Testing web application on Mac/Safari when I don't own a Mac

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Having been caught out recently when a web site I launched displayed perfectly on IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari on Windows but was corrupted when viewed using Safari on the Mac (by a potential customer), I need to start testing how my sites look when viewed on a Mac.

Problem is, I don't own a Mac.

I've tried BrowsrCamp, which claims to provide VNC access to a Mac with lots of browsers installed, but after finding it unreliable (so far, it's worked 1 day in the last 5) I need another solution.

Any suggestions?

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12 Answers
user_63319980

You don't have to pay for those online service and still be able to use latest Safari for free with these choices:

A) Install VMware

Use Google to find VMware + free MacOs ISO image. This solution is significantly faster than VirtualBox.

B) Install VirtualBox and download free MacOS High Sierra image

See tutorial here: https://www.wikigain.com/install-macos-high-sierra-virtualbox-windows/

Use these vbox settings to increase resolution and memory, but it is still very laggy and slow:

cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS" VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution 1920x1080
VBoxManage modifyvm "macOS" --vram 256
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user_83103120

Amazon AWS recently launched macOS EC2 instances.

As of now (Dec 2020) they are pretty pricey, you have to reserve them minimum for 24h.

You can connect to the instance via VNC (sample guide for connecting from Windows) and test your browser.

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