How to Customize Safari on Mac

Can you customize Safari on MacBook

Yes, you can customize Safari on your MacBook. Simply open the Safari app, go to the menu at the top left, select the View tab, and then choose the Customize Toolbar option.

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How to personalize Safari on Mac

Warning: 

 

Before you rush into making any changes to your search engine, Safari must be up-to-date first. To find out how to update Safari, check out our supporting blog article for assistance.

Personalizing Safari on Mac is simple—here’s how you can customize the browser to meet your needs:

1. Open the Safari app on your Mac.
2. Choose View > Customise Toolbar.
3. Then, you can add, remove or rearrange the toolbar items by dragging them.

A few tips from us: 

 

If you're experiencing issues with Safari not working on Mac, it might indicate a software glitch deep within the search engine. Check out our supporting blog to get help identifying the problem and resolving it promptly.

To further customize Safari on Mac, we’ll now explore together more ways you can edit and manage Safari to suit your preferences:

1. Customizing Safari start page.
2. Personalized background and themes.
3. Change the Safari toolbar.
4. Manage privacy and security settings.
5. Customize Safari extensions.
6. Change appearance and interface.
7. Use font and text options.
8. Pin and organize tabs.

1. Customizing Safari Start Page

Personalizing your Safari start page is an easy way to make your browsing experience more personal. You can choose to display your favorites and frequently visited sites.

Here’s how you can customize Safari’s start page:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click on Preferences > General.
3. From the pop-up menu, you can click on Advanced to alter the Safari start page.

A helping hand from the MacKeeper team: 

 

After customizing your start page, if you’re now wondering, Why is Safari so slow? It could be due to too many changes. For more support, check out our helpful blog to walk you through improving your browsing speed.

2. Personalized background and themes

Another fun way to add some color to Safari is by adding a background image. We love the pre-made options, but uploading your image would also work well.

Here’s how to add a background image on Safari:

1. Open Safari on Mac.
2. Press on the three-line icon at the bottom right of the page.
3. In the pop-up box, click on Backgrounds.
4. You can choose a pre-made background or press + to use your image.

3. Change the Safari toolbar

If you want to personalize Safari on your Mac even further, then we suggest changing your Safari toolbar.  We've gone through how to change your toolbar earlier in this article, so feel free to look back if you need a reminder.

4. Manage privacy and security settings

While it’s great to customize Safari on Mac, it’s equally important to manage your privacy and security settings.

Here’s how to manage your privacy and security settings in Safari:

1. Open Safari > Preferences.
2. In Privacy tick: Prevent cross-site tracking and Block all cookies.
3. Switch to the Security to enable Warn when visiting a fraudulent website.
4. To clear browsing data, click Manage Website Data and Remove All.

Important: 

 

If you want to enhance your privacy, you may want to consider private browsing on Safari. It’s a great way to browse without leaving traces of your activity, and our attached piece will show you how to enable private mode.

5. Customize Safari extensions

If you regularly rely on Safari extensions, like we do, to keep you safe while online, it’s important to ensure they’re installed properly.

Here’s how to customize your extensions in case they need updating or changing:

1. Open Safari > Preferences.
2. Go to the Extensions tab to view installed extensions.
3. Enable, disable, or remove extensions as needed.
4. For more choices, click on More Extensions to download more macOS-supported extensions available in the App Store.

6. Change appearance and interface

Looking to give the search engine a full overhaul? We recommend making changes to Safari’s interface, where you can personalize everything from browser windows to the layout of your favorites.

Here’s how you can change your Safari interface:

1. Open Safari preferences.
2. Click on the General tab.
3. Go through each option and make the necessary amendments to fit your needs, including File Download location and Page Favorites.

7. Use font and text options

If you find it hard to read small text or prefer a specific font style, customizing Safari’s font and text settings can enhance your browsing experience.

Here’s how to easily adjust your font and text options:

1. In Safari Preferences, go to the Advanced tab.
2. Tick the box for Never use font sizes smaller than and adjust the slider.
3. You can also use the View menu to adjust page zoom.

8. Pin and organize tabs

If you're frustrated with cluttered tabs, making them more compact can help keep your browser organized. We like how this simple adjustment adds a personal touch to your device.

Here’s how to organize tabs on Safari:

1. Open Safari Preferences.
2. Go to Tabs to change their layout, navigation, and appearance.

Customizing Safari your way for style and safety

Being able to customize Safari on your Mac lets you tailor the browser to best meet your needs–whether it's by adjusting the toolbar, managing privacy settings, or using extensions. There are so many fun ways to personalize Safari to meet your needs.

Don’t forget, using MacKeeper’s StopAd is another great way to improve your browsing experience. By blocking pushy ads and intercepting online trackers, our tool helps keep your Mac secure and your browsing smoother. Make sure to enable it for a better, safer online experience.