Apple Safari Browser
Safari is the default browser for Mac systems.
Safari Version Statistics
The following table is a breakdown of the Safari numbers from our Browsers Statistics:
| 2010 |
Total |
S 4 |
S 3 |
| April |
3.7 % |
3.5 % |
0.2 % |
| March |
3.7 % |
3.5 % |
0.2 % |
| February |
3.8 % |
3.5 % |
0.3 % |
| January |
3.7 % |
3.4 % |
0.3 % |
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| 2009 |
Total |
S 4 |
S 3 |
| December |
3.6 % |
3.3 % |
0.3 % |
| November |
3.8 % |
3.4 % |
0.4 % |
| October |
3.8 % |
3.3 % |
0.5 % |
| September |
3.6 % |
3.0 % |
0.6 % |
| August |
3.3 % |
2.6 % |
0.7 % |
| July |
3.3 % |
2.4 % |
0.9 % |
| June |
3.1 % |
1.7 % |
1.4 % |
| May |
3.0 % |
0.9 % |
2.1 % |
| April |
3.0 % |
0.9 % |
2.1 % |
| March |
3.1 % |
1.0 % |
2.1 % |
| February |
3.0 % |
0.2 % |
2.8 % |
| January |
3.0 % |
0.1 % |
2.9 % |
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| 2008 |
Total |
|
S 3 |
| December |
2.7 % |
|
2.7 % |
| November |
2.7 % |
|
2.7 % |
| October |
2.8 % |
|
2.8 % |
| September |
2.7 % |
|
2.7 % |
| August |
2.6 % |
|
2.6 % |
| July |
2.5 % |
|
2.5 % |
| June |
2.6 % |
|
2.6 % |
| May |
2.4 % |
|
2.4 % |
These statistics are based on W3Schools users.
About Safari
In January 2003, Steve Jobs announced that Apple were developing their own
browser; Safari.
Earlier, Mac systems used
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer as the default browser.
The first official ("out-of-beta") Safari version was released in June 2003.
In April 2005, Safari became the default browser for Mac systems.
As many of Apple's products, Safari is known for its sleek design and ease
of use. Safari is available for Mac and Windows systems.
Download Safari
Safari 4
Safari 4 was released in June 2009.
New features in Safari 4:
- Top Sites - Tracks the most recently viewed pages, and notifies
updates
- Cover Flow - Display your bookmarks and history as graphical
previews
- Full history search - All text from every visited page is
stored. You can search for any word or phrase on the site you want to find
- A new UI - Radical new design for the User Interface
- New Nitro Engine for JavaScript - Improved stability and speed
with Nitro Engine. JavaScript renders up to 4.2 times faster than in Safari
3
- Smart search field - Safari offers relevant searches using Google
Suggest and your earlier searches
- Full page zooming - By zooming in on the content it is easy to
get a closer look at small print
- Stability improvements for HTML 5 media
Safari 4 is available for Mac and Windows computers.
Safari 3
Safari 3 was released in October 2007.
New features in Safari 3:
- Included support for Microsoft Windows - Safari is now available
for Microsoft Windows
- Drag and drop tabs - Rearrange tabs using drag and drop
- Live resizing of text input fields - Drag the bottom-right corner
of a text field to resize it
- Support for SVG images - Full support for Scalable Vector
Graphics
- Web Inspector - Tools for web developers. View the structure of a
page, debug JavaScript and optimize performance
- Support for CSS web fonts - Download fonts as they are needed
(removes the need to be restricted to web-safe fonts)
- HTML 5 media support - The first browser to support HTML 5 audio
and video tags
- Phishing detection - When visiting suspicious pages, Safari
displays a warning and prevents the page from loading
- EV Certificates - Extended Validation Certificates allows easy
identification of legitimate websites and businesses
- Save web pages as standalone applications - Create applications
that store themselves on your computer, where you have immediate access to
them.
Older Safari Versions
Safari 2 (for Mac) - Released in April 2005.
Safari 1 (for Mac) - Released in June 2003.
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