Get started with Safari on iPad

The Safari app brings the internet to your iPad. You can browse the web, bookmark websites to revisit later, keep your browsing activity private, and much more.

The Safari start page shown with sections for Favorites and the Reading List. Along the top, from left to right, are the Sidebar button, the Previous button, the search field, the Share button, the New Tab button, and the Tab Overview button.

Start browsing here

The Safari start page is the place to start browsing and customize your preferences, with easy access to your Favorites, Reading List, Suggestions, and more. Open the Safari app, or tap , then tap to open a new start page.

An open webpage. The Share button has been tapped, showing options for AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Notes, Copy, Add to Bookmarks, Add to Reading List, and More.

Bookmark a website

Save a website to revisit later. Tap to the right of the search field, then tap Add to Bookmarks.

The Safari sidebar on the left side of the Safari window is open, with Private selected. On the right is an explanation that Safari won’t remember your browsing.

Browse privately

Keep your browsing activities to yourself. When you use Private Browsing, the tabs you open don’t appear in History on iPad or in the list of tabs on your other devices. Tap , then tap Private.

In Safari, the Reading List is open in the sidebar on the left and displays a list of websites saved to the Reading List. A physics article appears on the right.

Remove cookies and clear your cache

Remove cookies and clear the cache on your iPad to undo permissions you granted to websites to use your location (or send you notifications) and to erase your browsing history. Tap , tap History, tap , then tap Clear.

Note: Clearing your browsing history in Safari doesn’t clear any browsing histories kept independently by websites you visited, or your browsing history in other apps.

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