Apple seeds developers with Safari 4.0

Apple has seeded developers with a copy of the new Safari 4, which adds some new features and is based on a newer version of WebKit. Apple is also rumored to be using the SquirrelFish JavaScript engine which allows for faster Javascript processing.

New to this version of Safari is the ability to save webpages as "Web Applications." This new feature allows Safari to save pages similar to the way Fluid does. You also have the ability to choose how new windows will open (i.e. with your favorite bookmark, blank page, etc.).

One of the biggest "features" is the fact that Safari 4 (along with the new version of WebKit) scored a perfect 100/100 on the Acid3 test. If you are inclined to see what the new version looks like, World of Apple has placed some screen grabs on their blog for your viewing pleasure.

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Source: http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2008/06/10/apple-gives…

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Arley

Safari 4 is way faster than Safari 3 or Firefox 3 I just hope Apple can fix the memory usage, make Safari 4 more stable, and I hope they can release a Beta by the end of the year.

July 13 2008 at 2:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ikebana

Sounds great, this new version will take over the other browsers soon.I am really impressed by its features. Lets see how people react to it. How can i download Safari 4 on my PC

http://www.safaribrowserwindows.com

June 13 2008 at 6:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

max

Hopefully its as fast as FireFox 3 is on the Mac because Firefox 3 is hauling.

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June 11 2008 at 6:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Cabbage

I installed it, launched it then uninstalled it. I can't believe how dependent I am with using 1Password. I'll wait for a 1Password beta that will work with it then reinstall. Be careful! It overwrites your Safari 3.1.1 install.

June 11 2008 at 9:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bug

I DLed it from ADC, installed, ran it for 10 mins, then it locked up and beach balled every time I tried to relaunch it even rebooting didn't help :(

June 11 2008 at 4:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jash Sayani

Where can I download Safari 4 from ???

June 11 2008 at 2:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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maradatscha

connect.apple.com

June 11 2008 at 3:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

goobi

demonoid has it.

June 11 2008 at 3:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Barry

The most recent version of WebKit nightly actually tests better than the current release of Safari 4. I expect this will change if future updates though.

June 11 2008 at 12:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

caleb

Safari needs expose for tabs.

June 11 2008 at 12:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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BuiltByBen

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/tabexpose.html

It does cost $4.90 tho

June 11 2008 at 7:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

PepticBurrito

If you want to test the next version of Safari, download the latest nightly. For the most part, in real browsing terms, it's not that much faster.

I ran a JS speed test on my MacBook. On a good chunk of operations, it's 2-3 times faster than the current Safari. Problem is, Safari is already so fast with JS, that time is measured in fractions of a microsecond.

I imagine some theoretical "Web 2.0" app will be able to benefit in real world terms from this, I'm not seeing a difference.

June 10 2008 at 10:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Stephen Lang

Perhaps that theoretical new app is MobileMe.com... ;-)

I ran the WebKit nightly and got the same results- much faster in the JS tests, but similar real-world performance (that is, very satisfactory.)

June 10 2008 at 10:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JAson

Paul, I was coming to relay the same info but I couldnt have said it better

June 10 2008 at 9:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply