Apple Releases Safari 4 for Mac and Windows

MacRumors · Jun 8, 2009, 03:54 PM

Apple today announced the official launch of its Safari 4 browser for OS X and Windows. Safari 4, which has been available as a public beta since February, delivers a number of enhancements to Apple's browser offering.

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Apple today released Safari 4, the world's fastest and most innovative web browser. Available for Mac and Windows PCs and introduced as a beta in February of this year, Safari 4 features the Nitro engine which runs JavaScript up to 4.5 times faster than Safari 3. Safari 4 makes browsing more intuitive and enjoyable with innovative features, such as Top Sites, Full History Search and Cover Flow, and support for modern web standards like HTML 5 and advanced CSS Effects.

"The successful beta release helped us fine tune Safari 4 into an even better, faster version that customers are going to love," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Safari is enjoyed by 70 million users worldwide and with its blazing fast speed, innovative features and support for modern web standards, it’s the best browser on any platform."

Safari 4 may be downloaded at Apple's site.

Article Link: Apple Releases Safari 4 for Mac and Windows

Nick. · Jun 8, 2009, 03:54 PM

Downloaded and installed, not much difference to the last BETA.

gibbz · Jun 8, 2009, 03:55 PM

I got it. Very nice and pretty fast.

zioxide · Jun 8, 2009, 03:56 PM

why are my tabs back on the bottom?

cosmokanga2 · Jun 8, 2009, 03:56 PM

Anyone else not able to have the tabs on the very top or the new tab button in the top right corner? They seem to have vanished.

gonnabuyamac · Jun 8, 2009, 03:57 PM

they got rid of the tabs on top...

that was my favorite feature of the beta.

HomicidalCuckoo · Jun 8, 2009, 03:58 PM

are the tabs still in the title bar? and is the inline progress bar back?

twoodcc · Jun 8, 2009, 03:59 PM

nice. i'll install it when i get home

xerenthar · Jun 8, 2009, 03:59 PM

is there a session / tab saver?

atacinus · Jun 8, 2009, 03:59 PM

What? I just finally gave in and spent a month getting used to tabs on top (and grew to prefer it) and now they're gone in the beta? WTF?! Anyway to fix this????

cosmokanga2 · Jun 8, 2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HomicidalCuckoo

are the tabs still in the title bar? and is the inline progress bar back?

Gone too. They have this "loading..." box that pops up instead in the address bar.

They did fix quite a few bugs though.

Michaelgtrusa · Jun 8, 2009, 04:00 PM

It still says beta on the site!

okrelayer · Jun 8, 2009, 04:02 PM

i want my tabs on the top again! I have grown to love it. Give us the option!

gonnabuyamac · Jun 8, 2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michaelgtrusa

It still says beta on the site!

Um... no it doesn't. Try refreshing.

http://www.apple.com/safari/

BillyBobBongo · Jun 8, 2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmokanga2

Gone too. They have this "loading..." box that pops up instead in the address bar.

Aye...I noticed that too!

davidwarren · Jun 8, 2009, 04:10 PM

Yeah, I got used to the tabs at the top too. But I do enjoy the functionality (double click for new tab, even spacing) of having the tabs back on the bottom. It would seem that if the page title at the top could be done away with, and have the address bar and control buttons there, next to the stoplight, then we would again regain the lost space. There really is no need to have the page title shown twice, once at the top and again in the tab.

I just hope it doesn't crash all the time like the beta did.

TheJackal · Jun 8, 2009, 04:11 PM

I'm glad they dropped the tabs along the top....annoying feature of the Beta!

I do notice a massive improvement in speed, much snappier at loading pages.

davidwarren · Jun 8, 2009, 04:11 PM

also, anyone check to see if it creates the huge file of page images like the beta did in the hidden /private/var or wherever-it-was folder.

cosmokanga2 · Jun 8, 2009, 04:11 PM

Good news, I hope. While looking through the Safari resources images, I found one called TabsOnTopPreference.tiff . Now I just have to find how to enable it.

