How to Make Google Your Homepage on Safari [Tutorial]
71How to Make Google Your Homepage on Safari [Tutorial]
You can use any webpage as your homepage, and have it shown when you open a new window or a new tab.
In a lot of ways, Google is the internet. Type in a few worlds, and Google returns what you need in seconds. It's no wonder the company's name has become a verb that means "searching for something online."
As a result, it can be helpful to make Google your homepage so that it opens directly to Google.com when you launch your browser. Though modern browsers let you search directly in the omnibox, eliminating the need to type in Google.com in most instances, it can be helpful to have the search engine at your fingertips or when you open a new tab.
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If you are a frequent user of Google and of the Safari browser, then it makes sense you would want to combine both for easy access. Making Google your homepage in Safari allows you to skip the extra step of trying to get to Google to use it.
Changing your settings and managing your storage space are two things that almost every Mac owner will encounter over the course of using their computer. When you open the Safari browser on your Mac, it is likely opening to whatever page you had previously set as your homepage. But if you find that your first step when using Safari involves navigating to Google, then it might make more sense to set Google as your homepage instead.
Our tutorial below will show you where to find the Safari setting that determines the homepage that is used. You can then choose whether you want Safari to open to your Homepage in new windows, new tabs, or both.
By completing the steps below, each time you launch the Safari browser you will automatically be taken right to Google. There is no need to type the URL from the address bar or access your bookmarks to get there.
This tutorial will apply for MacBook Pro, Air, Mini's running the macOS operating system. This tutorial was performed on a macOS Big Sur system.