Safari 14, released on November 12, 2020, is the latest version for Mac as part of macOS Big Sur.
In 2005, Apple open-sourced Safari's source code, beforehand only its WebCore and JavaScript Core libraries were publicly accessible, but it contains proprietary components. The default search engine is Google, other optional search engine includes Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo. Data collected from Safari are stored externally on the system's default syncing platform called iCloud, rather than on the browser itself. A pop-up blocker is enabled with Safari by default there is also an optional Javascript blocker extension togglable via the system preferences.
It was among many graphical browsers running Google's Safe Browsing. A Windows version was available from 2007 to 2012. It is currently supported on iOS and macOS. It first appeared as part of Mac OS X Panther on the Mac in 2003 later, a mobile version was introduced as part of iPhone OS 1 on the iPhone and iPod touch in 2007. Safari is a WebKit-based partially open source graphical web browser developed by Apple.
