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Apple Safari is a Web browser that is developed by Apple for its Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. It is now available for Windows operating system and iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices. Safari was first released in 2003. Both iPad Touch and iPhone has an adapted version of Safari preloaded.
Safari is based upon Apple's WebKit engine, which is accountable for some of the excellent features like displaying graphics, rendering fonts, determining page layouts and to run JavaScript and many more. WebKit engine is an application framework that is based upon two open source frameworks called WebCore and JavascriptCore.
Safari is designed to bring you a beautiful browsing experience. It offers a tabbed interface that provides single view for multiple web pages in the same window and to save desktop space. Also, these tabs can be easily rearranged using drag and drop or open a new tab option by double-clicking the tab bar.
Version History
Safari currently occupies the fourth position in the browser market behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. From the day it released, Safari has been evolved as a new browser with added features. The versions of Safari are:
For Mac OS X:
| Version | Supported OS versions | Main Feature Added | Date of Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari | Mac OS X v10.2 | Public Beta 2. Tabbed browsing, forms and passwords autofill, improved AppleScriptsupport, more localizations. | January 7, 2003 |
| Safari 1 | Mac OS X 10.2 - From 1.0 to 1.0.3 |
Improved speed, improved support for web standards, improved CSS support, application stability and support for 3rd party web application | June 23, 2003 |
| Safari 2 | Mac OS X v10.4 | Improved rendering speed and website compatibility. Came with Integrated RSS and Atom reader. Had Integrated PDF viewer, Private Browsing mode and Parental Controls features. | April 29, 2005 |
| Safari 3 | Mac OS X v10.4 - From 3.0 to 3.0.3 Mac V 10.4-10.5- From 3.0.4 to 3.2.3 |
Drag and drop tabs, and the ability to save a group of tabs as a single bookmark. The ability to display SVG images, and integration with the Dashboard | June 11, 2007 |
| Safari 4 | Mac OS X v10.4 - v10.5- From 4.0 to 4.0.3 Mac OS X v10.4- From 4.0.3 to 4.1.3 |
Includes SquirrelFish JavaScript interpreter, Adds ability to save webpages as standalone web applicationsand improves stability of VoiceOver. | June 11, 2007 |
| Safari 5 | Mac OS X v10.5 - v10.6- From 5.0 to 5.0.5 |
Added new features like Safari Reader, Private Auto-Fill, Adds support for iCloud syncing of bookmarks and Reading List. Offers Frequent Security updates |
June 7, 2010 |
| Safari 6 | Mac OS X v10.7 - v10.8 | Cloud integration added. Twitter integration added. Overall faster performance. Contains fixes that improve performance, stability, and security. | Jul, 25 2012 |
| Safari 7 | Mac OS X v10.9 | New Sidebar with Shared Links, Bookmarks and Reading List. contains redesigned Top Sites. Nitro Tiered JIT, Fast Start and power-saving technologies | June 10, 2013 |
For Windows OS:
| Version | Supported OS versions | Main Feature Added | Date of Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari 3 | Windows XP, Vista | Feature parity with Mac OS X version, Added phishing detection, Extended Validation Certificate support, security fixes. | June 11, 2007 |
| Safari 4 | Windows XP, Vista, 7 |
Adds ability to save webpages as standalone web applications. Improved stability for third-party plug-ins and websites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics. | June 11, 2008 |
| Safari 5 | Windows XP, Vista, 7 | Added new features including Safari Reader, Bing Search, and Safari Development Tools. Introduces support for full-screen webpages, media caching, MathML, Web Open Font Format, | June 7, 2010 |
Salient features:
Some of the features of Safari Web Browsers are
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