Mac Tip: Revert Safari 4 to Old Tabs Interface

[Toshiro7892]

now they have tabs on the bottom with the default lol xD

[mostafa179]

Is there a way to revert back to Safari 3?

[AndrewBrackin]

it's changed back with the full release

[xodjnikkox]

Or you can just use SECRETS to do that:P

[cangriman0101]

Why can't I write in the URL bar??? GAWD I hate the new safari!

[JollySpace]

I was the beta tabs back.

[TheMacEnthusiast]

I have Safari on my windows computer and it looked much better before I got Safari 4, it actually looked like Safari on a Mac, brushed metal sort of effect, now it looks like google Chrome :l

[ksadeath]

or you can use safari 4 buddy google it

[sgtmas2006]

thats kinda i think impossible

[Jaycalabria]

I dont have terminal on my mac? i did a spotlight search and nothing. the new tabs drive me nutz can someone tell me how i can take them off if i dont have terminal? or is there a way to get terminal? thanks in advance

[triniclemist90]

Terminal is in the Utilities folder located in the Applications folder.

[CamoMark]

yes

[saundersco]

Thanks I just done it I didn't like it at the top either.

[CamoMark]

the terminal hack wnt work for me :'(

[s3ntry93]

I actually love the new tabs, its simply genius IMO, it makes it feel like I have multiple internet windows open, aka tabs. The way the tabs take up all the space on the top is great as well, and the fact that the text is centered, it just feels good IMO.

Nice wallpaper by the way.

[SPTSuperSprinter156]

I think it looks brilliant.

[Grukash1393]

Hey do you know how to do it for PC??

[fetcher022]

I have tried to modify the plist in Windows version. But unfortunately the safari will get messed up...

[tallfuzzyone]

great, or use firefox.....

[boobn00b]

Sometimes I think Safari 4 goes a bit retarded on XP, but on Mac its very very nice ...

[joshjoly3]

nvm I found it!

[joshjoly3]

can you send me that yellow firewire drive icon??

[flight224]

Great tip! Thanks for it.

[emailbryan]

Hey David, Just wanted to say thanks for all your reviews of safari web browser and the apple iphone. Your videos are insightful and much appreciated. Keep up the awsome work! ;o)

[danny6290]

I love the new tab system in Safari 4. It's a lot like Google Chrome, saving you a lot of screen real estate.

[TomIsGeek]

Great vid, as always :)

[gundambob646]

thank you for making this video  when i get my mac i am sooooo using this i hate the new tab system feels like google chrome.

[macnerd93]

i think the tab is much better how it is in safari 4, i never used taps on safari 3, because it kinda crappy, now it looks like its part of the interface

[WonderDashawn]

How would you do this is you had a PC like me?

[CamoMark]

go to Start>Run>type in the code he said to type in and yeah

[hardcoregamingman]

irt doesnt work like that tho

[superavrillavignefan]

safari 4 still sucks for me since it doesnt do hotmail... until that is solved i stay with safari 3 on my mac

[randomsvideolibrary]

I'm aware. I'm just asking how to revert to the old tabs interface for Safari on Windows, although, after using it, it doesn't seem much different.

[captain150]

I don't like those new tabs either, which is how Google Chrome's tabs are as well.

Here's an idea; why doesn't apple have a simple graphical setting in the settings box? Why do they make you use the terminal?!

At least M$ lets people easily revert back to their old interfaces whenever they introduce a new one.

[randomsvideolibrary]

Now how does this help a PC user?

[Lazymonkeyjp]

Any idea on how to do this in Windows? Thanks

[iMurph01]

by the way you can also reset the stop/reload button being in the address bar by typing in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeToolbarRede­sign -bool NO and
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4LoadProgressStyle -bool NO

[killerbonez33]

thanks david..i was wondering why my tabs were gone :)

[linnjones]

Thanks for the tip David! :) I realy like it the old way :D Thankz!

[MarcBookPro]

Thank you! As many people it seems like hate the new tabs, I would think that they would change them back. I haven't found many people that like the tabs at the top.

[makbook2]

thank you soooooooooooooo much! i wanted the interface of 3, but the speed. other interface of 4, so u just made my day

*high five*

[Jaycalabria]

thanks for this vid i was hating on the new tab to lol

[20mrod11]

safari fails to open ur page..

[Ibeatyou23]

great vid

[frulle1]

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO

SEND FROM HEAVEN!!!

[nonglotter]

one of us, one of us, one of us

[SOF006]

Oh and btw i have Just seen the little notification windows saying "Like the wallpaper? The Download link is in the video Des" so dont go calling me stupid please thanks

P.S sorry if im spamming xD

[SOF006]

Oh wait nvm i found the link in description Duh xD

[SOF006]

wow nice wallpaper where did you get it from cuz i lik chocolate to :D

[Legolover64]

Wasn't it just in that other video that you said that gaining that screen real estate was a really great thing? That saving those 20 pixels was really important to you? What happened between then and now?

[MertenNor]

you can get get the blue loader bar in the URL bar:

type:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeToolbarRede­sign -bool NO

and

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4LoadProgressStyle -bool NO

MertenNor

[rag3075]

eugene and david you guys ROCK and to every one that say you suck just get em a big block...... Wow that was lame :P your rock and the one who say you suck just.. go away :P

[slavchev94]

on vista the new tab interface looks greater than on a mac.... my opinion...

[castra73]

Thanks for that David.

Massive Dynamic name of your mac lol

Big fan of FRINGE maybe (me too) ??

[heehawbus]

you can turn the blue load bar back on too, there is a link on my blog, heehawbus[dot]com that has the code for that too. theres a few other things too that you can change or just reset it to how it was in the beta

[co0oly]

Don't listen to these guys you are the best .....

