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Safari is a graphicalweb browser developed by Apple, based on the WebKit engine. First released on desktop in 2003 with Mac OS X Panther, a mobile version has been bundled with iOS devices since the iPhone's introduction in 2007. Safari is the default browser on Apple devices. A Windows version was available from 2007 to 2012.^[6]

History and development[edit]

Until 1997, Apple's Macintosh computers shipped with the Netscape Navigator and Cyberdog web browsers only. Internet Explorer for Mac was later included as the default web browser for Mac OS 8.1 and later,^[7] as part of a five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft. During that time, Microsoft released three major versions of Internet Explorer for Mac that were bundled with Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9, though Apple continued to include Netscape Navigator as an alternative. Microsoft ultimately released a Mac OS X edition of Internet Explorer for Mac, which was included as the default browser in all Mac OS X releases from Mac OS X DP4^[8] up to and including Mac OS X v10.2.^[9]

Safari 1[edit]

On January 7, 2003, at Macworld San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had developed its own web browser, called Safari. It was based on Apple's internal fork of the KHTMLrendering engine, called WebKit.^[10] The company released the first beta version, available only for Mac OS X, later that day. A number of official and unofficial beta versions followed, up until version 1.0 was released on June 23, 2003.^[11] Initially only available as a separate download for Mac OS X 10.2, Safari was bundled with Mac OS X v10.3 on October 24, 2003, as the default browser, with Internet Explorer for Mac included only as an alternative browser. Version 1.0.3, released on August 13, 2004, was the last version to support Mac OS X 10.2, while 1.3.2, released on January 12, 2006, was the last version to support Mac OS X 10.3. However, 10.3 received security updates through 2007.

Safari 2[edit]

In April 2005, Dave Hyatt, one of the Safari developers at Apple, documented his study by fixing specific bugs in Safari, thereby enabling it to pass the Acid2 test developed by the Web Standards Project. On April 27, 2005, he announced that his development version of Safari now passed the test, making it the first web browser to do so.^[12]

Safari 2.0 was released on April 29, 2005, as the only web browser included with Mac OS X 10.4. This version was touted by Apple as possessing a 1.8x speed boost over version 1.2.4, but did not yet include the Acid2 bug fixes. The necessary changes were initially unavailable to end-users unless they downloaded and compiled the WebKit source code themselves or ran one of the nightly automated builds available at OpenDarwin.org.^[13] Apple eventually released version 2.0.2 of Safari, which included the modifications required to pass Acid2, on October 31, 2005.

In June 2005, after some criticism from KHTML developers over lack of access to change logs, Apple moved the development source code and bug tracking of WebCore and JavaScriptCore to OpenDarwin.org. WebKit itself was also released as open source. The source code for non-renderer aspects of the browser, such as its GUI elements, remains proprietary.

The final stable version of Safari 2, Safari 2.0.4, was released on January 10, 2006, for Mac OS X. It was only available as part of Mac OS X Update 10.4.4. This version addressed layout and CPU usage issues, among other improvements.^[14] Safari 2.0.4 was the last version to be released exclusively on Mac OS X.

Safari 3[edit]

On January 9, 2007, at Macworld SF, Jobs announced the iPhone. The device's operating system (later called iPhone OS and subsequently renamed to iOS) used a mobile version of the Safari browser and was able to display full, desktop-class websites.^[15]

On June 11, 2007, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Jobs announced Safari 3 for Mac OS X 10.5, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. During the announcement, he ran a benchmark based on the iBench browser test suite comparing the most popular Windows browsers,^[16] hence claiming that Safari was the fastest browser. Later third-party tests of HTTP load times would support Apple's claim that Safari 3 was indeed the fastest browser on the Windows platform in terms of initial data loading over the Internet, though it was found to be only negligibly faster than Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox when loading static content from local cache.^[17]

The initial Safari 3 beta version for Windows, released on the same day as its announcement at WWDC 2007, had several known bugs^[18] and a zero day exploit that allowed remote execution.^[19] The addressed bugs were then corrected by Apple three days later on June 14, 2007, in version 3.0.1 for Windows. On June 22, 2007, Apple released Safari 3.0.2 to address some bugs, performance issues and other security issues. Safari 3.0.2 for Windows handles some fonts that are missing in the browser but already installed on Windows computers, such as Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, and others.

The iPhone was formally released on June 29, 2007. It included a version of Safari based on the same WebKit rendering engine as the desktop version, but with a modified feature set better suited for a mobile device. The version number of Safari as reported in its user agent string is 3.0,^[20] in line with the contemporary desktop versions of Safari.

The first stable, non-beta release of Safari for Windows, Safari 3.1, was offered as a free download on March 18, 2008. In June 2008, Apple released version 3.1.2,^[21][22] addressing a security vulnerability in the Windows version where visiting a malicious web site could force a download of executable files and execute them on the user's desktop.^[23]

Safari 3.2, released on November 13, 2008, introduced anti-phishing features using Google Safe Browsing and Extended Validation Certificate support. The final version of Safari 3 is 3.2.3, released on May 12, 2009.

Safari 4[edit]

On June 2, 2008, the WebKit development team announced SquirrelFish,^[24] a new JavaScript engine that vastly improves Safari's speed at interpreting scripts.^[25] The engine is one of the new features in Safari 4, released to developers on June 11, 2008. The new JavaScript engine quickly evolved into SquirrelFish Extreme, featuring even further improved performance over SquirrelFish,^[26] and was eventually marketed as Nitro. A public beta of Safari 4 was released on February 24, 2009, with new features such as the Top Sites tool (similar to Opera's Speed Dial feature), which displays the user's most visited sites on a 3D wall.^[27]Cover Flow, a feature of Mac OS X and iTunes, was also implemented in Safari. In the public beta versions, tabs were placed in the title bar of the window, similar to Google Chrome. The tab bar was moved back to its original location, below the URL bar, in the final release.^[28] The Windows version adopted a native Windows theme, rather than the previously employed Mac OS X-style interface. Also, Apple removed the blue progress bar located in the address bar (later reinstated in Safari 5). Safari 4.0.1 was released for Mac on June 17, 2009, and fixed problems with Faces in iPhoto '09. Safari 4 in Mac OS X v10.6 "Snow Leopard" has 64-bit support, which can make JavaScript loading up to 50% faster. It also has built-in crash resistance unique to Snow Leopard; crash resistance will keep the browser intact if a plug-in like Flash player crashes, such that the other tabs or windows will be unaffected.^[29] Safari 4.0.4, released on November 11, 2009, for both OS X and Windows, further improves JavaScript performance.^[30]

Safari was one of the twelve browsers offered to EU users of Microsoft Windows in 2010. It was one of the five browsers displayed on the first page of browser choices along with Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera.^[31][32]

Safari 4 features[edit]

Beginning with Safari 4, the address bar has been completely revamped:

• The blue inline progress bar is replaced with a spinning bezel and a loading indicator attached to it.
• The button to add a bookmark is now attached to the address bar by default.
• The reload/stop button is now superimposed on the right end of the address bar.

Safari on Mac OS X and Windows was made to look more similar to Safari on iPhone than previous versions.

Safari 4 also includes the following new features:

• Completely passes the Acid3 standards test
• Cover Flow browsing for History and Bookmarks
• Improved developer tools, including Web Inspector, CSS element viewing, JavaScript debugger and profiler, offline table and database management with SQL support, and resource graphs
• Nitro JavaScript engine that executes JavaScript up to eight times faster than Internet Explorer 8 and more than four times faster than Firefox 3^[33]
• Native Windows look on Windows (Aero, Luna, Classic, etc., depending on OS and settings) with standard Windows font rendering and optional Apple font rendering
• Support for CSS image retouching effects
• Support for CSS Canvas
• Speculative loading, where Safari loads the documents, scripts, and style information that are required to view a web page ahead of time
• Support for HTML5
• Top Sites, which displays up to 24 thumbnails of a user's most frequently visited pages on startup

Safari 5[edit]

Apple released Safari 5 on June 7, 2010, featuring the new Safari Reader for reading articles on the web without distraction (based on Arc90's Readability tool^[34]), and a 30 percent JavaScript performance increase over Safari 4. Safari 5 includes improved developer tools and supports more than a dozen new HTML5 technologies, focused on interoperability. Since Safari 5, developers can create secure Safari Extensions to customize and enhance the browsing experience.^[35] Apple also re-added the progress bar behind the address bar in this release. Safari 5.0.1 enabled the Extensions PrefPane by default; previously, users had to enable it via the Debug menu.

Apple also released Safari 4.1 concurrently with Safari 5, exclusively for Mac OS X Tiger. The update included the majority of the features and security enhancements found in Safari 5. It did not, however, include Safari Reader or Safari Extensions. Together with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple released Safari 5.1 for both Windows and Mac on July 20, 2011, with the new function 'Reading List' and a faster browsing experience. Apple simultaneously released Safari 5.0.6 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, excluding Leopard users from the new functions in Safari 5.1.

Safari 5.1.7 has become the last version of Safari developed for Windows.

Safari 5 features[edit]

Safari 5 includes the following new features:

• Full-text search through the browser history^[36]
• Safari Reader, which removes formatting and ads from webpages.^[37]
• Smarter address field, where the address bar autocomplete will match against titles of web page in history or bookmarks.
• Extensions, which are add-ons that customize the web browsing experience.^[38]
• Improved support for HTML5, including full screen video, closed caption, geolocation, EventSource, and a now obsolete early variant of the WebSocket protocol.
• Improved Web Inspector.
• Faster Nitro JavaScript Engine.
• DNS prefetching, where Safari finds links and looks up addresses on the web page ahead of time.
• Bing search.
• Improved graphics hardware acceleration on Windows.

Additionally, the blue inline progress bar has returned to the address bar, in addition to the spinning bezel and loading indicator introduced in Safari 4. Top Sites view now has a button to switch to Full History Search. Other features include Extension builder for developers of Safari Extensions, which are built using web standards such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

Safari 6[edit]

Safari 6.0 was previously known as Safari 5.2 until Apple announced the change at WWDC 2012. The stable release of Safari 6 coincided with the release of OS X Mountain Lion on July 25, 2012, and is integrated into the OS.^[39] As Apple integrated it with Mountain Lion, it is no longer available for download from the Apple website or other sources. Apple released Safari 6 via Software Update for users of OS X Lion. It has not been released for OS X versions prior to Lion or for Windows. Regarding the unavailability of Safari 6 on Windows, Apple has stated "Safari 6 is available for Mountain Lion and Lion. Safari 5 continues to be available for Windows."^[40] Microsoft removed Safari from its BrowserChoice page.

On June 11, 2012, Apple released a developer preview of Safari 6.0 with a feature called iCloud Tabs, which allows users to 'sync' their open tabs with any iOS or other OS X device running the latest software. Safari 6 also included new privacy features, including an "Ask websites not to track me" preference, and the ability for websites to send OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion users notifications, although it removed RSS support.^[41] Safari 6 has the Share Sheets capability in OS X Mountain Lion. The Share Sheet options are: Add to Reading List, Add Bookmark, Email this Page, Message, Twitter and Facebook. Tabs with full-page previews were added, too.^[42]

Safari 6 features[edit]

Safari 6 introduced the following features, many of which are only available on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion:^[43]

• Unified smart search field, which combines the web address and search fields, similar to Chrome's Omnibox and Firefox's Awesome Bar.
• Tab view (Mountain Lion only), which enables movement between tabs using multi-touch gestures.
• iCloud tabs (Mountain Lion only) synchronizes recent websites across OS X and iOS devices.
• Built-in sharing (Mountain Lion only) to email, Messages, Twitter and Facebook.
• Improved performance
• Support for -webkit-calc()

Additionally various features were removed, including, but not limited to, Activity Window, separate Download Window, direct support for RSS feeds in the URL field and bookmarks. The separate search field is also no longer available as a toolbar configuration option.

Safari 7[edit]

Announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 10, 2013, the Safari 7/6.1^[44] developer preview brought improvements in JavaScript performance and memory usage, as well as a new look for Top Sites and the Sidebar, and a new Shared Links feature. Additionally, a new Power Saver feature pauses Plugins which are not in use.^[45] Safari 7 for OS X Mavericks and Safari 6.1 (for Lion and Mountain Lion) were released along with OS X Mavericks in an Apple special event on October 22, 2013.^[46]

Safari 8[edit]

Safari 8 was announced at WWDC 2014 and released with OS X Yosemite. It included WebGL support, stronger privacy features, increased speed and efficiency, enhanced iCloud integration, and updated design.^[47][48]

Safari 8 features[edit]

Safari 8 introduced the following features, available on OS X Yosemite:^[49]

Safari 9[edit]

Safari 9 was announced at WWDC 2015 and released with OS X El Capitan. It included muting tabs and pinned tabs.

Safari 10[edit]

Safari 10 was released alongside macOS Sierra 10.12 for OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan.^[50] It does not include all of the new features available in macOS Sierra, like Apple Pay on the web and picture-in-picture support for videos, but the update includes the following new functions:

• Safari Extensions such as 1Password, Save to Pocket, and DuckDuckGo
• New Bookmarks sidebar, including double-click to focus in on a folder
• Redesigned Bookmarks and History views
• Site-specific zoom: Safari remembers and re-applies your zoom level to websites
• Improved AutoFill from Contacts card
• Reader improvements, including in-line sub-headlines, bylines, and publish dates
• Legacy plug-ins are turned off by default in favor of HTML5 versions of websites
• Allow reopening of recently closed tabs through the History menu, holding the "+" button in the tab bar, and using Shift-Command-T
• When a link opens in a new tab, it is now possible to hit the back button or swipe to close it and go back to the original tab
• Improved ranking of Frequently Visited Sites
• Web Inspector Timelines Tab
• Debugging using Web Inspector

Safari 10 also includes a number of security updates, including fixes for six WebKit vulnerabilities and issues related to Reader and Tabs. The first version of Safari 10 was released on September 20, 2016, and the last version (10.1.2) was released on July 19, 2017.

Safari 11[edit]

Safari 11 was released as a part of macOS High Sierra but was also made available for OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra on September 19, 2017.^[51] Safari 11 included several new features such as Intelligent Tracking Prevention^[52] which aims to prevent cross-site tracking by placing limitations on cookies and other website data.^[53]

Safari 12[edit]

Safari 12 was released in the lead up to macOS Mojave but was also made available for macOS Sierra and macOS High Sierra on September 17, 2018. Safari 12 includes several new features such as Icons in tabs, Automatic Strong Passwords, and Intelligent Tracking Prevention 2.0.^[54] An updated Safari version 12.0.1 was released on October 30, 2018, as part of macOS Mojave 10.14.1 release, and Safari 12.0.2 was released on December 5, 2018, alongside macOS 10.14.2.

Support for developer-signed classic Safari Extensions has been dropped. This version will also be the last one that supports the official Extensions Gallery, and Apple encourages extension authors to switch to Safari App Extensions. This move triggered negative feedback in the community.^[55][56]

Safari 13[edit]

Safari 13 was announced alongside macOS Catalina at WWDC 2019 on June 3, 2019. Safari 13 includes several new features such as prompting users to change weak passwords, FIDO2 USB security key authentication support, Sign in with Apple support, Apple Pay on the Web support, and increased speed and security.^[57] Safari 13 was released on September 20, 2019, on macOS Mojave and macOS High Sierra.^[58]

Safari 14[edit]

In June 2020 it was announced that macOS Big Sur will include Safari 14.^[59] Safari 14 introduces new privacy features, including Privacy Report, which shows blocked content and privacy information on web pages. Users will also receive a monthly report on trackers that Safari has blocked. Extensions can also be enabled or disabled on a site-by-site basis.^[60] Safari 14 introduced support for the WebExtension API used in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Opera, making it easier for developers to port their extensions from those web browsers to Safari.^[61] Support for Adobe Flash Player will also be dropped from Safari.^[62] Safari 14 was released as a standalone update to macOS Catalina and Mojave users on September 16, 2020.^[63]

Safari Technology Preview[edit]

Safari Technology Preview was first released alongside OS X El Capitan 10.11.4. Safari Technology Preview releases include the latest version of WebKit, incorporating Web technologies to be incorporated in future stable releases of Safari, so that developers and users can install the Technology Preview release on a Mac, test those features, and provide feedback.^[64]

Other features[edit]

On macOS, Safari is a Cocoa application.^[65] It uses Apple's WebKit for rendering web pages and running JavaScript. WebKit consists of WebCore (based on Konqueror's KHTML engine) and JavaScriptCore (originally based on KDE's JavaScript engine, named KJS). Like KHTML and KJS, WebCore and JavaScriptCore are free software and are released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. Some Apple improvements to the KHTML code are merged back into the Konqueror project. Apple also releases additional code under an open source 2-clause BSD-like license.

