How to disable pop-up blocker in Safari on Mac

However, sometimes there are also useful pop-ups, such as related to login credentials, captcha, forms. that are accidentally blocked. To solve the problem, you can disable the pop-up blocker in Safari for all websites, or apply it on certain websites.

Find out how to do it right here.

Disable pop-up blocker for all websites in Safari

First, open the Safari browser on your Mac. Then, click the 'Safari' entry in the upper left corner of the top menu bar and select 'Preferences'.

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Next, click on the "Websites" tab.

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In the 'General' column on the left, scroll down and select 'Pop-up Windows'.

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Use the drop-down menu next to the 'When Visiting Other Websites' option in the bottom left and click 'Allow'.

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From now on, Safari will allow all pop-ups to be freely displayed on every website you visit.

Turn off pop-up blocker for a specific website in Safari

First, open Safari on your Mac, then browse to the websites you want to allow pop-ups to appear on.

Next, click on the 'Safari' entry in the upper left corner of the top menu bar and select 'Preferences'.

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In the Safari Preferences window that appears, click the 'Websites' tab.

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Scroll down in the 'General' column and select 'Pop-up Windows'.

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On the right, you'll see a list of web pages open in Safari and a 'Block and Notify' option set for each. Use the drop-down menu next to a web page and select 'Allow'.

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Repeat the same process to allow pop-ups to be displayed on other sites in the list.

Micah Soto

Update 07 December 2021