The Safari Browser
In 2003, Apple developed their own browser: Safari.
In April 2005, Safari became the default browser for Mac systems (earlier, Mac systems used Netscape or Internet Explorer as the default browser).
Safari is known for its sleek design and ease of use. Safari is available for Mac and Windows systems.
Safari Version Statistics in Russia
According to statcounter.comSafari Version Statistics
The following table is a breakdown of the Safari numbers from our Browsers Statistics:Safari Version Statistics in Russia in 2011
| 2011 | Total | S 4 | S 5 | iPad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 2.18% | 0.08% | 1.41% | 0.66% |
| October | 2.15% | 0.10% | 1.43% | 0.62% |
| September | 2.10% | 0.10% | 1.39% | 0.56% |
| August | 2.00% | 0.11% | 1.37% | |
| July | 1.46% | 0.11% | 1.35% | |
| June | 1.86% | 0.13% | 1.34% | |
| May | 1.72% | 0.13% | 1.26% | |
| April | 1.68% | 0.12% | 1.27% | |
| March | 1.61% | 0.13% | 1.20% | |
| February | 1.61% | 0.15% | 1.19% | |
| January | 1.60% | 0.19% | 1.18% |
Safari Version Statistics in Russia in 2010
| 2010 | Total | S 4 | S 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1.56% | 0.19% | 1.17% |
| November | 1.55% | 0.23% | 1.12% |
| October | 1.61% | 0.28% | 1.12% |
| September | 1.37% | 0.29% | 1.08% |
| August | 1.27% | 0.32% | 0.95% |
| July | 1.19% | 0.38% | 0.81% |
| June | 1.28% | 0.81% | 0.47% |
| May | 1.26% | 1.26% | |
| April | 1.33% | 1.33% | |
| March | 1.25% | 1.25% | |
| February | 1.14% | 1.14% | |
| January | 1.15% | 1.15% |
Safari Version Statistics in Russia in 2009
| 2009 | Total | S 4 | S 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1.14% | 1.14% | |
| November | 1.15% | 1.15% | |
| October | 1.11% | 1.11% | |
| September | 0.65% | 0.65% | |
| August | 0.59% | 0.59% | |
| July | 0.50% | 0.50% | |
| June | 0.32% | 0.32% | |
| May | 0.60% | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| April | 0.48% | 0.33% | 0.15% |
| March | 0.53% | 0.35% | 0.18% |
| February | 0.44% | 0.02% | 0.42% |
| January | 0.61% | 0.37% | 0.24% |
Safari Version Statistics in Russia in 2008
| 2008 | S 3 |
|---|---|
| December | 0.62% |
| November | 0.65% |
| October | 0.68% |
| September | 0.62% |
| August | 1.27% |
| July | 1.34% |
Safari Version Statistics in Israel
According to statcounter.comSafari Version Statistics in Israel in 2011
| 2011 | Total | S 4 | S 5 | iPad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 1.97% | 0.12% | 1.19% | 0.64% |
| October | 1.86% | 0.12% | 1.12% | 0.60% |
| September | 1.70% | 0.12% | 1.05% | 0.51% |
| August | 1.44% | 0.12% | 0.90% | |
| July | 1.48% | 0.10% | 0.97% | |
| June | 1.46% | 0.14% | 0.99% | |
| May | 1.45% | 0.17% | 0.99% | |
| April | 1.08% | 0.16% | 0.92% | |
| March | 1.36% | 0.14% | 0.96% | |
| February | 1.31% | 0.14% | 0.93% | |
| January | 1.27% | 0.20% | 0.90% |
Safari Version Statistics in Israel in 2010
| 2010 | Total | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1.25% | 0.87% | 0.24% | 0.04% |
| November | 1.21% | 0.83% | 0.23% | 0.05% |
| October | 1.15% | 0.76% | 0.26% | 0.02% |
| September | 0.96% | 0.67% | 0.27% | 0.02% |
| August | 0.88% | 0.54% | 0.30% | 0.04% |
| July | 0.90% | 0.49% | 0.37% | 0.04% |
| June | 0.89% | 0.24% | 0.59% | 0.06% |
| May | 0.87% | 0.81% | 0.06% | |
| April | 0.84% | 0.77% | 0.07% | |
| March | 0.83% | 0.75% | 0.08% | |
| February | 0.80% | 0.72% | 0.08% | |
| January | 0.72% | 0.64% | 0.08% |
Safari Version Statistics in Israel in 2009
| 2009 | Total | S 4 | S 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December | 0.59% | 0.59% | |
| November | 0.39% | 0.39% | |
| October | 0.46% | 0.43% | 0.03% |
| September | 2.28% | 2.20% | 0.08% |
