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Safari
A browser that’s actually private.
Safari includes state-of-the-art features that defend you against cross-site tracking, hides your IP address from known trackers, and more. Unlike Chrome, Safari truly helps protect your privacy.
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.1
Compared to Chrome
Feature
Safari
Chrome
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
Does not share location data with search engines
Yes
No
Blocks known trackers in Private Browsing
Yes
No
Safari protects your privacy.
Intelligent Tracking Prevention. Stop trackers.
Intelligent Tracking Prevention. Stop trackers.
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.
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.
Mac is better with Safari.
+50% faster loading speeds
of frequently visited websites on average than Chrome.2
Safari works seamlessly with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides so you can share and collaborate across all your files.
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.
Translate entire web pages.
Translate entire web pages.
Translate entire web pages with a single click. You can also get translations for text in images and paused video without leaving Safari.
Quick Note feature.
Quick Note feature.
Notes is your go-to app to capture any thought. And with the Quick Note feature, you can instantly jot down ideas as you browse websites without having to leave Safari.
Visual Look Up.
Visual Look Up.
Quickly learn more about landmarks, works of art, breeds of dogs, and more with only a photo or an image you find online. And easily lift the subject of an image from Safari, remove its background, and paste it into Messages, Notes, or other apps.
