Missing Developer Tab on Safari (although enabled in settings)

Just yesterday my Developer tab was displayed in my v18.3.1 Safari Browser menu. Today, it is gone. I verified that the feature is still enabled in the browser Advanced settings (Show features for web developers is checked). I'm running the latest release of OS: 15.3.2 (24D81). Anyone else noticing this?

MacBook Pro 16″, 15.3

Posted on Mar 13, 2025 12:24 PM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2025 05:23 PM

Thom0ne wrote:

Just yesterday my Developer tab was displayed in my v18.3.1 Safari Browser menu. Today, it is gone. I verified that the feature is still enabled in the browser Advanced settings (Show features for web developers is checked). I'm running the latest release of OS: 15.3.2 (24D81). Anyone else noticing this?


Not seeing the issue in 15.3.2




I would try toggling in OFF and back ON


no resolve—

Quit Safari and relaunch it holding the Shift key down and compare your results.

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Mar 13, 2025 05:23 PM in response to Thom0ne

Thom0ne wrote:

Just yesterday my Developer tab was displayed in my v18.3.1 Safari Browser menu. Today, it is gone. I verified that the feature is still enabled in the browser Advanced settings (Show features for web developers is checked). I'm running the latest release of OS: 15.3.2 (24D81). Anyone else noticing this?


Not seeing the issue in 15.3.2




I would try toggling in OFF and back ON


no resolve—

Quit Safari and relaunch it holding the Shift key down and compare your results.

Mar 14, 2025 07:15 AM in response to leroydouglas

Hey leroydouglas,


Depressing the shift key while opening a fresh instance of Safari did not make any difference. However, your second suggestion -- deactivating the Developer feature in settings, quitting the session and then reactivating in another fresh instance did the trick.


I'm relatively new to the Mac ecosystem and I have much to learn. Thank you for moving my education up a notch.


Thom0ne


Mar 14, 2025 05:55 PM in response to Thom0ne

Thom0ne wrote:

Hey leroydouglas,

Depressing the shift key while opening a fresh instance of Safari did not make any difference. However, your second suggestion -- deactivating the Developer feature in settings, quitting the session and then reactivating in another fresh instance did the trick.

I'm relatively new to the Mac ecosystem and I have much to learn. Thank you for moving my education up a notch.

Thom0ne


Good computing Thom0ne ! I appreciate the feedback.

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