Until Safari 6.0, it included a built-in web feedaggregator that supported the RSS and Atom standards. Current features include Private Browsing (a mode in which no record of information about the user's web activity is retained by the browser),^[66] the ability to archive web content in WebArchive format, the ability to email complete web pages directly from a browser menu, the ability to search bookmarks, and the ability to share tabs between all Mac and iOS devices running appropriate versions of software via an iCloud account.

iOS-specific features[edit]

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Safari on an iPad running iOS 12 in Landscape view

iOS-specific features for Safari enable:

New in iOS 4[edit]

iOS 4.2[edit]

iOS 4.3[edit]

• Integration of the Nitro JavaScript engine for faster page loads. This feature was expanded to home-screen web applications in iOS 5.0.^[69]

New in iOS 5[edit]

• True tabbed browsing, similar to the desktop experience, only for iPads.^[70]
• Reading List, a bookmarking feature that allows tagging of certain sites for reading later, which syncs across all Safari browsers (mobile and desktop) via Apple's iCloud service.^[70]
• Reader, a reading feature that can format text and images from a web page into a more readable format, similar to a PDF document, while stripping out web advertising and superfluous information.^[70]
• Private browsing, like in most desktop browsers a feature that does not save the user's cookies and history, or allow anything to be written into local storage or webSql databases.

New in iOS 6[edit]

• iCloud Tabs, linking the desktop and iOS versions of Safari.
• Offline Reading Lists allow users to read pages stored previously without remaining connected to the internet.^[71]
• Full-screen landscape view for iPhone and iPod touch users hides most of the Safari controls except back and forward buttons and the status bar when in landscape mode.

New in iOS 7[edit]

• New icon
• 64-bit build on supported devices using the A7 processor.
• iCloud Keychain: iCloud can remember passwords, account names and credit card numbers. Safari can also autofill them as well. Requires devices that run iOS 7.0.3 and later and OS X Mavericks or later.
• Password Generator: When creating a new account, Safari can suggest the user a long, more secure, hard to guess password and Safari will also automatically remember the password.
• Shared Links
• Do Not Track
• Parental controls
• Tab limit increased from 9 to 36
• New Tab view (iPhone and iPod touch only)
• Unified smart search field
• Sync Bookmarks with Google Chrome^[72] and Firefox^[73] on Windows.

New in iOS 8[edit]

• The Tab view from iPhone is now available on iPads.
• A search function to search through all open tabs has been added in Tab view on iPad and select iPhones.
• Two-finger pinch to reveal Tab view on iPads and select iPhones.
• New Sidebar that slides out to reveal bookmarks, Reading List, and Shared Links on iPads and select iPhones in landscape view.
• Address bar now hides when scrolling down on iPads.
• Spotlight Search is now available from Safari's address bar.
• Option to “Scan Credit Card” when filling out credit card info on a web form.
• WebGL support.
• APNG support.
• Private browsing per tab.
• RSS feeds in Shared Links.
• DuckDuckGo support.
• Option to Request the desktop site while entering a web address.
• Option to add a website to Favorites while entering a web address.
• Swipe to close iCloud tabs from other devices.
• Hold the "+" (new tab button) in tab view to list recently closed tabs is now available on iPhone.
• Can delete individual items from History.
• Safari now blocks ads from automatically redirecting to the App Store without user interaction.
• Bookmark icon updated.
• Improved, iPad-like interface available on select iPhones in landscape view.

New in iOS 9[edit]

Safari on iOS 12, on the Wikipedia mobile landing page

• The option to add content blocking extensions is available to block specific web content.
• Safari view controller can be used to display web content from within an app, sharing cookies and other website data with Safari.
• Improved reader view, allowing the user to choose from different fonts and themes as well as hiding the controls

New in iOS 10[edit]

New in iOS 11[edit]

• More rounded search bar
• Redesigned video player
• Modified scrolling speed and momentum

New in iOS 12[edit]

• Support for stronger password suggestion
• Support for auto-fill from third-party provider
• Third-party can suggest strong password
• Auto-fill of 2FA code sent by email
• Fullscreen Support

WebKit2[edit]

WebKit2 has a multiprocess API for WebKit, where the web-content is handled by a separate process than the application using WebKit. Apple announced WebKit2 in April 2010.^[75] Safari for OS X switched to the new API with version 5.1.^[76] Safari for iOS switched to WebKit2 with iOS 8.^[77]

Security[edit]

Plugins[edit]

Apple maintains a plugin blacklist that it can remotely update to prevent potentially dangerous or vulnerable plug-ins from running on Safari. Initially, Apple had blocked versions of Flash and Java in earlier versions of Safari. Since Safari 12 support for NPAPI plugins (except for Flash) have been completely dropped. Starting with the release of Safari 14, support for Adobe Flash Player will be dropped altogether.^[62]

License[edit]

The license has common terms against reverse engineering, copying and sub-licensing, except parts that are open source, and it disclaims warranties and liability.^[78]

Apple tracks use of the browser. Windows users may not opt out of tracking since their license omits the opening If clause.^[79] Other users may opt out, and all users can opt out of location tracking by not using location services. "If you choose to allow diagnostic and usage collection, you agree that Apple and its subsidiaries and agents may collect... usage and related information... to provide ... services to you (if any) related to the Apple Software... in a form that does not personally identify you... Apple may also provide any such partner or third party developer with a subset of diagnostic information that is relevant to that partner’s or developer’s software... Apple and its partners, licensees, third party developers and website may transmit, collect, maintain, process and use your location data... and location search queries... in a form that does not personally identify you ... You may withdraw this consent at any time..."^[78]

Apple thinks "personal" does not cover "unique device identifiers" such as serial number, cookie number, or IP address, so they use these where allowed by law.^[80] "We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose non-personal information for any purpose. The following are some examples of non-personal information that we collect ... unique device identifier... We treat information collected by cookies and other technologies as non‑personal information. However, to the extent that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or similar identifiers are considered personal information by local law, we also treat these identifiers as personal information."^[80]

In September 2017 Apple announced that it will use artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the ability of advertisers to track Safari users as they browse the web. Cookies used for tracking will be allowed for 24 hours, then disabled, unless AI judges the user wants the cookie.^[81] Major advertising groups objected, saying it will reduce the free services supported by advertising, while other experts praised the change.^[82]

Browser exploits[edit]

An overview and detailed information about Safari exploits are listed by CVE Details.

In the PWN2OWN contest at the 2008 CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, an exploit of Safari caused Mac OS X to be the first OS to fall in a hacking competition. Participants competed to find a way to read the contents of a file located on the user's desktop in one of three operating systems: Mac OS X Leopard, Windows Vista SP1, and Ubuntu 7.10. On the second day of the contest, when users were allowed to physically interact with the computers (the prior day permitted only network attacks), Charlie Miller compromised Mac OS X through an unpatched vulnerability of the PCRE library used by Safari.^[83] Miller was aware of the flaw before the conference and worked to exploit it unannounced, as is the common approach in these contests.^[83] The exploited vulnerability and other flaws were patched in Safari 3.1.1.^[84]

In the 2009 PWN2OWN contest, Charlie Miller performed another exploit of Safari to hack into a Mac. Miller again acknowledged that he knew about the security flaw before the competition and had done considerable research and preparation work on the exploit.^[85][86] Apple released a patch for this exploit and others on May 12, 2009 with Safari 3.2.3.^{[87][88][permanent dead link]}

System requirements[edit]

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Safari 6.0 requires a Mac running Mac OS X v10.7.4 or later.^[89] Safari 5.1.7 requires a Mac running Mac OS X v10.6.8 or any PC running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.^[90][91] Safari 5.0.6 requires a Mac running on Mac OS X 10.5.8.^[92]

64-bit builds[edit]

The version of Safari included in Mac OS X v10.6 (and later versions) is compiled for 64-bit architecture. Apple claims that running Safari in 64-bit mode will increase rendering speeds by up to 50%.

