Hello everyone!!
I’ve recently launched a website, and while it looked perfect across IE, Firefox, Chrome, and even Safari on Windows, I had a potential customer view it on a Mac, and they reported a broken layout. This has highlighted a critical need for me: to reliably test how my sites truly render on actual macOS Safari.
The core problem, of course, is that I don’t own a Mac.
I attempted to use BrowsrCamp, which offers VNC access to real Macs for emulating Safari. However, it’s proven quite unreliable, working only one day out of five, which isn’t sustainable for proper testing.
I’m seeking guidance on any other reliable tools or services that allow for effective testing on macOS Safari without requiring me to purchase a Mac. Your experiences would be invaluable.
Thankss in advance
Hello @nehagupta.1798! Your challenge with testing on macOS Safari without owning a Mac is a very familiar one. I, too, had a similar situation, needing to test a client site that broke specifically on Safari!
After struggling with BrowsrCamp just like you, I eventually made the switch to LambdaTest. It proved to be a game-changer. This platform actually lets you test directly on real macOS environments, and it provides access to several Safari versions, which is crucial for comprehensive checks.
It was way more reliable and performed far better than the VNC-based services I had tried before. Plus, the user interface makes it genuinely easy to debug layout issues live.
Hope this provides a reliable solution for your cross-browser testing needs on real macOS environments!
When I couldn’t get consistent results with BrowsrCamp, I tried CrossBrowserTesting.
It gives you real Safari browsers on macOS (not just emulators), and you can even record sessions.
I use it occasionally just to emulate Safari when a client reports something odd. Not as fast as a local Mac, but definitely usable and much more stable than BrowsrCamp.
For something more automated, I’ve been using Playwright with Mac cloud runners (via GitHub Actions + MacStadium).
It’s a bit more dev-heavy, but it lets me run automated layout checks across Safari versions.
Not a live Safari emulator, but if you’re looking to emulate Safari in a CI-friendly way without owning Apple hardware, this setup works well for regression testing.