ref>{{cite web | url = https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213930 | title = About the security content of Safari 16.6.1 | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = September 21, 2023 | access-date = September 21, 2023}}</ref> (September 21, 2023)}}
|2020–2023
|-
|[[MacOS Monterey|macOS 12 Monterey]]
| {{bad | 17.6<ref>{{cite web | url = https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-release-notes/safari-17_6-release-notes | title = Safari 17.6 Release Notes | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = June 29, 2024 | access-date = February 13, 2025}}</ref> (June 29, 2024)}}
|2021-2024
|-
|[[MacOS Ventura|macOS 13 Ventura]]
| rowspan=3 {{good | 18.4<ref>{{cite web | url = https://support.apple.com/en-us/122379 | title = About the security content of Safari 18.4 | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | date = March 31, 2025 | access-date = April 3, 2025}}</ref> (March 31, 2025)}}
| rowspan=3 | Since 2024
|-
|[[MacOS Sonoma|macOS 14 Sonoma]]
|-
|[[MacOS Sequoia|macOS 15 Sequoia]]
|-
! rowspan="8" | [[Microsoft Windows|Microsoft<br/>Windows]]
| [[Windows 2000]]
| {{bad | 3.1.2 (June 19, 2008)}}
| Unofficial
|-
| [[Windows XP]] RTM, SP1
| {{bad | 4.0.3 (August 11, 2009)}}
| 2007–2009
|-
| [[Windows XP]] SP2, SP3
| rowspan=6 {{bad | 5.1.7<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1531 | title=Safari 5.1.7 for Windows | publisher=support.apple.com | date=May 9, 2012 | access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> (May 9, 2012)}}
| rowspan="2" | 2007–2012
|-
| [[Windows Vista]]
|-
| [[Windows 7]]
| 2009–2012
|-
| [[Windows 8]]
| rowspan="3" | Unofficial
|-
| [[Windows 10]]
|-
| [[Windows 11]]
|}