| August | 0.93% | 0.85% | 0.08% |
| July | 0.86% | 0.78% | 0.08% |
| June | 1.15% | 0.60% | 0.55% |
| May | 1.14% | 0.44% | 0.70% |
| April | 1.07% | 0.37% | 0.70% |
| March | 1.07% | 0.27% | 0.80% |
| February | 0.94% | 0.04% | 0.90% |
| January | 0.85% | 0.02% | 0.83% |
Safari Version Statistics in Israel in 2008
| 2008 | S 3 |
|---|---|
| December | 1.12% |
| November | 1.28% |
| October | 1.18% |
| September | 1.36% |
| August | 0.51% |
| July | 0.56% |
Safari Version Statistics in the World
Till January 2010 according to w3schools.comSince February 2010 according to statcounter.com
Safari Version Statistics in the World in 2011
| 2011 | Total | S 4 | S 5 | iPad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 5.92% | 0.36% | 2.71% | 1.24% |
| October | 5.93% | 0.40% | 4.35% | 1.12% |
| September | 5.60% | 0.41% | 4.14% | 1.00% |
| August | 5.19% | 0.42% | 3.81% | |
| July | 5.17% | 0.45% | 3.82% | |
| June | 5.07% | 0.49% | 3.82% | |
| May | 5.01% | 0.37% | 3.78% | |
| April | 5.04% | 0.60% | 3.83% | |
| March | 5.02% | 0.65% | 3.82% | |
| February | 5.08% | 0.48% | 3.83% | |
| January | 5.09% | 0.79% | 3.75% |
Safari Version Statistics in the World in 2010
| 2010 | Total | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 4.79% | 3.49% | 0.86% | 0.11% |
| November | 4.70% | 3.37% | 0.94% | 0.11% |
| October | 4.56% | 3.17% | 0.76% | 0.13% |
| September | 4.20% | 2.94% | 1.13% | 0.13% |
| August | 4.04% | 2.61% | 1.28% | 0.15% |
| July | 3.72% | 2.20% | 1.35% | 0.17% |
| June | 3.95% | 0.98% | 2.77% | 0.20% |
| May | 4.09% | 3.85% | 0.24% | |
| April | 4.20% | 3.92% | 0.28% | |
| March | 4.14% | 3.82% | 0.32% | |
| February | 4.05% | 3.71% | 0.34% | |
| January | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% |
Safari Version Statistics in the World in 2009
| 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% |
Safari Version Statistics in the World in 2008
| 2008 | S 3 |
|---|---|
| December | 2.7% |
| November | 2.7% |
| October | 2.8% |
| September | 2.7% |
| August | 2.6% |
| July | 2.5% |
| June | 2.6% |
| May | 2.4% |
Safari 5
Safari 5 was released in June 2010.
New features:
- Nitro JavaScript Engine - runs JavaScript up to 30% faster than Safari 4
- Uses DNS pre-fetching to speed up page loads - Like Google’s Chrome browser
- Safari Reader - gives a user the ability to read articles on the web without distraction (remove ads and all; leaves only the content of the article)
- HTML5 features - support for full-screen video and closed-captioning on HTML5 video, Geolocation, sectioning elements, draggable attribute, forms validation, Ruby, AJAX History, EventSource, and WebSockets
- Secure extensions - support secure and signed extensions that run in the browser
Safari 5 is available for Mac and Windows computers.
Safari 4
Safari 4 was released in June 2009.
New features in Safari 4:
- Top Sites - Tracks the most recently viewed pages, and notifies of content updates.
- Cover Flow - Display your bookmarks and history as graphical previews, allowing you to flip through them.
- Full history search. - All text from every page you visit 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 the new Nitro Engine. JavaScript renders up to 4.2 times faster than in Safari 3.
- Smart search field - Safari recommends 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. Page layout consistency is kept while zooming.
- 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 - The Apple browser 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. This removes the need to be restricted to web-safe fonts.
- Improved 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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