Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac

In the Safari app on your Mac, use Websites settings to customise how you browse individual websites.

To change these settings, choose Safari > Settings, then click Websites.

The settings you can customise (such as Reader and Content Blockers) are listed on the left.

To apply a setting to a website, first select the setting, then choose the option you want from the pop-menu next to the website.

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Option				Description
Reader				On: Automatically use Safari Reader to display articles on the site without distractions. Off: Don’t use Reader by default on the site. (you can still choose to use Reader for individual articles on the site).
Content Blockers				On: Stop ads and other unwanted content from appearing on the site. Off: Don’t block ads and other unwanted content on the site.
Auto-Play				Allow All Auto-Play: All videos on the site can autoplay. Stop Media with Sound: Only videos that don’t have audio can autoplay. Never Auto-Play: No videos can autoplay.
Page Zoom				Choose a percentage of zoom to make text and images on the site easier to see.
Camera				Ask: The site must ask if it can use the camera on your Mac. Deny: The site can’t use your camera. Allow: The site can always use your camera.
Microphone				Ask: The site must ask if it can use the microphone on your Mac. Deny: The site can’t use your microphone. Allow: The site can always use your microphone.
Screen Sharing				Ask: Users of other computers must ask to remotely view your screen. Deny: Users of other computers are prevented from remotely viewing your screen.
Location				Ask: The site must ask if it can use your location. Deny: The site can’t use your location. Allow: The site can always use your location.
Downloads				Ask: You’re asked before a download can start while visiting the site. Deny: Downloads are prevented while you’re visiting the site. Allow: Downloads are always permitted while you’re visiting the site.
Notifications				Allow: The site can send you notifications. Deny: The site can’t send you notifications. Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications: When you visit a website that wants to send you notifications, you see a dialogue asking if you want to receive them. To stop seeing the dialogue, deselect this option. Sites you allow to send notifications are also listed in Notifications settings. Open Notifications settings for me See Customise website notifications.
Pop-up Windows				Block pop-up windows that appear when you visit a website. Block and Notify: When you visit the site, Safari displays an icon in the Smart Search field. You can click the icon to display the pop-up windows. Block: The site can’t display pop-up windows. Allow: The site can display pop-up windows. Note: Some websites use pop-up windows for essential content.
Lockdown Mode				On: Extreme, optional protection is turned on for the site. Off: No additional protection is turned on for the site. Important: Lockdown Mode is designed for the very few individuals who, because of who they are or what they do, might be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats. Most people are never targeted by attacks of this nature. When in Lockdown Mode, your Mac won’t function as it typically does and some features are unavailable. See Lock down your Mac if you’re targeted by a cyberattack.
Currently Open Websites				Websites that are open in a window or tab in Safari. You might have previously chosen an option from the pop-up menu for some of these websites.
Configured Websites				The list of websites you’ve customised. If you don’t see Configured Websites, either you haven’t customised a website yet or you’ve cleared the list.
Remove				Remove the selected website from the list of configured websites.
When visiting other websites				Choose an option from this pop-up menu to apply it to any website that you haven’t already chosen a setting for. To apply a setting to all websites, make sure no websites are listed below Configured Websites (to clear the list quickly, select the websites, then click Remove). Then click this pop-up menu and choose the option you want.
Share across devices				Use the settings you chose for a website on all Apple devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account, have iCloud set up for Safari and have two-factor authentication turned on. Page Zoom settings are shared only with another Mac or an iPad. Important: Privacy-sensitive settings, such as Camera and Microphone, aren’t shared across Apple devices.

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