Opening Safari to Full Screen

Every time I open Safari it opens in a small window. I'd like it to open full screen and can't find a setting to make this happen. Is there any way to do this?

Which version of OS X are you using? If two opposing diagonal arrows appear in the top right corner of Safari, clicking on them expands Safari to full screen.

Maverick 10.9.2

Yes, I know about the arrows. I want Safari to open in full screen without always having to click on the arrows when I open it.

Ah.. I see what you're asking. I don't think you can leave it full screen on stop and start unless you use Mission Control. And that will really only suspend it, not close it down.

I guess that's one thing Windows has over the Mac. In Windows, if you close your browser in full screen it will open up in full screen the next time you open it. But I'm not going back!!

Maybe the next revision will include that feature.

Thanks for the reply.

I have BetterTouch Tool and I just created a Keyboard Shortcut ⌃⌥⌘F (Control, Option, Command, F) that when Safari is launched, I use this command and it goes straight into Full Screen. BTT is Free, but takes donations, and is a, can't do without App on my Mac, as i work in Keyboard Shortcuts, and Gestures, on trackpad and mouse on my MBP and iMac and now i have just added a new one, but yes, it can be done.

But not Automagically, unless you make a Automator Workflow, and then i'm not sure if it will work. So give BTT a looking at.

Thumpernator said:

I guess that's one thing Windows has over the Mac. In Windows, if you close your browser in full screen it will open up in full screen the next time you open it. But I'm not going back!!

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This is the way it works on my multiple Mac computers (laptops & desktops). The size of the Safari windows open up to the same exact size they were prior to a restart/reboot.

- Nick

Thumpernator said:

I guess that's one thing Windows has over the Mac. In Windows, if you close your browser in full screen it will open up in full screen the next time you open it.

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In Windows, you have one workspace, and every window opens in that space. A maximized window sits on top of every other window on that screen. In OS X, a full-screen app sits in its own workspace. The mechanics of the two are completely different.

With newer versions of OS X, if you always want Safari to be full-screen, make it full-screen then never close it. Every reboot, it will come back up full-screen.

pigoo3 said:

This is the way it works on my multiple Mac computers (laptops & desktops). The size of the Safari windows open up to the same exact size they were prior to a restart/reboot.

- Nick

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Nick, Your profile shows you're not running the latest OS version so I'm wondering if that's why it works for you and not on my machine.

Thumpernator said:

Nick, Your profile shows you're not running the latest OS version so I'm wondering if that's why it works for you and not on my machine.

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There isn't enough room in my profile to list all of my computers that I use on a daily basis (3-5)!

- Nick

Thumpernator said:

Every time I open Safari it opens in a small window. I'd like it to open full screen and can't find a setting to make this happen. Is there any way to do this?

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Apart tom my post above to get it into full screen, I think you should try repairing your Disk Permissions, as This could be a corrupt preference. I have had this before, Safari and Finder opening in the most minimised window it can be in, but after a Repair Permissions from Disk utility, it fixed the 'always' opening in the small window syndrome.

Does doing a "Repair Permissions" action have any negative drawbacks? Can it cause more harm than good?

Thumpernator said:

Does doing a "Repair Permissions" action have any negative drawbacks? Can it cause more harm than good?

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Nope…shouldn't…I've never had an issue. But then there's always someone out there that may figure out a way to get the "wires crossed". But honestly…I'm being more cynical than serious.

This feature in Disk Utility wouldn't be there if it were destructive.

- Nick

I'll give it a try and report back.

Thanks.

No help. Even tried leaving Safari open and did a computer restart. Safari didn't open on computer startup so I started it and it opened up in a large window but not full screen like it was before the restart.

I didn't think it would work..... I tried that myself. What Brent (Tattoo) suggested will work or you could use Mission Control.

Give this a try (hopefully it's the same or similar with the Safari version in Mavericks). Go to:

- Apple Menu
- System Preferences
- General
- In the section ("Number of recent items")…there's a box called "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps")…select it if it's not already checked.

Maybe this is the setting that controls this feature.

- Nick

Doesn't have that option in Maverick, Nick. It does have an option to Close Windows when closing applications.

I have my screen sized the way want it and it stays the same unless I change it regardless if I put it to sleep or reboot using the size tool in the corners, advantage over full screen I still have quick access to File,Edit and Bookmarks which I use a lot.

I use Chrome, but I just fired up Safari as an experiment here and it opens in full screen.