Burnsey · Jun 8, 2009, 04:12 PM

WARNING: Do not download this if you like tabs on top, they got rid of it! And I had to force-quit it the first time I launched it, because its slow. Overall its seems slower.

NOOO

Pooshka · Jun 8, 2009, 04:12 PM

Apple, thank you for the tabs, really. I much prefer them like that. How I love old times. However the progress bar isn't very useful as it doesn't really show the real progress except for the colour change.

TheJackal · Jun 8, 2009, 04:14 PM

1password has stopped working with Safari 4 final!

okrelayer · Jun 8, 2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmokanga2

Good news, I hope. While looking through the Safari resources images, I found one called TabsOnTopPreference.tiff . Now I just have to find how to enable it.

oh good. I knew some of this function would be hidden somewhere in there! Hopefully you can figure it out

BrownManUPS · Jun 8, 2009, 04:16 PM

I'll still proudly use Opera 10.

zcor · Jun 8, 2009, 04:17 PM

Tabs on top, Apple. Make it happen.

Jun 8, 2009, 03:54 PM	#2
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Jun 8, 2009, 03:59 PM	#9
xerenthar macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2008	is there a session / tab saver? __________________ iPhone September '07; MacBook Air April '08; iPhone 3G 7/11/08; made the conversion 7/24/08 with iMac 3.06GHz; back to iPhone 2G.

Jun 8, 2009, 03:56 PM	#4
zioxide macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts	why are my tabs back on the bottom?

Jun 8, 2009, 03:57 PM	#6
gonnabuyamac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006	they got rid of the tabs on top... that was my favorite feature of the beta.

Jun 8, 2009, 03:58 PM	#7
HomicidalCuckoo macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	are the tabs still in the title bar? and is the inline progress bar back?

Jun 8, 2009, 03:59 PM	#10
atacinus macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York City	Tabs?! What? I just finally gave in and spent a month getting used to tabs on top (and grew to prefer it) and now they're gone in the beta? WTF?! Anyway to fix this????

Jun 8, 2009, 04:00 PM	#12
Michaelgtrusa macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA	It still says beta on the site!

Jun 8, 2009, 04:02 PM	#13
okrelayer macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2008	i want my tabs on the top again! I have grown to love it. Give us the option!

Jun 8, 2009, 04:10 PM	#16
davidwarren macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007	Yeah, I got used to the tabs at the top too. But I do enjoy the functionality (double click for new tab, even spacing) of having the tabs back on the bottom. It would seem that if the page title at the top could be done away with, and have the address bar and control buttons there, next to the stoplight, then we would again regain the lost space. There really is no need to have the page title shown twice, once at the top and again in the tab. I just hope it doesn't crash all the time like the beta did.

Jun 8, 2009, 04:11 PM	#17
TheJackal macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2008	I'm glad they dropped the tabs along the top....annoying feature of the Beta! I do notice a massive improvement in speed, much snappier at loading pages.

Jun 8, 2009, 04:12 PM	#20
Burnsey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	WARNING: Do not download this if you like tabs on top, they got rid of it! And I had to force-quit it the first time I launched it, because its slow. Overall its seems slower. NOOO __________________  15" Macbook Pro 2.33GHZ C2D, 2gb ram, 256mb X1600

Jun 8, 2009, 04:12 PM	#21
Pooshka macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	Apple, thank you for the tabs, really. I much prefer them like that. How I love old times. However the progress bar isn't very useful as it doesn't really show the real progress except for the colour change.

Jun 8, 2009, 04:14 PM	#22
TheJackal macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2008	1password has stopped working with Safari 4 final!

Jun 8, 2009, 04:16 PM	#24
BrownManUPS macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Carmel, Indiana	I'll still proudly use Opera 10. __________________ Switched: May 29th 2007 Macbook \| Unibody CE \| 2.0 GHz \| 4GB RAM iPhone 3G(S) 16GB MR Marketplace Bazaar \| Twitter \| Blog

Jun 8, 2009, 04:17 PM	#25
zcor macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008	Tabs on top, Apple. Make it happen.

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