HISTORY OF DEV

June 7, 2010

Safari 5 released

Apple released SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 5 on June 7, 2010 at WWDCApple Worldwide Developers Conference — annual June keynote and sessions for iOS, macOS, and Apple platform developers. with SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Reader, improved HTML5The fifth major HTML revision — native audio, video, canvas, and APIs without browser plugins. support, and the Nitro JavaScript engine.

What it was for

Safari (web browser)SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 5 added Reader for distraction-free articles, extensions, and Bing as a search option. Nitro made JavaScript faster on Mac and Windows — keeping SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. relevant as ChromeGoogle's web browser — built on Chromium and the most widely used browser worldwide. gained share and developers tested HTML5The fifth major HTML revision — native audio, video, canvas, and APIs without browser plugins. features.

Companies

  • Apple

Why it's here

SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 5 bundled the HTML5The fifth major HTML revision — native audio, video, canvas, and APIs without browser plugins. and Reader features that defined Apple's desktop browser era.

Why it mattered

Extensions and Nitro JS kept WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork. competitive during the browser wars.

What it solved

SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 4 lacked extensions and felt behind ChromeGoogle's web browser — built on Chromium and the most widely used browser worldwide.'s rapid feature releases.

Media

  • Safari (web browser)
    ImageSafari (web browser)

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