Technical Guides

How to Enable JavaScript in Safari

This guide shows the process of enabling JavaScript in Safari.

  1. Click the "Safari" menu, choose "Preferences"

    Open a Safari window and click on the "Safari" menu in the top side of the screen. Click it, and then click the "Preferences" item.

    Screenshot showing the location of the Safari menu - in the top left of the screen

  2. Click on the "Security" tab

    The Security tab is fifth from the left

  3. Click the "Enable JavaScript" checkbox to enable or disable JavaScript

    If the checkbox has a tick symbol it means JavaScript is enabled; if the checkbox has no tick and is empty, JavaScript is not enabled in Safari.

    The Security tab is fifth from the left

  4. Close the "Preferences" window

    Click the red dot in the top left of the window to close the "Preferences" window and resume web browsing. The next time a webpage is loaded, the new setting will take effect.

    The Security tab is fifth from the left

  5. JavaScript is now enabled