How to Open a Pop-up Window on Mac in Safari
While pop-up windows have long been the bane of the web, some websites require the use of pop-up windows for various reasons. Safari for Mac will automatically block pop-up windows, but since some websites require the usage of popup windows, you may end up in a situation where you need to open a pop-up window on the Mac.
Rather than allowing pop-up windows in Safari for Mac you can also just open pop-up windows on an individual basis.
How to Open a Blocked Pop-up Window on Safari for Mac
Safari will automatically block pop-up windows, but you can open them if you need to by doing the following:
- When you encounter a website that attempts to open a pop-up that is automatically blocked, look in the URL / address bar of Safari
- Click the tiny little overlapping window button at the far side of the URL bar in Safari, next to the “Show Blocked Pop-up Window” message
- This will open the pop-up window that was blocked, on an individual basis
There you have it, your pop-up window is now open, as you wanted.
Remember, this only opens that specific pop-up window on the Mac. This does not allow all pop-up windows from opening on the Mac, though if you wish to do that, there is a Safari settings adjustment for that purpose to allow all pop-up windows all the time on the Mac.
While pop-up windows have long been annoying to web users, it remains a fact that many websites continue to use them for legitimate purposes, so understanding how this feature works in Safari for Mac is not only useful, but essential.
