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title: "Cypress 10.8: Experimental: Run tests in WebKit"
url: "https://www.cypress.io/blog/cypress-10-8-experimental-run-tests-in-webkit"
description: "We are excited to bring you an update on one of our most popular user requests: Cypress support for testing in Safari! Apple’s Safari browser accounts for…"
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# Cypress 10.8: Experimental: Run tests in WebKit

September 13, 2022

By The Cypress Team

We are excited to bring you an update on one of our most popular user requests: Cypress support for testing in Safari! Apple’s Safari browser accounts for almost [20%](https://gs.statcounter.com/?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io) of worldwide internet usage. In 10.8.0, Cypress users can test their web applications using [WebKit](https://webkit.org/?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io), the same browser engine used in Safari. By running your existing Cypress tests in WebKit, you can feel confident that your web application is bug-free and works as intended for Safari users.

We are releasing [experimental support](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/experiments?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io) for testing in WebKit today. After upgrading to 10.8.0, you can set the `experimentalWebKitSupport` config option in Cypress to opt-in to this feature. [Check out the docs](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/guides/launching-browsers?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io#WebKit-Experimental) for complete instructions.

Since it is an experiment, you might encounter missing features or bugs while using WebKit. Please check the [known issues list](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/guides/launching-browsers?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io#WebKit-Experimental), and provide your ideas and feedback [on Github](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io).

This experiment uses Playwright's build of WebKit to enable this feature, as we work towards creating a better UX for Cypress browser detection in the future. Thank you to the Playwright contributors who have helped make this possible.

We’d like to also thank [Weyert de Boer](https://github.com/weyert?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io) for his open source [contributions](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/17002?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io) that formed the basis of experimental WebKit support. Thank you, Weyert! Stay tuned for more updates on WebKit and cross-browser support in Cypress. For a complete list of updates in 10.8.0, please review our [changelog](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/changelog?ref=cypress-io.ghost.io).