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How can I test my website in an old version of Safari on OS X?

Apple doesn’t seem to offer downloads of older versions of Safari, and I’m not even sure they would install on Mac OS X, as Safari seems to be part of the OS like Internet Explorer is on Windows.

Is there any way to test my website on old versions of Safari? I need to fully test (i.e. click around, try out JavaScript), so a screenshot service wouldn’t cut it.

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Paul D. Waite Avatar asked Jun 03 '10 10:06

Paul D. Waite


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2 Answers

Michel Fortin’s Multi-Safari looks like a good bet. 3.0.4 worked great for me on Snow Leopard.

(Bonus question: did Michel Fortin work on Markdown?)

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Paul D. Waite Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 10:09

Paul D. Waite


Browserstack seems to be the fastest way to test versions 4/5 of Safari at this point without spinning up a VM.

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GFargo Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 10:09

GFargo