Don’t want Safari to remember everything you ever typed on any form on the web? Had enough of half-finished thoughts and typos pop up when you just start filling in information? You can take charge of the information that lingers. Find out here how to remove AutoFill information in Safari for your Mac ⤓, and how to control what Safari remembers in the future.
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How to Remove AutoFill Suggestions in Safari for Mac
Removing Data Entered in Web Forms Before
Time needed: 3 minutes
To remove Autofill suggestions in Safari for macOS on a Mac:
- Open Safari settings.
Here’s how: Select Safari | Settings… (or Safari | Preferences…) from the menu in Safari.
Safari keyboard shortcut: Press Command , (comma) to open Safari settings. - Go to the AutoFill tab.
- Select Edit… under Other forms.
- Highlight the website for which you want to delete AutoFill information.
- Click Remove.
Instant action: The AutoFill information for the website will be removed immediately without further confirmation.
Clear all: Click Remove All to delete all saved form data in one go.
What’s removed: Deleting Other forms data only deletes information you have entered on websites; it does not delete user names and passwords saved in Passwords, your name, address and contact details from the Contacts app or credit and debit card information saved to Wallet.
Cookies and other website data: Removing form data does not affect cookies either; you can clear cookies and website data in Safari separately.
- Click Done.
Their word: Apple include information on AutoFill in the Safari User Guide.
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Choose What Information Will Pop up for AutoFill in Safari for Mac
To pick the kind of information Safari offers for filling in forms on websites automatically:
- Open Safari settings.
- Switch to the AutoFill tab.
- Check the types of information you want to use for automatically filling forms:
Using information from my contacts: uses your Contacts address book to fill in email addresses, phone numbers, etc.
User names and passwords: fills in log-in information from the Passwords app
Credit cards: use payment information from saved debit and credit cards
Other forms: saves anything you enter into a form to use later at the same website again - Click Edit… for any category to open the location where data is stored:
Passwords: User names, Passkeys, 2FA codes and passwords for your accounts on the web are stored in the Passwords app.
Address book data: Clicking Edit… for Using information from my contacts opens your contact sheet in the Contacts app; Safari draws your name, email addresses, phone number and other information from that sheet.
Credit cards: Credit card data can be inserted from Wallet; on a Mac, you can edit credit card information in the System Settings app.
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Safari AutoFill and Private Browsing
AutoFill works the same in privat browsing mode as it does in regular windows.
How to Remove AutoFill Suggestions in Safari for Mac: FAQ
Can I see what information AutoFill has remembered?
No, not directly.
To check what information is stored for a specific form, you can open the page for the form on the individual website, of course, and press ↓ (down key) in any field to reveal what AutoFill data Safari has stored for it.
How can I stop Safari from remembering what I enter in forms?
To prevent Safari from saving what you enter in forms on websites:
- Open Safari settings.
- Go to the AutoFill tab.
- Uncheck Other forms.
Can I prevent saving AutoFill information on specific websites?
No.
You can either enable or disable AutoFill for all sites and pages.
Will disabling Other forms AutoFill delete existing data?
No.
When you disable Other forms in AutoFill settings, all existing data will be saved — but not offered for filling in forms, of course. If you turn on Other forms again, your old data is available again.
Does AutoFill data appear in the Safari address bar or in search engines?
No, not typically.
What you see when you start typing in the address bar or in a search engine’s input field is typically auto-complete information drawn from other, similar searches, from your URL history as well as your bookmarks and other open tabs.
(Tested with Safari 26 on macOS Tahoe 26; first published June 2026)