Safari is built to be faster and more private by default. With an array of features designed to help streamline the way you browse, Safari is the best way to experience the internet on all your Apple devices.
Safari works seamlessly with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides so you can share and collaborate across all your files.
Minimize distractions.
Minimize distractions.
Get distractions out of the way, so you can focus on what you want to browse. Safari allows you to use the Distraction Control feature to hide items until you choose to see them again.
Now your tabs can be automatically grouped into topics, so related pages are easier to find. And Safari Notify Me monitors pages for changes like price drops or restocks and alerts you when it’s time to act. Coming this fall in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.1
Fast and easy checkout.
Fast and easy checkout.
Apple Pay is an easy and secure way to shop on Safari. It’s designed so only you can pay—your transactions are authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
One connected experience.
One connected experience.
Safari syncs your passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs, and more across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. And when your Mac, iOS, or iPadOS devices are near each other, they can automatically pass what you’re doing in Safari from one device to another using Handoff.
The Passwords app securely stores and autofills passkeys and passwords across all your devices. It also alerts you to weak or compromised passwords and can update them on your behalf without the hassle.1
Mac is better with Safari.
+45% faster loading speeds
of frequently visited websites on average than Chrome.3
Some browsers allow websites and data collection companies to watch you as you browse across multiple sites and create a profile of you. Intelligent Tracking Prevention uses on‑device intelligence to help prevent those trackers from learning who you are and what you’re interested in.
Wallet and Apple Pay. A safer way to pay.
Wallet and Apple Pay. A safer way to pay.
When you make a purchase, Apple Pay uses a unique transaction code and device‑specific number to reduce your exposure to fraud. Merchants never see your original card number because it’s never sent to them.
Private Browsing. Doesn’t remember your searches.
Private Browsing. Doesn’t remember your searches.
When you turn on Private Browsing, Safari won’t add the sites you visit to your history, remember your searches, or save any information from forms you fill out online. And advanced tracking and fingerprinting protections go even further to help prevent websites from tracking or identifying your device.
Privacy Report. A snapshot of cross‑site trackers.
Privacy Report. A snapshot of cross-site trackers.
Safari makes it simple to see how your privacy is protected on all the websites you visit. Click Privacy Report in the Safari menu for a snapshot of cross-site trackers currently prevented from profiling you on the website you’re visiting. While some browsers allow this cross-site tracking, Safari works endlessly to help keep your data safe.
Fingerprinting Defense. Your device blends in.
Fingerprinting Defense. Your device blends in.
Safari works to prevent advertisers and websites from using the unique combination of characteristics of your device to create a “fingerprint” to track you. To combat fingerprinting, Safari presents a simplified version of the system configuration so more devices look identical to trackers, making it harder to single yours out.
Passkeys. Simple. Secure. So not a password.
Passkeys. Simple. Secure. So not a password.
A passkey eliminates the need for a password by using a unique digital key that only works from the site or app it was created for, so you don’t have to worry about website leaks or phishing. Passkeys are securely synced across Apple devices. Just use Touch ID or Face ID to authenticate and you’re done.
Compared to Chrome
Feature
Safari
Chrome
Blocks third-party cookies from tracking you by default
Yes
No
Fights tracking with machine learning
Yes
No
Removes unique trackers from URLs in Private Browsing
Yes
No
Hides your IP address from known trackers
Yes
No
Prevents web extensions from seeing your browsing by default
Yes
No
Blocks known trackers in Private Browsing
Yes
No
Make Safari your default browser on Mac
On your Mac, choose Apple menu >
System Settings > Desktop & Dock
Click the “Default web browser” drop-down menu and choose Safari.5
