How to enable JavaScript in a browser on a MAC

How to activate JavaScript on Mac?

To activate JavaScript on a Mac, follow these guidelines:

JavaScript is a widely used programming language for creating dynamic, interactive web pages, such as applications and browsers.

The steps for allowing JavaScript differ between various browsers on a Mac. If the changes do not show even after the allowance of JavaScript, you might need to restart your browser. Enabling JavaScript allows third parties to track your activity online, something that could increase the vulnerability of viruses entering your local system.

Following are the steps to allow JavaScript on a Mac with Safari.

JavaScript Activation on Mac Browsers

1. As a rule, JavaScript is turned on by default in most web browsers on Mac systems, so its manual turn-on is not required unless it was turned off beforehand.
2. To enable JavaScript on Safari, go to the Safari menu, choose Preferences or Settings, go to the Security tab, and make sure that the box next to "Enable JavaScript" is ticked.
3. For Chrome, go to the menu, then Settings > Advanced > Site Settings > JavaScript, and toggle the "Allowed" option to the on position.

Now we can check in detail:

Steps to activate JavaScript in MAC

Open Safari on your Mac. You can locate it in the form of a blue, white, and red compass icon that is normally placed at the bottom of the screen in the Dock.

Access the Safari menu located in the menu bar at the top-left corner of the screen.

Click Preferences on the menu. This opens the Preferences panel.

Click the Security tab. It's the padlock icon near the top of the window.

Check the checkbox beside "Enable JavaScript" under the "Web content" category. When checked, Safari will allow sites to display JavaScript elements, such as buttons, forms, and other visual features.

If you are using a browser plugin that blocks JavaScript from running on particular websites, you will usually have to turn it off. You can do this in the Preferences window by going to Websites and unchecking the plugin's name.

Using Google Chrome

Open Chrome on your Mac, usually either in the Applications folder or the Launchpad. JavaScript is enabled by default in Chrome and shouldn't need to be manually activated unless you have disabled it.

Click the ⁝ menu. It's near the top-right corner of Chrome.

Select the Settings option from the menu, located near the bottom. This action will open the Settings page.

Then search for Site Settings.

Choose JavaScript from the options menu, as it will be at or near the top of the list. If the phrase "Allowed" is directly below "JavaScript," this means that JavaScript is already enabled.

In case you are facing problems with JavaScript functionality when it is enabled, the issue could be as a result of a security extension installed in the Chrome browser. To resolve this, you click on the ⁝ menu and then choose Extensions. Turn off any extensions that you do not want to use.

How to enable JavaScript in Firefox browser

To enable JavaScript in the Firefox browser, please adhere to the following steps:

Enter the command about:config in the address bar and press Enter.

Click on "I will be careful, I promise!".

In the search bar search for javascript.enabled.

Then double click on javascript.enabled value to make it True.

Conclusion

JavaScript is used by many browsers and is usually enabled by default on most web browsers installed on Mac systems, so it should not need to be activated unless disabled. To enable JavaScript in Safari, go to the Safari menu, select Preferences or Settings, click on the Security tab, and make sure that the box next to "Enable JavaScript" is ticked.