Fixing Safari 4: Bringing Back Good Old Tabs and More

March 6, 2009 · 0 comments

UPDATE (6-10-2009) Safari 4 have been updated for Snow Leopard and no longer has the tabs on the top.

UPDATE: Be sure to see this post and watch the video to see how to Customize Safari 4.

After using Safari 4 for a couple days I have found a way to restore the lower tabs and better progress bar from the old Safari but keep the speed and better search capabilities of Safari 4. This can be easily done with a little app called Safari 4 Buddy. This application will reach into Safari and change some hidden settings. Giving you the power to:

  • Put the tab bar on the bottom
  • Restore progress bar rather than circular load indicator
  • Not include fancy URL completion list
  • Turn off Google suggest
  • Turn off Flow View in bookmarks
  • Turn off Top Sites zoom to page animation and dim snapshot
  • Turn off Top Sites altogether

Safari 4 Default:

Safari 4.png

Safari 4 Fixed with Safari 4 Buddy:

Safari 4 Fixed.png

Take your Safari 4 rants and/or praises to this post where you can vote on it and comment as to what you think about Apple’s browser update.

Safari 4 Buddy [Via Macworld]

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