Safari Settings

The “Safari Settings” configuration centrally controls the behavior of the Safari browser on managed macOS devices. This includes clearing the browsing history, private browsing, content summarization, and the start page shown when opening a new tab. On iOS devices, additional options for cookies, the fraud warning, JavaScript, and pop-ups are available; these are not part of this configuration on macOS.

Only one configuration of this type is possible per policy.

Safari Browser Settings #

• Allow history clearing

  • When disabled, the browsing history in Safari cannot be cleared. Enabled by default.

• Allow private browsing

  • When disabled, private browsing mode is not available in Safari. Enabled by default.

• Allow summarization of content

  • When disabled, automatic content summarization in Safari is disabled. Enabled by default.

• Start page (required field)

  • Determines which page is displayed when opening a new tab in Safari.
    • Start – Safari uses its default start page; the homepage is disabled. (default)
    • Extension – Safari uses the Safari extension referenced by the specified identifier as the start page; the homepage is disabled. Requires an extension identifier in the Extension field of the same name, in the format Identifier (TeamIdentifier), e.g. com.example.app (ABCD1234).
    • Homepage URL – Safari uses the specified URL both as the start page for new tabs and as the homepage. Requires a URL in the Homepage URL field of the same name, which must start with https:// or http://.

User and device placeholders can be used in the homepage URL. The available placeholders are listed below the form and are replaced when the configuration is transferred to the device, see Advanced placeholders →.