On 64-bit devices, iOS and its stock apps are 64-bit builds including Safari.^[93][94]

Criticism[edit]

Distribution through Apple Software Update[edit]

An earlier version of Apple Software Update (bundled with Safari, QuickTime, and iTunes for Microsoft Windows) selected Safari for installation from a list of Apple programs to download by default, even when an existing installation of Safari was not detected on a user's machine. John Lilly, former CEO of Mozilla, stated that Apple's use of its updating software to promote its other products was "a bad practice and should stop." He argued that the practice "borders on malware distribution practices" and "undermines the trust that we're all trying to build with users."^[95] Apple spokesman Bill Evans sidestepped Lilly's statement, saying that Apple was only "using Software Update to make it easy and convenient for both Mac and Windows users to get the latest Safari update from Apple."^[96] Apple also released a new version of Apple Software Update that puts new software in its own section, though still selected for installation by default.^[97] By late 2008, Apple Software Update no longer selected new installation items in the new software section by default.^{[citation needed]}

Security updates for Snow Leopard and Windows platforms[edit]

Software security firm Sophos detailed how Snow Leopard and Windows users were not supported by the Safari 6 release at the time,^[98] while there were over 121 vulnerabilities left unpatched on those platforms.^[99] Since then, Snow Leopard has had only three minor version releases (the most recent in September 2013^[100]), and Windows has had none.^[101] While no official word has been released by Apple, the indication is that these are the final versions available for these operating systems, and both retain significant security issues.^[102][103]

Failure to adopt modern standards[edit]

While Safari pioneered several now standard HTML5 features (such as the Canvas API) in its early years, it has come under attack<^{[citation needed]} for failing to keep pace with some modern web technologies. Since 2015, iOS has allowed third party web browsers to be installed, including Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Edge; however, they are all forced to use the underlying WebKit browser engine, and inherit its limitations.^[104]

Intentionally limiting ad blockers and tracking protection[edit]

Beginning in 2018, Apple made technical changes to Safari's content blocking functionality which prompted backlash from users^[105] and developers^[106] of ad blocking extensions, who said the changes made it impossible to offer a similar level of user protection found in other browsers. Internally, the update limited the number of blocking rules^[107] which could be applied by third-party extensions, preventing the full implementation of community-developed blocklists. In response, several developers of popular ad and tracking blockers announced their products were being discontinued^[108], as they were now incompatible with Safari's newly-limited content blocking features. As a matter of policy, Apple requires the use of WebKit,

Version 7.9.4

- Adds iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)
- Adds AppleCD 300e Plus and AppleCD 600e
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.9.3

- Adds AppleCD 150, AppleCD 300, and Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive / USB SuperDrive
- Updates Apple Hard Disk 20SC/40SC/80SC with details on Apple Hard Disk 160SC
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.9.2

- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.9.1

- Adds Magic Keyboard for iPad
- Adds performance scores for additional models from Primate Labs Geekbench 5
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue where user data would fail to load
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.9

- Adds Mac Pro (2019)
- Adds MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- Adds MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
- Adds iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Adds iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- Adds iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- Adds iPad (7th generation)
- Adds Apple Watch Series 5
- Adds Pro Display XDR
- Adds AirPods Pro
- Adds macOS 10.15 Catalina
- Adds iOS 13
- Adds iPadOS 13
- Adds watchOS 6
- Adds tvOS 13
- Adds performance scores for recent models from Primate Labs Geekbench 5
- Updates Maximum OS entry based on the system requirements of macOS 10.15 Catalina, iOS 13, and iPadOS 13
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Removes current price functionality
- Adds support for macOS 10.15 Catalina including Notarization
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.8.2

- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.8.1

- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- Adds MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
- Adds information on Security Chip for recent Mac models
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Fixes issue where current price wouldn't display properly
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.8

- Adds iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) and iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
- Adds iPad Air (3rd generation)
- Adds iPad mini (5th generation)
- Adds iPod touch (7th generation)
- Adds AirPods (2nd generation)
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Adds support for Dark Mode on macOS Mojave
- System requirements updated to OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.7

- Adds Smart Keyboard Folio
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.6

- Adds Mac mini (2018)
- Adds MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- Adds iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
- Adds iPhone XR
- Adds iPad Pro (11-inch) and iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd generation)
- Adds Apple Watch Series 4
- Adds Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
- Adds macOS 10.14 Mojave
- Adds iOS 12
- Adds watchOS 5
- Adds tvOS 12
- Updates Maximum OS entry based on the system requirements of macOS 10.14 Mojave
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue that caused poor performance on certain systems
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.5

- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Improvements to search functionality
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.4

- Adds iPad (6th generation)
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.3

- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.2

- Adds HomePod
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7.1

- Adds iMac Pro (2017)
- Adds iPhone X
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.7

- Adds iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
- Adds Apple TV 4K
- Adds macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- Adds iOS 11
- Adds watchOS 4
- Adds tvOS 11
- Updates Maximum OS entry based on the system requirements of iOS 11
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Adds support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- Mactracker updated to 64-bit binary
- Additional model photos optimized for Retina displays
- System requirements updated to OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6.6

- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, 2017), iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017), and iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017), MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports), and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- Adds MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
- Adds MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
- Adds iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) and iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
- Adds Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6.5

- Adds iPad (5th generation) (Wi-Fi) and iPad (5th generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6.4

- Adds AirPods (1st generation)
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6.3

- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6.2

- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6.1

- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.6

- Adds iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
- Adds Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2
- Adds macOS 10.12 Sierra
- Adds iOS 10
- Adds watchOS 3
- Adds tvOS 10
- Adds Apple ProFile, Macintosh Hard Disk 20, and Apple Hard Disk 20SC/40SC/80SC
- Adds Supported Devices list to iOS releases
- Adds performance scores for recent models from Primate Labs Geekbench 4
- Adds entry to indicate support for unlock with Apple Watch
- Updates Maximum OS entry based on the system requirements of macOS 10.12 Sierra and iOS 10
- Recent model photos optimized for Retina displays
- Adds support for macOS 10.12 Sierra
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5.6

- Adds Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Fixes an issue with importing System Reports
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5.5

- Adds MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
- Adds iPhone SE
- Adds iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Wi-Fi) and iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Adds Apple Pencil
- Adds details on latest OS releases
- Adds battery capacity information to iOS devices
- Adds graphics processor cores to iOS devices
- Adds processor details to iPod models
- Adds maximum processor speeds (Intel Turbo Boost) to recent Mac models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5.4

- Adds tvOS 9
- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Improves the security of the update engine (non-Mac App Store release)
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5.3

- Fixes a performance issue on OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5.2

- Adds details on latest OS X, iOS, watchOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5.1

- Adds iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (Wi-Fi) and iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Adds current price information to "My Models" entries
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue that prevented Mactracker from printing
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.5

- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015), iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015), and iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
- Adds iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
- Adds iPad mini 4 (Wi-Fi) and iPad mini 4 (Wi‑Fi + Cellular)
- Adds Apple TV (4th generation)
- Adds Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2, Magic Keyboard, and Siri Remote
- Adds OS X 10.11 El Capitan and OS X Server 5.0
- Adds iOS 9
- Adds watchOS 2
- Adds support for OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Adds the ability to estimate the current price of certain models in euros, pounds sterling, or United States dollars
- Adds power consumption information for Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Pro models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4.6

- Adds iPod touch (6th generation)
- Updates iPod nano (7th generation) and iPod shuffle (4th generation) with new color options
- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4.5

- Adds watchOS
- Adds initial price, where available, in Renminbi
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4.4

- Adds Apple Watch (1st generation)
- Adds iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)
- Adds MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
- Adds entry to indicate if Handoff is supported on a particular model
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4.3

- Adds MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- Adds MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015) and MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- Adds MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4.2

- Adds Apple Silentype, Dot Matrix, Daisy Wheel, and Scribe Printer
- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4.1

- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.4

- Adds iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
- Adds Mac mini (Late 2014)
- Adds iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi) and iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Adds iPad mini 3 (Wi‑Fi) and iPad mini 3 (Wi‑Fi + Cellular)
- Adds Apple Remote (white) and Apple Remote (aluminum)
- Adds OS X 10.10 Yosemite and OS X Server 4.0
- Adds details on multiple radio antennas (MIMO) to Wi-Fi base stations
- Adds support for OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- System requirements updated to OS X 10.7 or later
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.3.4

- Adds iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Adds iOS 8
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.3.3

- Adds MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) and MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
- Adds Apple Lisa and Apple Lisa 2
- Adds 16 GB configuration to iPod touch (5th generation)
- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.3.2

- Adds MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014) and MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
- Adds details on latest iOS releases
- Adds second Wi-Fi ID field to "My Models" for dual-band Wi‑Fi devices
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.3.1

- Updates iPad (4th generation) and iPhone 5c with latest configurations
- Adds details on latest OS X and iOS releases
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.3

- Adds Apple I, Apple II, Apple II Plus, Apple III / Apple III Plus, Apple IIe / Apple IIe Enhanced, Apple IIc, Apple IIGS, Apple IIe Platinum, and Apple IIc Plus
- Adds Apple Monitor III, Apple Monitor II, Apple Monitor IIc, Apple IIc Flat Panel Display, AppleColor Monitor 100, ColorMonitor IIe/IIc and AppleColor Composite Monitor IIe/IIc, AppleColor Composite Monitor, AppleColor RGB Monitor, Apple Monochrome Monitor, and Apple Monochrome Monitor IIe
- Adds Apple Mouse / Apple Mouse IIc and Apple Mouse II / Apple Mouse IIe
- Adds typical acoustical performance, where available, to MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models
- Fixes issue with importing system overview reports created by Apple Remote Desktop to "My Models"
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.2.3

- Fixes an issue that could cause Mactracker to crash on OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products

Version 7.2.2

- Adds Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Adds the ability to import system overview reports from Apple Remote Desktop to "My Models"
- Adds Thunderbolt and 4K display support information to recent Mac models
- Adds typical acoustical performance, where available, to Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Pro models
- Fixes issue with importing reports created by System Profiler to "My Models"
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.2.1

- Adds details on latest iOS releases
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.2

- Adds MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) and MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) and iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
- Adds iPad Air (Wi-Fi) and iPad Air (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
-Adds iPad mini 2 (Wi-Fi) and iPad mini 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Adds iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c
- Adds iOS 7
- Adds OS X 10.9 Mavericks and OS X Server 3.0
- Adds additional information on early Mac OS releases
- Adds case color details to Classic Macintosh, Macintosh Performa, Power Macintosh, and Power Mac G3/G4/G5 models
- Adds Maximum Battery Cycle Count information to MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models
- Adds Intelligent Assistant and Processor Architecture information to iPhone and iPad models
- Adds support for OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.1.5

- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.1.4

- Adds MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013) and MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
- Adds AirPort Extreme 802.11ac and AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac
- Adds iPod touch 16GB (5th generation, Mid 2013)
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.1.3

- Adds entry to indicate if Power Nap is supported on a particular model
- Updates name of iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini for consistency with iPhone 5
- Updates iMac (Late 2012) and iMac (Early 2013) models with new configure-to-order options
- Fixes an issue where benchmarks were not displayed in Compare
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.1.2

- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013) (Education only model)
- Includes improvements to "My Models" functionality
- Adds system requirements to iPod, iPhone, and iPad models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.1.1

- Updates iPod shuffle (4th generation) with 2012 color lineup
- Adds pixel density information to Cinema and Thunderbolt display models
- Fixes an issue that caused Mactracker to crash on launch for some users
- Fixes an issue with exporting entries in "My Models"
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.1

- Adds MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) and MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
- Adds AppleDesign Powered Speakers, AppleDesign Powered Speakers II, Apple Pro Speakers, and iPod Hi-Fi
- Updates iPad (4th generation) models with 128 GB configuration
- Updates Apple TV (3rd generation) with component refresh details
- Adds the ability to search by serial number for recent models
- Adds Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) number for recent models
- Adds information on maximum number of connected Thunderbolt displays
- Updates functionality for providing feedback
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.0.1

- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) and iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
- System requirements updated to OS X 10.6.8 or later
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 7.0

- Adds MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
- Adds Mac mini (Late 2012) and Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
- Adds iPad (4th generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad (4th generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular) and iPad (4th generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular Sprint + Verizon)
- Adds iPad mini (Wi-Fi), iPad mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular) and iPad mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular Sprint + Verizon)
- Adds iPhone 5 (GSM North America), iPhone 5 (GSM International) and iPhone 5 (CDMA)
- Adds iPod nano (7th generation) and iPod touch (5th generation)
- Adds iOS 6
- Optimized for Retina displays
- Mactracker is now built with the Cocoa framework
- Adds marketing tagline, where available, for recent models
- Adds separate entry for Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) information to iPad and iPhone models
- Adds environmental requirements to iPad, iPhone, and iPod models
- Fixes an issue that could cause Mactracker to crash on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- System requirements updated to OS X 10.7 or later
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.5.1

- Adds OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and OS X Server 2.0
- Updates "Maximum OS" entry based on the system requirements of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- Updates "Display Modes" entry to indicate support for AirPlay Mirroring
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.5

- Adds MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) and MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012), and MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
- Adds Mac Pro (Mid 2012) and Mac Pro Server (Mid 2012)
- Adds AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation)
- Enables App Sandbox on Mac OS X Lion (Mac App Store release)
- App is now signed with Developer ID to support Gatekeeper (non-Mac App Store release)
- Adds initial price, where available, in Hong Kong dollars
- Updates Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X Server 10.7 Lion, and iOS 5 entries
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.4

- Adds iPad (3rd generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad (3rd generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (3rd generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular Verizon)
- Adds Apple TV (3rd generation)
- Adds info on graphics hardware for iPhone and iPad models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.3

- Adds info on iOS releases
- Adds additional details to Mac OS X's minor version information
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue that could cause Mactracker to crash on launch
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.2

- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)
- Adds iPhone 4S
- Adds additional history info for recent models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Adds support for creating warranty expiration events or reminders in iCloud calendars
- System requirements updated to Mac OS X v10.5.4 or later
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.1

- Adds MacBook Air (11-inch and 13-inch, Mid 2011)
- Adds Mac mini (Mid 2011) and Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)
- Adds AirPort Extreme 802.11n (5th Generation) and Time Capsule 802.11n (4th Generation)
- Adds Apple Thunderbolt Display
- Adds Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and Mac OS X Server 10.7 Lion
- Adds category to show all currently available models
- Introduction and Discontinued dates are now included in the model list
- Models in the Wi-Fi Cards/Base Stations category updated with Apple's latest naming convention
- Mac OS X versions now include the project name in their title
- Adds option to revert a "My Models" item to the last saved version
- Updates "Maximum OS" entry based on the system requirements of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Adds entry to indicate if AirDrop is supported on a particular model
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue with Smart Categories that contain the "Comments" condition
- Fixes an issue where Mac OS X versions wouldn't show the "Initial Price"
- Fixes an issue with printing models
- Fixes an issue where Mactracker would incorrectly report that a system didn't meet the minimum requirements
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.0.2

- Fixes an issue where Mactracker would fail to save preferences or items in "My Models"
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.0.1

- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
- Updates iPhone 4 (GSM) and iPhone 4 (CDMA) with info on the white model
- Adds the ability to create a new "My Models" item from an info window
- Adds the ability to import lists created by Apple Remote Desktop to "My Models"
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue where dragging a window from the bottom bar could place the title bar under the menu bar
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 6.0

- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
- Adds iPhone 4 (CDMA)
- Adds iPad 2 (Wi-Fi), iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + 3G GSM), iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + 3G CDMA)
- Redesigned user interface
- Adds the ability to search within the info and Compare windows
- The type of comparison can now be changed on-the-fly in Compare
- Adds "History" category to show recently viewed models
- Adds the ability to change the type of model for items in "My Models"
- Adds the ability to import reports created by System Profiler to "My Models"
- Adds the ability to export and import items in "My Models"
- Performance improvements when opening items in "My Models"
- Adds information on "Bundled Software" to recent models
- Adds memory upgrade instructions to recent models
- Adds initial price, where available, in Norwegian krone
- Adds Apple Help based documentation
- Classic Macintosh, Performa, Power Macintosh, and PowerBook categories are now sorted chronologically
- System requirements updated to Mac OS X v10.5 or later
- Application is now code signed
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue where a "My Models" window would fail to open if another window with the same name was already open
- Fixes an issue where preferences could become corrupted if the app crashed
- Fixes an issue where the bottom bar wouldn't display correctly on certain windows
- Fixes an issue where windows couldn't be dragged from the bottom bar
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.3

