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OK, now I've got a pretty solid IE test setup, how do I go about testing Mac browsers (eg Safari) without a Mac? AFAIK the Mac OS X license says it can't be vir

OK, now I've got a pretty solid IE test setup, how do I go about testing Mac browsers (eg Safari) without a Mac? AFAIK the Mac OS X license says it can't be virtualized under non-Mac hardware. It looks like the only options are to use remote testing services, buy Apple hardware or illegally use Mac on a non-Mac host.

guiambros 13y ago
http://browserstack.com http://browserstack.com ? I'm not affiliated with them or anything. Just started using last weekend and liked it a lot.
- dave1010uk 13y ago
  I use browserstack a fair bit already (and have used saucelabs in he past). These remote testing services are really great and cover 80% of my testing needs. However what they don't do is let you get a true feel for what it's like for an end user to interact with the site due to the latency. This becomes more apparent with interactive web apps.
rschmitty 13y ago
Without a mac, you have no choice but something like BrowserStack However, when you cave... I test OSX with VMWare following this guide: http://www.souldevteam.net/blog/2013/03/22/os-x-mountain-lion-10-8-3-vmware-image/ http://www.souldevteam.net/blog/2013/03/22/os-x-mountain-lio...
yogo 13y ago
Yep, it would really be great if there was something similar to this for Safari on OSX.
markdown 13y ago
https://saucelabs.com/ https://saucelabs.com/
dave1010uk 13y ago
Going down the Apple hardware route it looks like a Mac Mini is the cheapest option. Unless the Mac OS X licence doesn't prohibit running it on Apple TV somehow.
- greg5green 13y ago
  Apple TV is iOS, not OS X.
  - dave1010uk 13y ago
    Yes, but it's still Apple hardware and a quick Google shows that it may be possible to install Mac OS X on it.
levosmetalo 13y ago
If Apple won't let you easy/chip to test on their browser, then just don't do it. Place a big red "please upgrade to modern browser" banner and be done with that. Of course, if client wants to sponsor testing, he can do it at his own will.

guiambros 13y ago

http://browserstack.com http://browserstack.com ? I'm not affiliated with them or anything. Just started using last weekend and liked it a lot.

dave1010uk 13y ago
I use browserstack a fair bit already (and have used saucelabs in he past). These remote testing services are really great and cover 80% of my testing needs. However what they don't do is let you get a true feel for what it's like for an end user to interact with the site due to the latency. This becomes more apparent with interactive web apps.

rschmitty 13y ago

Without a mac, you have no choice but something like BrowserStack However, when you cave... I test OSX with VMWare following this guide: http://www.souldevteam.net/blog/2013/03/22/os-x-mountain-lion-10-8-3-vmware-image/ http://www.souldevteam.net/blog/2013/03/22/os-x-mountain-lio...

yogo 13y ago

Yep, it would really be great if there was something similar to this for Safari on OSX.

markdown 13y ago

https://saucelabs.com/ https://saucelabs.com/

dave1010uk 13y ago

Going down the Apple hardware route it looks like a Mac Mini is the cheapest option. Unless the Mac OS X licence doesn't prohibit running it on Apple TV somehow.

greg5green 13y ago
Apple TV is iOS, not OS X.
- dave1010uk 13y ago
  Yes, but it's still Apple hardware and a quick Google shows that it may be possible to install Mac OS X on it.

levosmetalo 13y ago

If Apple won't let you easy/chip to test on their browser, then just don't do it. Place a big red "please upgrade to modern browser" banner and be done with that. Of course, if client wants to sponsor testing, he can do it at his own will.