Icon of program: Apple Safari

Apple Safari for Windows

By AppleFreeUser Rating
Download now

Key Details of Apple Safari

  • Browse the Web with speed and an elegant interface
  • Last updated on 05/14/12
  • There have been 0 updates within the past 6 months
  • The current version has 0 flags on VirusTotal badge_icon
  • Also available on Mac

Editors' Review

Download.com staff

Safari is Apple's stylish, easy-to-use Web browser for its Mac OS. Safari for Windows lets PC users try Safari for themselves. Safari is a great way for Windows users to take a bite of the Apple since, as a Web browser, it can only be so different from the Big Three; IE, Firefox, and Chrome. We tried Safari 5 in Windows 7. Its new features include the Reading List, which collects Web links and bookmarks that you want to check later.

Safari's page layout shows how much Web browser functionality dictates form these days. Safari for Windows is plain but clean and intuitive, with many similarities to other popular browsers as well as some differences. For instance, the address bar searches the History rather than using your default search engine. Safari has a separate search field instead. The Settings icon opens an extensive menu that includes private browsing, pop-up blocking, Extensions, and customization buttons. One feature we really like is the Page icon that displays a menu just for the current page. The Bookmarks bar holds icons to show the Reading List, Top Sites, and All Bookmarks. Clicking Preferences under Settings opens a tabbed dialog with many more options, including Appearance, Tabs, Security, Privacy, Extensions, and RSS.

Safari has a good reputation, and we found it to be quick and stable. We started with some news sites, moving through some of our imported IE Favorites and finishing with some random searches. Unlike some of Apple's software, Safari is more like the competition than unlike it, with tabbed browsing, a customizable toolbar, and security and privacy options. Some things are missing; for instance, Safari for Windows can import Favorites from Internet Explorer into its bookmarks, but apparently the same isn't true for Firefox or Chrome bookmarks. You can always export your Firefox or Chrome bookmarks to IE and then into Safari, but being able to import them directly would be a better option.

At any rate, if you've wondered about Safari, here's your chance to see it for yourself.

Explore More

Full Specifications

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.1.7
Version 5.1.7 has added new features in Safari make everything you do on the web more fascinating, more secure, and more fun.
GENERAL
Release
May 14, 2012
Latest update
November 7, 2020
Version
5.1.7
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows 10, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
3,727,085
Downloads Last Week
27
Report Software

Related Software

See more
SEE ALL

User Reviews

3.1/5

762 User Votes

Developer's Description

By Apple
Browse the Web with speed and an elegant interface.
With a simple, elegant interface, the Safari browser gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the Web. Features include: fast performance; an elegant user interface, easy bookmarks, pop-up Blocking, inline find, tabbed browsing, SnapBack, automatic form filling, built-in RSS, resizable text fields, private browsing, and security.

Apple Safari is in the Web Browsers category of the Browsers section.