Apple today released the Safari Technology Preview 162 update, an experimental browser that Apple has been rolling out since March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future versions of Safari.
The current Safari Technology Preview release is built on the Safari 16 update and includes support for features in macOS 13 Ventura, such as live text, passkeys, Web extension improvements, and more.
The Safari Technology Preview version 162 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web Inspector, CSS, Scrolling, Gamepad API, Media, Web API, and Accessibility. This update enables shared tab groups and synchronization of tab groups, site settings and Web extensions, and is available for testing on Safari Technology Preview 162 or later running macOS Ventura 13.2 or later, or macOS Monterey with Safari 16.2.
The current Safari Technical Preview is version 16.4, which is compatible with devices running macOS 13 Ventura and macOS 12 Monterey. However, it no longer works with macOS Big Sur.
Anyone who has downloaded the browser can get the Safari Technology Preview update through the Software Update mechanism in System Settings.
The Safari Technology Preview, which runs side-by-side with the existing Safari browser, is designed for developers, but it does not require a developer account to use.
