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Create multiple Safari profiles on iPad

In the Safari app , you can create multiple Safari profiles—like work and personal—and use them to separate your internet browsing into different themes. Each profile has separate favorites, histories, tabs, and Tab Groups. You can add, edit, or remove a profile at any time.

In Safari, a website is open. A Safari profile icon is at the top right of the screen. Tap the icon to switch between profiles.

Create a profile

The profiles you create on iPad will appear in Safari settings on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.

  1. Go to Settings  > Safari, then tap New Profile.

  2. Tap Name, enter a name for this profile, then choose an icon and color.

  3. Below Settings, tap Favorites to choose a bookmarks folder.

    If you have multiple folders of bookmarks, this option selects the folder of bookmarked websites that are recommended as you enter an address, search, or create a new tab. For example, if you have a folder of bookmarks related to work, you can create a work profile and use this field to ensure that those websites are suggested as you type in the address field.

  4. Tap Open New Tabs and choose the page you want new tabs to open to.

Use profiles in Safari

You can easily browse the internet with a profile, or move between profiles.

  1. Open the Safari app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the Show Sidebar button, then tap Profile at the bottom of the sidebar.

  3. Select the profile you want to use.

In Safari, the Tab Group menu to the right of the search field is open. At the bottom of the menu, Profile is selected, and a menu shows the options Personal, School, and Work.

Edit a profile

Go to Settings  > Safari, then tap the profile you want to edit.

Choose which extensions to use with a profile

You can install extensions to customize the way your browser works on iPad. See Get extensions to customize Safari.

If you have extensions installed on your iPad, you can customize which extensions you want to use with each profile.

  1. Go to Settings  > Safari, then tap a profile.

  2. Select each extension you want to use with that profile.

Remove a profile

You can delete a profile at any time. This action also erases the favorites and history associated with the profile, and closes all websites open in the profile.

Important: This action can’t be undone.

  1. Go to Settings  > Safari, then tap a profile.

  2. Tap Delete Profile.

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