Mac: Disable Java in Safari - how to stop the service

Safari is the default browser of Mac OS and iOS. Java is required to display some web page content. However, if you want to disable Java because you don't trust the execution of external Java plugins, you can easily do so through Safari's preferences.

How to disable Java in Safari on Max?

How to disable Java in Safari depends on the version of the browser.If you use Safari 6.1 or a newer version, there is a switch in the preferences that allows you to enable or disable Java.

1. To do this, go to the top of the menu bar on "Safari > Settings" and select the tab "Security".
2. Here you can now disable Java by going to the plugin settings and turn off Java there on the left in the list.

If you use an older version of Safari go very similar.

1. Go to "Safari" and then further to "Settings" and select "Security" here as well.
2. Now disable the option "Enable Java".
3. Now you can close the Safari settings window again and the settings will be applied.

In the plugin settings you can see all installed plugins and make settings to them and enable or disable them. Mostly, the Adobe Flash plugin is also displayed here, which is used to play videos in the browser or other web content such as games. If you don't trust Flash players, you can disable this as well.