Safari (web browser)

Safari
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseJanuary 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)
Stable release(s)
macOS17.3.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 9 February 2024
iOS17.3.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 9 February 2024
Written inC++, C, assembly language, Objective-C[2] Edit this on Wikidata
EnginesWebKit, Nitro
Operating systemmacOS[3]
iOS[4]
iPadOS[4]
Windows (2007–2012)[5]
Included withmacOS
iOS
iPadOS
VisionOS
TypeWeb browser
LicenseFreeware (pre-installed on Apple devices); some components (especially engine) GNU LGPL
Websiteapple.com/safari
Safari 15 on iPadOS 15

Safari is a web browser developed by Apple. It is built into Apple's operating systems, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS and visionOS, and uses Apple's open-source browser engine WebKit, which was derived from KHTML.

Safari was introduced in Mac OS X Panther in January 2003. It has been included with the iPhone since its first generation, which came out in 2007. At that time, Safari was the fastest browser on the Mac. Between 2007 and 2012, Apple maintained a Windows version,[6][7] but abandoned it due to low market share. In 2010, Safari 5 introduced a reader mode, extensions, and developer tools. Safari 11, released in 2017, added Intelligent Tracking Prevention, which uses artificial intelligence to block web tracking. Safari 13 added support for Apple Pay, and authentication with FIDO2 security keys. Its interface was redesigned in Safari 15.

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  2. ^ "Introduction to WebKit". GitHub. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Cross, Jason (April 2, 2021). "Five M1-native Mac browsers that might make you dump Safari". Macworld. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ a b McElhearn, Kirk (August 22, 2019). "Is Safari the most private browser for iPhone and iPad?". Intego. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Apple apparently kills Windows PC support in Safari 6.0". AppleInsider. July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Warren, Tom (July 25, 2012). "Apple removes Safari for Windows references and download links following version 6 release". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Kahney, Leander (May 1, 2010). Inside Steve's Brain: Business Lessons from Steve Jobs, the Man Who Saved Apple. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84887-784-9.

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