HISTORY OF DEV

June 11, 2007

Safari 3 for Windows public beta released

Apple released a SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 3 public beta for Windows on June 11, 2007 at WWDCApple Worldwide Developers Conference — annual June keynote and sessions for iOS, macOS, and Apple platform developers. — bringing WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork. to PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. users; the final Windows release shipped in October 2007.

What it was for

WebKitSafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. on Windows let web developers test WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork. rendering without a Mac and briefly gave Windows users an Apple browser option. It spread WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork.'s engine beyond macOSApple's desktop operating system — runs on Mac hardware with Unix foundations and the Cocoa UI framework. — a precursor to ChromeGoogle's web browser — built on Chromium and the most widely used browser worldwide. adopting WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork. and later forking BlinkGoogle's rendering engine forked from WebKit — powers Chrome and many Chromium-based browsers..

Companies

  • Apple
  • Microsoft

Why it's here

SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. for Windows exported Apple's engine to the PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. ecosystem.

Why it mattered

WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork. on Windows influenced cross-browser testing and engine adoption before ChromeGoogle's web browser — built on Chromium and the most widely used browser worldwide..

What it solved

Developers on Windows could not easily test SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS./WebKitApple's open-source browser engine — powers Safari and historically influenced Chrome's fork. behavior for their sites.

Media

  • WebKit
    ImageWebKit

    Apple, LGPL, via Wikimedia Commons

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