Glims 1.0, Beta 6
Updated: 05.08.08
License: Freeware
URL: Glims 1.0, Beta 6
Requires: Safari 3.0.4 (4525.18) or later
In the spirit of Saft or SafariStand, Glims is a smorgasbord of add-on functionality for Safari. Notable features includes an Inquisitor-like search extension that reveals top searches and suggestions in a HUD-like drop-down list, page thumbnails in Google and Yahoo search results, and tab favicon support.
The site notes that Glims’ performance often suffers in the presence of Saft, and recommends that Saft be removed prior to installation. Glims appears to be striving to make Saft redundant, but its too early to tell if it deserves to supplant Hao Li’s classic plugin.
Current features include:
- Adds thumbnails to Google.com search results
- Adds thumbnails to Yahoo.com search results
- Adds search engines to the default Google search tab
- Adds full-screen browsing capability
- Adds Favicons to tab labels
- Undo “Close Tab” (cmd-z)
- Re-opens last session when Safari starts
- Auto-Close download window
- Type-ahead support (auto cmd-f)
- Sets the focus on the search field when opening a new window
- Adds Amazon’s information banner on Google.com search results
- Adds Amazon’s information banner on Yahoo.com search results
- Adds a “Max Window Size” menu item to resize the Safari window
Changes for 1.0, beta6
- Added – Greek Localization
- Added – Japanese Localization
- Added – Auto close download window when idle.
- Added – type-ahead support (auto select search banner)
- Fixed – CPU load while processing favicons
- Fixed – Google and Yahoo support