Change settings in Safari on Mac

In the Safari app on your Mac, choose Safari > Settings, then click a settings pane:

• General: Change your homepage, and choose what to see when you open a window or tab, how long to keep your browsing history, which bookmarks to show in Favourites view, and choose where to save downloads and how long to keep them.

• Tabs: Choose when to open web pages in tabs, choose to move tabs into the toolbar, select to use keyboard shortcuts and select to show website icons in tabs.

• AutoFill: Select to automatically fill previously saved contact information on forms, automatically enter previously saved usernames and passwords when revisiting websites, and automatically enter previously saved credit card information on web pages.

• Passwords: View, add, change, remove and share the usernames and passwords you’ve saved for websites.

• Search: Choose the search engine you want to use when searching the web in Safari, and select how to use the Smart Search field to help with searches.

• Security: Get a warning if you visit a suspected phishing website, and allow websites to use JavaScript.

• Privacy: Prevent third-party content providers from tracking you across websites, block cookies from being stored on your Mac, remove some or all cookies that are stored on your Mac, allow websites to check if you have Apple Pay enabled, and allow Apple websites and apps to check if you have Apple Card on your Mac.

• Websites: For individual websites, choose to block ads, prevent videos from playing, block pop-ups and more.

• Extensions: Add custom controls, change the appearance of web content and more by installing Safari extensions from the Mac App Store.

• Advanced: Show full website addresses in the Smart Search field, set a minimum font size for web pages, automatically save articles for offline reading, access tools for developing websites through the Develop menu, and more.