SafariTabs
SafariTabs is a SIMBL (Smart InputManager Bundle Loader) plugin for Apple's Safari web browser, which extends the browser's current tab features.
SafariTabs was originally designed to prevent me from accidentally closing a window in Safari when I meant to click the back button and losing the 10 or so tabs that were open at the time. With the release of Safari 3 this functionality has since been built into the application itself, but SafariTabs still provides various other tab options.
SafariTabs' Features
Warnings
- Displays a warning message when attempting to close a window with multiple tabs open.
[SafariTabs 0.4.1 and below only] - Displays a warning message when attempting to quit Safari with multiple windows open.
[SafariTabs 0.4.1 and below only]
New Tabs
- Gives you the option of choosing what page newly created tabs should load.
Undo Support
- Never lose the tabs you accidentally closed with tab undo support.
Session Restore
- The option of restoring the tabs of your last Safari session upon startup. Either automatically or the option of choosing which ones.
Screenshots
SafariTabs 0.6.2:
SafariTabs 0.4.1:
Requirements
SafariTabs has two main requirements:
- SIMBL
- Safari 2 or above
The version of Safari that you are using is important as it will decide which version of SafariTabs you should download:
- Safari 2 (build versions 412 through 419) — SafariTabs 0.4.1
- Safari 3 (build version 525) — SafariTabs 0.6.2
SafariTabs is compiled as a universal binary and so will run on both PowerPC and Intel based Macs.
Download
SafariTabs 0.6.2
June 23, 2008
SafariTabs 0.4.1
May 30, 2007
SafariTabs Source
Version 0.6.2 — Xcode 2.4 Project
See the version history for changes and previous version downloads.
Installation
After installing SIMBL, the SafariTabs bundle (SafariTabs.bundle) included in the download should be copied to:
/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/SafariTabs.bundle
Uninstalling SafariTabs
To uninstall SafariTabs from your system, you need to delete the SafariTabs bundle located at:
/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/SafariTabs.bundle
To uninstall SIMBL from your system, you need to delete SIMBL's installation directory located at:
/Library/InputManagers/SIMBL
Development
The development of SafariTabs can be followed at dev.stuconnolly.com where you can browse and download the very latest source.