- Adds Mac Pro Server (Mid 2010)
- Adds MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)
- Adds MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)
- Updates listing for MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) and MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) with new processor option
- Adds "Original OS" and "Maximum OS" entries for iOS devices
- Adds support for adding reminders to iCal calendars on CalDAV servers on Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.2.3

- Fixes an issue where "My Models" items would not display properly for the iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) and iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
- Fixes an issue with the "mactracker://" URI scheme and receiving Apple Events
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.2.2

- Adds Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
- Adds iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
- Adds iPod shuffle (4th generation)
- Adds iPod nano (6th generation)
- Adds iPod touch (4th generation)
- Adds LED Cinema Display (27-inch)
- Adds Apple TV (2nd generation)
- Adds Magic Trackpad
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.2.1

- Adds iPhone 4
- Adds Mac mini (Mid 2010)
- Adds Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)
- Adds performance scores for iPhone from Primate Labs Geekbench 2
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.2

- Adds MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
- Adds MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
- iPad split into iPad (Wi-Fi) and iPad (Wi-Fi + 3G)
- Numerous changes to "My Models"
- Adds initial price, where available, in New Zealand dollars
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue where damaged preferences would prevent saving user settings
- Fixes an issue where initial price, in certain currencies, could not be used in a Smart Category
- Fixes an issue where model comparisons could not be printed
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.1

- Adds iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)
- Adds iPad
- Adds Compare function to highlight differences between models
- New search engine searches all specification entries from the main window
- Adds initial price, where available, in Australian dollars, Japanese yen, Swedish kronor, and Swiss francs
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue that would cause Mactracker to crash when adding a new contact to "My Models" under Mac OS X 10.6
- Fixes an issue where certain characters would cause incorrect search results
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.11

- Adds iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) and iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
- Adds Mac mini (Late 2009) and Mac mini (Mac OS X Server, Late 2009)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)
- Adds Magic Mouse
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes issue where Mactracker would fail to launch on some PowerPC-based Macs
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.10

- Adds iPod touch (3rd generation)
- Adds iPod classic 160GB (Late 2009)
- Adds iPod nano (5th generation)
- Adds iPod shuffle (3rd generation Late 2009)
- Search fields for adding Smart Categories and My Models now return "live" results
- Fixes issue where Mactracker would report a "attempt to pop an unknown autorelease pool" error to Console on Mac OS X 10.6
- Fixes issues with "Full Keyboard Access"
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.9

- Adds Mac OS X 10.6 and Mac OS X Server 10.6
- Updates "Maximum Mac OS" entry based on the system requirements of Mac OS X 10.6
- Adds entry to indicate if an Intel-based Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes an issue where Mactracker would crash if the user's Desktop folder was not in the default location
- Fixes an issue where Mactracker would not correctly detect the user's selected Appearance color
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.8

- Adds MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53 GHz, Mid 2009)
- Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
- Adds MacBook Air (Mid 2009)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)
- Adds iPhone 3GS
- Control-clicking on specification entries will speak the text
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.7

- Adds Mac Pro (Early 2009)
- Adds iMac (20-inch Early 2009), iMac (24-inch Early 2009)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)
- Adds MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
- Adds Mac mini (Early 2009)
- Adds Xserve (Early 2009)
- Adds AirPort Extreme (Early 2009), Time Capsule (Early 2009)
- Adds iPod shuffle (3rd generation)
- Adds Apple Keyboard (Aluminum) and renames previous model to Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
- Displays the country of manufacture for items in "My Models"
- Adds details on Liquid Sensor for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models
- Adds the ability to set the number of recent years in Timeline
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Mactracker for iPod classic is no longer included
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.6

- Adds MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
- "My Models" expanded to include Printers and Newton models
- Fixed issue with update notifications where clicking "Remind Me Later" would display the notification again after only 30 minutes
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.5

- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)
- Adds MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2008)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
- Adds MacBook Air (Late 2008)
- Adds LED Cinema Display
- Adds iPod touch (2nd generation)
- Adds iPod classic (120 GB)
- Adds iPod nano (4th generation)
- Adds Portable StyleWriter
- "My Models" can be exported or printed in bulk from the main window
- Network details can be added to non-Mac "My Models" items
- Adds details on Wireless Distribution System (WDS) support to WiFi Cards and Base Stations
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.4

- Adds iPhone 3G
- Adds "iTunes Version" and "Machine ID" to iPhone models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.3

- Adds iMac (20-inch Early 2008)
- Adds iMac (24-inch Early 2008)
- Adds AirPort Card and AirPort Extreme Card
- Adds "Large Drive Support" info (where available) for iBook models
- Adds maximum supported resolution for an external display for iMac models
- Adds "Brightness" (where available) for the built-in display on iMac models
- Adds Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rating where available for recent models
- Adds Fibre Channel card info to Mac Pro models
- Adds ENERGY STAR information where available for recent models
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.2

- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)
- Adds MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch Early 2008)
- Adds AirPort Express (802.11n)
- Updates iPod shuffle (Second Generation)
- Additional information added to "Mice and Keyboards" models
- Macintosh Clone models have been removed
- "My Model" items can be added or removed from the main window
- Adds the ability to set color labels for "My Models" items
- Numerous improvements to "My Models" category in the main window
- Improved "Undo/Redo Typing" for the "Comments" field in the info windows
- Adds maximum supported resolution for an external display for Mac mini, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and PowerBook G3/G4 models
- Adds "Brightness" and "DPI" information (where available) for the built-in display on MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro models
- Adds "AirTunes" information to Wi-Fi Base Stations
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Fixes issue with creating new Smart Categories
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0.1

- Adds Mac Pro (Early 2008)
- Adds MacBook Air
- Adds Xserve (Early 2008)
- Adds Time Capsule
- Updates iPhone and iPod touch
- "AirPort Base Stations" category renamed to "Wi-Fi Base Stations"
- Power Macintosh 5260 separated from Power Macintosh 5200/5260 entry
- "My Models" expanded to include Apple TV, Displays, iPhone, iPod, and Wi-Fi Base Stations
- Adds "Initial Price" to Xserve models
- Adds "Lights-Out Management (LOM)" to Xserve models
- Adds "Coprocessor" information to Classic Macintosh models
- Adds "Floppy Drive" port information to Classic Macintosh and PowerBook models
- Adds "Go to Model" menu item similar to Finder's "Go to Folder" to quickly open an info window
- Fixes an issue with receiving Apple Events
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 5.0

- Adds MacBook (13-inch Late 2007)
- Adds iPod classic
- Adds iPod touch
- Adds iPod nano (3rd Generation)
- Adds Mac OS X 10.5
- Adds Mac OS X Server 10.5
- Adds Apple Keyboard (Aluminum) and Apple Wireless Keyboard (Aluminum)
- iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition entry merged with iPod nano (2nd Generation)
- ImageWriter, StyleWriter, and LaserWriter models have been merged into a single category
- Mac OS X entries have been moved into their own category
- Adds support for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard"
- Numerous user interface improvements
- Adds new update engine
- Adds initial price, where available, in Canadian dollars, euros, pounds sterling, and United States dollars
- Adds iCal integration for tracking warranty status for "My Mac model" items (Mac OS X 10.4 and later)
- Model Name, Machine ID, Model Number, Order Number, and Processor type can be searched directly from the main window
- Smart Categories can be re-ordered through the View Options window
- Option-clicking on specification entries will copy the text to the clipboard
- Command-clicking on specification entries will display the text in very large type
- Adds additional information to Newton MessagePad models
- Adds "iTunes Version" compatibility information to iPod models
- Adds "Release Date" and link to Apple Support Downloads page for Mac OS X updates
- Updates "Maximum Mac OS" entry based on the system requirements of Mac OS X 10.5
- Adds history info for the latest models
- Fixes an issue where windows would not properly retain their position with multiple displays
- Fixes flicker when opening the "Find" window
- Fixes issue where "My Mac model" and "Links" entries cannot be re-ordered
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.3.1