[nonglotter]

you suck as much as thebluehour now days :S

[Leethellama]

no bluehour good creativeone bad

[thecreativeone]

Then tell me what I can do to make myself better. You're the viewer; what would you like to see?

[Marbles0909]

@nonglotter your mean

[Irockman1]

Safari 4 looks terrible with my custom visual style on Vista. I wish there were a fix for that. I also wish there were add-ons. ;o;

[91greigm]

neither i dont like the tabs either

[sullydude24]

Thanks a ton, Dave! I figured there was a way to do this, but I got frustrated and deleted 4, now I will reinstall thanks to this tip!

bagel  never gets old

[newmac]

Can you figure out a way to manually add your favorite sites to the Top Sites Display?

[macfankevin]

loooove the wall paper, where did you get it?

[orangeguy81]

google "its like chocolate wallpaper"

[boater15]

look in the description

[SPTSuperSprinter156]

It looks like a gay pride wallpaper to me. Who'da thunk it?

[Atheismrulez]

I don't like the new tabs, either. You can only drag them by clicking and moving the mouse on the top right part of them and I think they're too big.

Thanks for making this video.

[testing4echo]

Thanks David. I prefer old tabs

[jendrastillalive]

Could you tell me where do you get that wallpaper, please?

Thx in advance...;)

[thecreativeone]

The download link is in the video description.

[MacMan6294]

how do i do this in windows?

[theone907]

go to the apple site and downloads and look for it =]

[beastlyboy83]

the new tab interface is amazing!!!! how could u do tht?

[robot136230]

i like yur WALLPAPER

[JMDylan]

Yeah the new tabs were cool for about 10 min haha. I am going to switch mine back.

[CiniCraft]

FIREFOX FTW

[Macintosh1019]

Thank you very much David. I feel the same way about the new tab interface, it was too much of a change for me.

[brostinkles1]

Thanks a bunch Dave. The new tabs were the only thing that really bugged me about the beta. :)

[pimsleur26]

ehhhh im not a big fan of macs but oh well

[joshi52795]

this sucks i lost all of my bookmarks!!!!!!!!!!!!Please help David.

[MaximusGamer]

wallpaper?

[lifeinhd]

...and this is why I don't use Safari. See, with FireFox, I have no need to perform "hacks" like this. I used to use Opera, but once they made the tabs (which were already at the top) take up even more screen real estate, I made the switch. And Chrome, of course, is crap :P

[sergtron]

Chrome is easily faster than firefox with proven benchmarks. All webkit browsers are fast and the only thing Chrome is missing are extensions which are on the way.

(Firefox takes up more real estate than Chrome)

[lifeinhd]

I am aware of the fact that Firefox takes more real estate than Chrome, but Chrome also has a much poorer layout and a worse workflow. It may be fast, but I'd rather give up the 10 milliseconds less it takes to load a page in Chrome for the 10 seconds less it takes me to find a menu item in Firefox. In the end, I win out this way. Also, grouping all the menus into one as Google did with Chrome was a really stupid idea, as it makes for a much messier experience with a much worse workflow.

[Bconnors93]

is there anyways to do this for windows?

[TheAnimationCentral]

I can adjust to almost everything. I actually think the new tabs interface is nice.

[ibpointless2]

the only thing im missing is the loading bar, only because i have crappy internet and the loading bar keeps me company.

[SenoreQueso]

David, is this your Powerbook?

[thecreativeone]

No, this was recorded on my Mac Pro.

[SenoreQueso]

Oh, I see. I'm desperately looking for a way to get into the Apple world, cheap, and I wanted to know if the Powerbooks are fast computers.

Thanks for the response though. :D

[someidiotinnj]

David's videos make me wanna slather myself in chocolate and go an fart on a family of sleeping bears. Hoping the momma bear doesn't wake up in time to make lunch of my balls.

btw I'm just that awesome :)

[IMPMAC]

there is also one for the blue loading thing, so Great.

[UnholyMist]

Am I the only one that enjoys the new tabs?

[TFDgohan]

nope i like it as well and i am on windows at the mo until next month anyways Ha lol

[BKFennec]

brilliant! david, you saved my life...or at least my workspace

[PlaceboTree]

Hey Dave, where'd you get that background, it's pretty neat.

[Bconnors93]

read the description!

[daniel151994]

Cool wallpaper!

[PlaceboTree]

Ditto!

[spintopbikes]

does anyone no how to do do this in windows

[Kitukz]

thanks I hate the new tabs

[applemaster405]

Thanks a ton david, i really didnt like the tabs thing either, it feels to windows xp-ish, not clean cut apple style

[iFlashsam]

I love that wallpaper :)

[flip619619]

During your previous video you said that the screen real estate was a major deal to you. Now you don't really care. Lol

[DRBUK]

same.lol. i went back to safari 3, because i cant stand the tabs.

[shanec2008]

its time 4 a 2009 tour of a geeks room or apartment!!!!ha!!!keep up d good vids!

[mactouchntocco]

wow were did u get your wallpaper from that is awsome!!!

[gangsterhood21]

son

[Punkdoggy800]

Where'd you get your new wallpaper from ;-) Nice video. I personally like the new tabs on the top of the web page.

[mrapplecomputer1]

10th comment! yay!

[ziggibyte]

very helpful

[ashthegamer]

itneed . n et

[dragonflare921]

aw i got 3rd.....oh well nice vid david

[leachinfla]

im downloading it now

[spacemonkey2009]

Nice Video! 5 Stars!

[xxxxxPIETROxxxxx]

I love Safari 4. The new tabs is great!! Much quicker to bring up a new one!

[TomIsGeek]

Cool vid

[windowsVSapple]

firstt bitch