Guides

Set your homepage in Safari on a Mac

Safari can open a page you choose every time you open a new window or tab.

1. Open Safari and choose Safari → Settings, then click General.
2. Next to Homepage, type the address you want, such as gethomedeck.com. If you already have the page open, click Set to Current Page.
3. Set New windows open with to Homepage.
4. Set New tabs open with to Homepage.
5. Close Settings and open a new tab to check it.

Open it from the Dock in its own window

On macOS Sonoma or later, Safari can turn a website into an app in your Dock.

1. Open the page in Safari.
2. Choose File → Add to Dock, then click Add.

It opens in its own window, without tabs or an address bar. To open it every time you log in, go to System Settings → General → Login Items, click +, and pick it from the Applications folder inside your home folder.

If Safari keeps opening something else

At the top of the General settings, Safari opens with decides what you see when Safari starts. Set it to A new window so the homepage shows. If a setting is grayed out, a work or school profile on your Mac may be controlling it.