Safari

Apple's browser, the default on Mac, iPhone and iPad. It introduced WebKit, a fork of KHTML.

Facts

Developer

Apple

Website

www.apple.com

Engine

WebKit

Derived from

Konqueror (KHTML)

Current platforms

macOSiOS

Former platforms

Windows

Details

Windows from 2007 to 2012 (last version 5.1.7, May 9, 2012)

Popularity

94/100

Key versions

1. Jan. 7, 2003
   1.0 betaWebKitAnnounced and released as a beta at Macworld, Mac OS X only, built on WebKit, a fork of KHTML.
2. June 23, 2003
   1.0First stable release; became the default browser in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.
3. Apr. 29, 2005
   2.0Shipped with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, billed as 1.8× faster.
4. Oct. 31, 2005
   2.0.2Ships the Acid2 fixes, making it the first released browser to pass the test.
5. June 11, 2007
   3.0 beta (Windows)First beta for Windows XP and Vista, announced at WWDC 2007.
6. June 29, 2007
   iPhoneMobile version shipped with the first iPhone, on the same WebKit engine.
7. Mar. 18, 2008
   3.1First stable release for Windows.
8. June 8, 2009
   4.0WebKit + SquirrelFish Extreme (Nitro)Fully passes Acid3, supports HTML5 and introduces the Nitro JavaScript engine, Top Sites and Cover Flow.
9. June 7, 2010
   5.0Adds Reader and extensions; Safari 4.1 ships alongside for Tiger.
10. July 20, 2011
    5.1Released with Mac OS X Lion, adding Reading List.
11. May 9, 2012
    5.1.7Last version for Windows.
12. July 25, 2012
    6.0Released with OS X Mountain Lion: unified smart search field, iCloud Tabs; no Windows version.
13. Oct. 22, 2013
    7.0Released with OS X Mavericks: JavaScript speedups, Shared Links, pausing of unused plugins.
14. 2014
    8.0Released with OS X Yosemite: redesigned interface, WebGL, IndexedDB, SPDY.
15. Sept. 19, 2017
    11.0Introduces Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP).
16. Sept. 17, 2018
    12.0Tab favicons, automatic strong passwords; developer-signed classic extensions dropped.
17. Sept. 16, 2020
    14.0Privacy Report, partial WebExtension API support, built-in translation, Flash dropped.
18. Sept. 20, 2021
    15.0Redesigned interface, Tab Groups; extensions on iOS; iOS and macOS versions now aligned.
19. Sept. 12, 2022
    16.0Shared Tab Groups and AVIF support; Web Push notifications came with iOS 16.4.
20. Sept. 26, 2023
    17.0Adds Profiles and web apps in the Dock; adapted to Vision Pro.
21. Sept. 16, 2024
    18.0AI-powered “Highlights”, redesigned Reader; first release for visionOS 2.
22. Sept. 2025
    26Numbering aligned with the year; redesign using the Liquid Glass design language.

Version sources: Safari (web browser) (Wikipedia en) · Full history →

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_(web_browser)