Set up iCloud for Safari on all your devices (2024)

iCloud User Guide

Set up iCloud for Safari on all your devices (1)

You can use iCloud with Safari on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. You can also access web bookmarks on your Windows computer, and you can restore your bookmarks using iCloud.com. For an overview of what you can do with iCloud, see Keep your Safari bookmarks, Reading List, and tabs up to date with iCloud.

Note: Make sure you’re signed in with the same AppleID on each device. If you have devices where you’re not signed in with your Apple ID or that have the Safari feature turned off, you won’t be able to access your Safari data stored in iCloud on those devices.

Set up iCloud for Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings> [your name]> iCloud.
Do one of the following:
- iOS 16, iPadOS 16, or later: Tap Show All, then turn on Safari.
- iOS 15, iPadOS 15, or earlier: Turn on Safari.
To see your bookmarks, Reading List, Tab Groups, and tabs open on your other devices, open Safari.

For more information on how to use bookmarks, a Reading List, and tabs on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, see any of the following:

iPhone User Guide: Bookmark a website in Safari on iPhone, Save webpages to read later in Safari on iPhone, and Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPhone.
iPad User Guide: Bookmark favorite websites in Safari on iPad, Save webpages to read later in Safari on iPad, and Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPad
iPod touch User Guide (iOS 15 or earlier): Bookmark webpages in Safari on iPod touch, Save pages to read later in Safari on iPod touch, and Use tabs in Safari on iPod touch.

Set up iCloud for Safari on your Mac

On your Mac, do one of the following:
- macOS 13.3 or later: Choose Applemenu > System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, then click iCloud. Below Apps Using iCloud, click Show All or Show More Apps, then turn on Safari.
- macOS 13 to 13.2: Choose Applemenu > System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud, then turn on Safari.
- macOS 12 or earlier: Choose Applemenu > System Preferences, click Apple ID, click iCloud, then select Safari.
To see your bookmarks, Reading List, Tab Groups, and tabs open on your other devices, open Safari.

For more information on how to use bookmarks, a Reading List, and tabs on your Mac, see Bookmark websites that you want to revisit in Safari on Mac, Keep a Reading List in Safari on Mac, and Use tabs for webpages in Safari on Mac in the Safari User Guide for Mac.

Set up iCloud Bookmarks on your Windows computer

You can access your web bookmarks stored in iCloud on a Windows computer.

If you don’t already have it, get iCloud for Windows. See the Apple Support article Download iCloud for Windows.
On your Windows computer, open iCloud for Windows.
Select Bookmarks, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Click Apply to save your changes.
To view your bookmarks stored in iCloud, open a browser you selected during setup.

For more information on how to use iCloud for Windows, see the iCloud for Windows User Guide.

Restore your Safari bookmarks on iCloud.com

You can recover an automatically archived version of your Safari bookmarks from a web browser on a tablet or computer.

Go to icloud.com/recovery and sign in with your Apple ID.

For more information on how to restore your bookmarks, see any of the following:

On a tablet: Restore your Safari bookmarks on iCloud.com
On a computer: Restore your Safari bookmarks on iCloud.com