- Adds iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) and iMac (20-inch Mid 2007)
- Adds Mac mini (Mid 2007)
- Adds optical drive interface information for iMac models
- Separates graphics card connection from Graphics Card entry for models with integrated graphics cards
- Fixes an issue where duplicate items were created under the warranty coverage categories in "My Models"
- Fixes an issue where "View Options" settings would not be retained for eMac and iMac categories
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.3

- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2GHz) and MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4GHz)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch Mid 2007)
- Adds iPhone
- Updates Apple TV entry with 160 GB hard drive option
- Adds performance scores for recent models from Primate Labs Geekbench 2
- Adds entry to indicate support for memory interleaving
- Updates startup chime recording for recent models
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.2

- Adds Mac Pro (8-core)
- Adds Apple TV
- Adds AirPort Extreme (802.11n)
- Updates iPod shuffle (2nd Generation) with new colors
- Adds support for multiple criteria when creating Smart Categories
- Adds categories under "My Models" to show a system's warranty status
- Adds Apple Address Book integration to "My Models" along with inventory tag and network information fields
- Adds "View" menu to select info window tabs through keyboard shortcuts
- Adds "View Options" for individual categories
- Adds option to export information added to "My Models"
- Adds information on iPod Games support to iPod models
- Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
- Updates AirPort entry to indicate support for 802.11n with AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler
- The main window's category list can now be resized
- Resolves an issue where Mactracker would crash if the name of the startup disk contained between 29 and 33 characters
- Resolves an issue where Alsoft DiskWarrior 4.0 would incorrectly report an included file was corrupt
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.1

- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo), MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)
- Adds MacBook (13-inch Late 2006)
- Adds iMac (17-inch Late 2006 CD), iMac (17-inch Late 2006), iMac (20-inch Late 2006), and iMac (24-inch Late 2006)
- Adds Mac mini (Late 2006)
- Adds iPod shuffle (2nd Generation), iPod nano (2nd Generation), iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition, iPod 5th Generation (Late 2006), and iPod 5th Generation U2 (Late 2006)
- MacBook models have been moved into their own category
- Now compiled as a Universal Binary for native operation on PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs
- Adds "My Models" list to "Notes" tab of Mac info windows
- Adds "My Models" category in the main window which shows models with items in their "My Models" list
- Adds option to show a model's icon in the main window
- Adds information on whether a Power Mac G5 model uses a built-in or external AirPort antenna
- Adds information on the current iPod software version
- Adds Motion Sensor as separate entry rather than as an addition to Hard Drive entry
- Adds ability to link to info windows using the "mactracker://" URI scheme
- Update functionality now respects system proxy settings
- Fixes an issue where Mactracker would crash if the startup disk was formatted with "Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive)" or "Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)"
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.0.6

- Adds Mac Pro
- Adds iMac (Mid 2006 17-inch)
- Adds Xserve (Late 2006)
- Adds Cinema Display (20-inch DVI Late 2005), Cinema Display (23-inch DVI Late 2005), and Cinema Display (30-inch DVI Late 2005)
- Updated Mighty Mouse with info on wireless model
- Xserves have been moved to their own category
- Adds "Does not contain" condition when creating Smart Categories
- Adds the ability to sort search results by date introduced
- Adds information on later Mac OS versions included with recent models
- Adds information on Apple Drive Module (ADM) compatibility to Xserve models
- Adds display mode information to Mac Pro, Power Mac G3/G4/G5, iMac, and eMac models
- Modifies Ethernet entries to indicate cards that support jumbo frames
- Fixes an issue where Mactracker would crash when opening an info window under a non-admin user
- Fixes an issue where search results wouldn't be shown for certain models
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.0.5

- Adds MacBook (13-inch)
- Adds MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)
- Adds MacBook Pro (17-inch)
- Adds iPod 5th Generation U2
- Adds order number information to recent models
- Adds battery life, display mode, and security slot information to PowerBook G3/G4, iBook, and MacBook models
- Adds optical drive interface information for Power Mac G3/G4/G5 and MacBook models
- Adds menu item to manage subscribing/unsubscribing from Mactracker News
- Changes to scroll and touch wheel iPod listings to bring them in line with Apple's conventions
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.0.4

- Adds Mac mini (Early 2006)
- Adds the ability to show or hide categories in the main window
- Adds line voltage information for recent models
- Fixes an issue where the iPod installation would fail if the name of the iPod contained non-ASCII characters
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.0.3

- Adds MacBook Pro
- Adds iMac (Early 2006 17-inch) and iMac (Early 2006 20-inch)
- Improvements to Mactracker for iPod including startup and death chimes
- Adds information on Firmware type on Mac models
- Adds information about power provided by FireWire ports
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.0.2

- Adds "Timeline" option to view models by date introduced
- Includes updated history information for latest iPods
- Main window now uses the "Unified title/toolbar" appearance under Mac OS X 10.4 if "Use brushed metal appearance" is not checked in the preferences
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 4.0.1

- Adds Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD) and PowerBook G4 (17-inch Double-Layer SD)
- Adds iMac G5 (17-inch iSight) and iMac G5 (20-inch iSight)
- Adds iPod 5th Generation
- Adds included peripherals for Power Mac G3/G4/G5, iMac, eMac, and Mac mini
- Includes Apple Backup 3 QuickPick

Version 4.0

- Adds Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67GHz)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5GHz)
- Adds iMac G5 ALS (17-inch) and iMac G5 ALS (20-inch)
- Adds eMac (2005)
- Adds Mac mini (Late 2005)
- Adds iBook G4 (Mid 2005)
- Adds iPod color display
- Adds iPod U2 Special Edition (color display)
- Adds iPod mini (Second Generation)
- Adds iPod nano
- Adds Apple Mighty Mouse
- Adds Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X Server 10.4
- Adds earlier Mac OS releases from System Software 5.0 to Mac OS 9.2
- Splits the single 1.8 GHz model to Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) from Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
- Adds a new Search Engine
- Adds the ability to create Smart Categories (Similar to Smart Playlists in iTunes)
- Adds support for adding Color Labels
- Adds "This Mac" category to show what Mac Mactracker is currently running on
- Comments field supports Unicode text input
- Adds support for receiving AppleEvents to open an info window from another application such as FileMaker Pro
- Adds Apple's Support Status such as Supported, Vintage or Obsolete
- Adds Trackpad and Keyboard information for PowerBook G3/G4 and iBook models
- Adds information on Apple Hardware Test versions
- Adds information on Mac OS ROM versions
- Adds specification to indicate support for using 128 GB or larger ATA hard drives
- Other minor changes and additions

Version 3.0.1

- Adds Mac mini
- Adds iPod shuffle
- Adds Xserve G5 (January 2005)
- Adds Xserve G5 (January 2005 Cluster Node)
- Adds info on System Enablers for Classic Macs, Performas, older Power Macintosh, and older PowerBook models
- Fixes issue where firmware update link may not function when using back/forward arrows
- Other minor changes

Version 3.0

- Adds Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
- Adds iMac G5 (17-inch)
- Adds iMac G5 (20-inch)
- Adds eMac (USB 2.0)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33GHz)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5GHz)
- Adds iBook G4 (Early 2004)
- Adds iBook G4 (Late 2004)
- Adds Apple Cinema Display (20-inch DVI)
- Adds Apple Cinema HD Display (23-inch DVI)
- Adds Apple Cinema HD Display (30-inch DVI)
- Adds iPod (Click Wheel)
- Adds iPod U2 Special Edition
- Adds iPod photo
- Adds AirPort Express
- iApp-style user interface for the main window
- Ability to search the database
- Ability to attach files and Internet addresses to Resources tab
- Adds metric weight and dimension values
- Adds 64 x 64 icons from widget : widget and The Iconfactory
- Adds ability to install or update version installed on iPods
- Includes info on the power adapter for most PowerBook and iBook models
- Moves info on available Firmware Updates to model windows
- Adds a recent models menu
- Adds info on Mac OS X Server 1.0
- Adds info on Mac OS X Public Beta
- Fixes scroll issue in Mac OS window and the about box
- Fixes issue where only one bug report/correction sheet could be open at one time
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.1.1

