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Safari Turns 20 Today: 'Fastest Web Browser Ever Created for the Mac'
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Been using it for the last year. Free, no problems. Good app.
Yes, the free version is great. I use their 2FA feature, so I pay the hefty price tag of 10 dollars a year. Hard price to beat.
If only it had proper Ad blocking that prevented random javascript page opening on clicks. Until then Firefox will remain my browser of choice. Nothing like trying to read news sites, clicking and getting new tabs that make it difficult to actually read your news
I use Bitwarden for all my 2FA stuff for websites and then I use Authy for 2FA to log into Bitwarden for an extra layer of security, but just in case Authy isn't functioning properly, I keep a copy of the 2FA code so I don't get locked out of Bitwarden. You can also use a Yubikey for Bitwarden as well, which I'm probably going to do soon.
I use Safari as my daily driver. Once they got the iCloud functionality straight, I never looked back.
I have never had that experience nor has anyone I know, Sounds like there is something in particular about your setup/software that is causing the conflict.
I primarily use Safari for the integration with my iPhone and iPad, as well as the keeping passwords synced between multiple Apple devices, but there are times it is horridly slow or just locks up on a page, and then I turn to Firefox There are also too many websites out there that just don't work on Safari, so Firefox is my backup and occasionally DuckDuckGo.
Apple's browser should have been named iBrowse (Eyebrows). What a missed opportunity! 
I have no issues loading basic websites like Nike... Could the problem lie elsewhere?
They may make up for it with iGlassesApple's browser should have been named iBrowse (Eyebrows). What a missed opportunity!
Why do we say "most popular" when we really should say "most used"??
I have seen this back in the IE 6 days and as a developer then, we hated IE, but it was the mist used… NOT the most popular. Same with Chrome. It's the most used but not sure the majority of people care anymore. I am still surprised when people don't know what browser they are using. They just click on the shortcut on their desktop. (mostly Windows users, but still)
If that were the case, I would expect Edge to be far more popular than it is, as it is the default browser on Windows 11 and is installed by default.
That means that many Windows users have deliberately installed Chrome manually.
Using Safari, as usual. Once in a while, if a problem arises at a site. I fire up Firefox which lives forlornly at the end of my dock.
lol.....I used Safari when I was new to mac (with a 13" mid-2009 MBP), but once I got my (mid 2011) Mac Mini, I discovered Firefox and never looked back. It's never wavered with regards to extensions/ad blocking and has always been faster IMO than either Safari or Chrome
I actually miss the old IE browser that ran on OS9. Loved how bookmarks were done, and the color theme you could choose based on your mood. I actually booted up and old computer and saw that you can still somewhat see a few websites (of course the vast majority show nothing/crash).
Safari is my go to browser. For work purposes, I had Chrome installed, but I actually just made the switch to Firefox. I've had almost no problems with websites on Safari, so I'll stick with it for the foreseeable future.
As for extensions, I have Adblock and Adguard on Mac; Adguard and Noir on iOS/iPadOS. I look for new extensions on occasion, but what I have makes everything work well enough as is.
As for extensions, I have Adblock and Adguard on Mac; Adguard and Noir on iOS/iPadOS. I look for new extensions on occasion, but what I have makes everything work well enough as is.
Which no normal user has ever heard of. But that being said Safari’s Achille’s Heel, in my opinion, is that Apple has tied it to macOS in terms of updates. Unless both your hardware and software is kept up to date your version of Safari is likely to be behind the times and you are forced to use a third party browser if you want the latest security and privacy features. Users on the Apple Discussion forums are frequently reporting websites telling the their version of Safari needs to be updated... and they can’t because there is no standalone updater if the user can’t run the next version of macOS.
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That was a beautiful icon of Safari. It sucks the redesigned icon from iOS7 has stuck for so long without any refinement like they have done with the rest of iOS.
was scrolling for this comment to not make it by myself
Congratulations Safari, you already feel snappierDefinitely agree! Most of the older logos really had a charm and beauty about them.
But over the last decade most marketing/advertising visual language and logo's have been intentionally simplified.
Next we will see companies slowly start making more complex designs again so complete the cycle 😂