The latest version of Safari continues that tradition. Safari has always been the standard browser of Mac users, and by continuing to develop its product, Apple has kept it that way. Learn more about updating the software on your Mac.
Apple shifted to Intel Macs in 2006 and that ended PowerPC support except for some applications that ran in a Rosetta environment on Mac OS X until 10.7 was released July 22, 2011. While the era of radical changes to Web browsers has gone by, small improvements that help navigation and cut down on keystrokes are always welcome. The most up-to-date version of Safari is included with the latest version of macOS. Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2.2 are Classic operating systems, that can run in virtualization within Mac OS X on a PowerPC Mac. There's support for multiple browser windows with thumbnail overviews, with quick zooming in and out. Having been caught out recently when a web site I launched displayed perfectly on IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari on Windows but was corrupted when viewed using Safari on the Mac (by a potential customer), I need to start testing how my sites look when viewed on a Mac. Autofill and smart-search options suggest Web sites before you've typed the entire URL. In the recent versions of Safari there aren't separate search and URL fields there's one text-entry area and Safari figures out what you want. There's a private-browsing feature that hides your tracks, too. If you visit a site on your MacBook or iMac and have iCloud integration, the same page can be pushed to your iPhone or iPad so you don't have to look for it twice. For example, you can send a tweet or post content to Facebook from within Safari. With the latest releases, you can do many tasks that used to require multiple apps or a lot of keystrokes. Any Chrome fans with an old Mac will need to switch to OS X 10.0 Yosemite or later.
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Apple support isn't the only reason to use it, though it has other strengths. Google drops Chrome support for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Originally designed to be a Web browser with the Mac OS look and feel, Safari has been part of the Apple family a long time. Safari has been Apple's Web browser for many years, and the company keeps making improvements to it at regular intervals.