- Fixes to Apple Servers, iBooks, LaserWriter and Mac OS windows
- Fixes issue where Mice and Keyboards menu wouldn't sort as descending
- Photo format has been changed resulting in 25% smaller installed size
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.1

- Adds iMac (20-inch USB 2.0)
- Adds iPod mini
- Adds Dual 1.8 GHz G5 configuration
- Adds Xserve G5
- Adds Apple mice and keyboards
- Power Macintosh G3 and later and PowerBook G3 and later models now have their own menus
- Ability to export model info as a plain text file
- Includes ATI graphics card model number for G3, G4, and G5 based models
- Adds Apple family number where available
- Added bug reporting button
- Ability to change main window appearance to brushed metal
- Modified the update engine to include more information on available updates
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.3.1 and 10.3.2 Update
- Adds info on Power Mac G5 5.1.4 Firmware
- Moved Next Model and Previous Model menu items to Windows menu
- Added keyboard shortcuts to access model categories
- Fixes duplicate help menu item under Mac OS X 10.3
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.0.6

- Adds iBook G4
- Adds eMac (1 GHz G4)
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.0.5

- Adds PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
- Adds PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)
- Adds iMac (15-inch USB 2.0) and iMac (17-inch USB 2.0)
- Adds Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)
- Adds iPod (20/40 GB Dock Connector)
- Adds Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update
- Fixes for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.0.4

- Adds Power Mac G5
- Adds Apple iSight
- Adds eMac (ATI Graphics)
- Apple Software Updates window has now been integrated with the Mac OS listings under the Software section
- Adds History info to Mac OS X software listings
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.2.6 Update
- Adds info on Mac OS requirements for all Displays
- Adds brightness info for LCD based Displays
- Adds Expansion Bay information to PowerBook models
- Added more detailed memory descriptions for some models
- Updates Maximum Mac OS info with Mac OS X 10.3 information
- Adds option to workaround slow window opening on iBook and PowerBooks models that sleep their audio hardware
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.0.3

- Adds iBook (Early 2003), iPod (Dock Connector), and Xserve (Slot Load)
- Changes to the Update engine including update check scheduling
- Adds a new Expansion tab for Power Macintosh and Apple Server models
- Added 1 GB SO-DIMM information to PowerBook (12-inch) and (17-inch) as well as iMac (17-inch 1GHz) windows
- Machine ID is no longer represented by the Gestalt ID for new models
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.2.4 and 10.2.5 Updates
- Other minor fixes

Version 2.0.2

- Adds iMac (17-inch 1GHz)
- Adds iMac (Flat-Panel 2003)
- Updated "History" info for the latest models
- Database corrections and minor bug fixes

Version 2.0.1

- Adds Power Mac G4 (FW 800)
- Adds Apple Cinema (20-inch) Display
- Adds more details to processor type listing for G3 and G4 models
- Database corrections and minor bug fixes

Version 2.0

- Adds Motorola, PowerComputing, and UMAX clones
- Includes a description and photo for most models from Apple-History or The Apple Museum
- New printing engine
- Updated GUI under Mac OS X including optional translucent windows.
- Adds PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz), PowerBook G4 (17-inch), PowerBook G4 (12-inch) , iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM), iBook (32 VRAM), iBook (14" LCD 32 VRAM), and AirPort Extreme Base Station
- Info on the Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002) EDU Model is now in its own window
- Includes the ability to re-order and change the font of the menus in the main window
- Added ability to hide the Update Now button in the main window
- You can now cycle through model info from the model info window using back and forward buttons (or equivalent shortcut keys)
- Added Chimes of Death in addition to the Startup Chimes
- Lists Apple recommended maximum RAM along with third-party recommendations
- Additional information to all model windows
- Added info for latest Apple software and firmware releases
- Support for additional update mirror sites
- Updated back and forward arrow buttons
- Fixes bug where iMac notes field was limited to 15 characters
- Fixed a bug where the Minimize menu item would minimize the wrong window
- Blank notes files are no longer created when you don't enter any info into the notes field

Version 1.7.3

- Fixes a bug which caused an intermittent crash that mainly occurred under Mac OS X 10.2.x
- Fixes a bug from 1.7.2 that would prevent the discovery of new updates
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.2.1 Update

Version 1.7.2

- Adds iMac (17" Flat-Panel)
- Adds Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
- Updates eMac info
- Adds 20 GB iPod
- Adds Macintosh PowerBook 145B
- New Apple Software Updates window
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.1.5 Update
- Other minor changes

Version 1.7.1

- Adds PowerBook G4 (DVI)
- Adds eMac
- Adds Xserve
- Adds iBook (16 VRAM) and (14.1" LCD 16 VRAM)
- Adds cartridge info for most printer models
- Adds info on Mac OS X 10.1.4 Update
- Other minor changes

Version 1.7

- Adds Apple Cinema HD Display
- Updates iPod listing with 10 GB model
- Adds AirPort Base Station info
- Fixes a bug with Performa 5270CD menu item opening the incorrect window
- Other minor changes

Version 1.6.4

- Changes the update engine after my ISP discontinued one of their domain names
- Fixes an issue with the Studio Displays menu not opening the correct window
- Fixes a bug with the eMate startup chime

Version 1.6.3

- Adds support for proxies when using the update feature
- Adds optional NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti info to Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
- Updates Apple Studio Display with VGA and DVI models
- Fixes a bug with the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) window
- Adds info on the Mac OS X 10.1.3 Update
- Other minor changes

Version 1.6.2

- Adds Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
- Adds Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
- Other small fixes

Version 1.6.1

- Adds a new update engine that is speedier and more compatible with different network connections
- Fixes a bug with the notes feature for Displays
- Updates iPod listing with new languages from the 1.0.4 Updater
- Adds Startup Chime for the eMate 300
- Updates audio info on some models
- Adds Macintosh PowerBook 500 with PowerPC
- Adds links to Mac OS X Server updates
- Other small changes

Version 1.6

- Adds iMac (Flat-Panel)
- Updates listing for iBook (Late 2001)
- Updates listing for PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
- Updates iPod listing with new languages from the 1.0.2 Updater
- Adds link to Mac OS 9.2.2 and 10.1.2 Update
- Apple Updates window renamed to Mac OS Updates
- Fixes a bug that could cause a update connection to fail to close
- Other small fixes

Version 1.5

- Adds Apple OneScanners
- Adds Apple QuickTake cameras
- Adds Apple iPod
- Adds info on the different Mac OS versions
- Upgraded memory description for some models
- Added more project names to printers and display models
- iMac and iBook colors added
- Adds link to Mac OS X 10.1.1 Update
- Other small fixes

Version 1.2.1

- Adds the PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
- Adds the iBook (Late 2001)
- Additional Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver) models
- Other small fixes

Version 1.2

- Notes feature expanded to Displays, Printers, and Newtons
- Ability to see what has changed before you download an update
- The Undo command now restores the last saved version of the notes
- Added web links to AccelerateYourMac's CPU and Drive upgrade databases
- Adds Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver)
- Adds links to the Mac OS 9.2.1 Update
- Minor additions to System Info window
- Fixes a bug where the cursor would not change when moved over a link
- Upgrade tab removed
- Other small fixes

Version 1.1

- Now runs under Mac OS 8.0 (and later)
- Adds a "Notes" tab that allows user notes to be added to Mac model windows
- Apple Updates window allows region selecting and update information
- Workgroup Servers, Newtons, and ImageWriters added
- Adds Startup chimes for most Mac models
- Includes information on PowerLogix upgrade cards
- Updated System Info window that allows printing
- Main window now remembers its location on quit
- Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) and iMac (Summer 2001) added

Version 1.0.3

- Added more Apple project names
- Correctly identifies the PPC 7450 chip in 667MHz and faster G4s
- Other minor fixes

Version 1.0.2

- Added Studio Display 17" (LCD)
- AppleVision 1710AV and LC 630 windows now correctly open
- Other minor fixes

Version 1.0.1

- Added Macintosh IIvi and Macintosh XL
- System Info window now gathers more information
- Other minor fixes

Version 1.0

- First non-preview release