It is also the current version of iOS and iPadOS, as part of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. Apple claims that it is up to 50 percent faster than Google Chrome while consuming less battery power than other standard web browsers. Safari 14, released on November 12, 2020, is the current version for macOS as part of macOS Big Sur it is also available for macOS Catalina. In 2005, Apple open-sourced Safari's source code beforehand only its WebCore and JavaScript Core libraries were publicly accessible, though it contains proprietary components. It is among many graphical browsers running Google's Safe Browsing. The default search engine is Google other optional search engines include Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo. Data collected from Safari is stored externally on the system's default syncing platform iCloud. Ī pop-up blocker is enabled with Safari by default there is also an optional Javascript blocker extension which can be toggled via the system preferences. A Windows version was available from 2007 to 2012. It is currently supported on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 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 graphical web browser developed by Apple, mostly based on open-source software such as WebKit.