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Safari Browser: Unleashing the Ultimate Web Surfing Experience
Revolutionizing Safari: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhancing Browsing Performance
Over time, Safari, like other browsers, can become sluggish. In this article, Mytour introduces 10 hacks to speed up and enhance Safari's performance.
10 Hacks to Accelerate and Improve Safari Performance
1. Update and Restart Your Mac
In many cases, restarting your device can resolve various issues, not just slow browser performance.
Moreover, if you notice Safari slowing down gradually, try updating to the latest browser versions by accessing App Store =>Updates to speed up and enhance browser performance.
2. Close Unnecessary Tabs
You may not be aware, but Safari keeps tabs you've opened active in the background, even when not in use. Opening too many tabs simultaneously also slows down the browser.
One of the quickest ways to speed up and improve Safari performance is simply closing unnecessary tabs.
Alternatively, if you wish to preserve your browsing sessions, you can utilize extensions like Sessions. This extension allows users to save all open tabs for later retrieval, enabling you to close unnecessary tabs for reopening later.
3. Clear Cache and Temporary Files
Similar to other popular browsers, Safari also stores cached memory of visited pages and related data. However, this inadvertently consumes hard drive space, gradually impacting application performance as insufficient disk space affects the proper functioning of programs and applications.
To speed up and improve Safari browser performance, the next solution is to clear cache and temporary files.
To clear Safari browser cache, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Safari browser, then click on Safari =>Preferences from the top menu bar.
Step 2: Click on Advanced tab, then check Show Develop menu in menu bar at the bottom of the window.
Step 3: Close the Preferences window, then click on Develop =>Empty Caches from the top menu bar.
4. Disable Third-Party Extensions
Sometimes, third-party extensions are the culprits directly impacting web browsing experience. A prime example is TamperMonkey, which can alter how websites display and user scripts.
To pinpoint if extensions are causing Safari to slow down, try disabling all extensions in Safari =>Preferences =>Extensions. To disable an extension, simply uncheck the box next to its name, then re-enable them one by one to identify the culprit.
To uninstall an extension, click on the Uninstall button next to the extension in the Extensions tab.
5. Limit Plugins
Plugins like Adobe Flash or Unity Player can sometimes impact browser speed and performance. To maintain maximum browser speed and performance, the solution is to set plugins to ask before running.
To configure these plugins, go to Safari => Preferences => Security => Plug-in Settings.
Here, you can disable any unused plugins by unchecking the box next to their name. Safari also allows users to configure default behavior for any open website from the list. You can set default behavior for all websites in the When visiting other websites menu.
By limiting plugins, Safari browser prioritizes modern web technologies like HTML5 and disregards outdated and insecure plugins like Flash.
6. Upgrade macOS
New macOS updates often include bug fixes, security patches, new features, and enhancements, along with new Safari browser updates.
The latest Safari browser version, compatible with the newest web technologies, will undoubtedly provide users with a better and smoother web browsing experience.
7. Identify Problematic Websites
Sometimes, Safari browser may slow down data collection process due to problematic websites, such as those with excessive scripts, autoplay ads, deceptive extension installations, or embedding issues.
Typically, these websites consume more system resources and may occasionally cause browser crashes. To address this issue, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open Activity Monitor located in Applications =>Utilities.
Step 2: On the CPU tab, click on the % CPU column to sort running processes by resource usage.
Step 3: Select the problematic website or tab, then click on the X icon at the top left corner to kill the process.
Step 4: Confirm once again to kill the process, repeat similar steps for other tabs and websites.
8. Free Up Disk Space
Insufficient disk space can lead to various issues, applications malfunctioning, affecting overall system performance, ... . Safari browser is one of the first victims impacted by insufficient disk space.
To optimize system performance, the solution is to maintain about 10GB or more of free disk space. Readers can refer to the article freeing up Mac disk space by deleting large applications on Mytour for more detailed steps.
9. Other Performance-Related Issues
By improving overall system performance, it will contribute to speeding up and enhancing Safari browser performance.
Disable all startup applications in System Preferences =>Users =>Login Items. Close all background-running applications consuming system resources like Photoshop or Final Cut Pro.
10. Check Network Connection Issues
Additionally, slow Internet connection is also a cause for Safari browser running slowly. Try checking the network connection for any issues.
Changing DNS settings can improve network connection speed. If you're facing continuous network connection issues, it's best to try this solution to troubleshoot the problem.
Above, Mytour has just introduced you to 10 tricks to speed up and improve Safari browser performance. Additionally, you can explore 9 more tips for a better Safari browsing experience. Furthermore, if you'd like to contribute or suggest additional solutions to Mytour, readers, please leave your comments in the comment section below the article.
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