Can tabs be made colorful and distinguishable as in FireFox?

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Can tabs be made colorful and distinguishable as in FireFox?

My eyes are having great difficulty distinguishing one Safari tab from another, especially since the tabs are all grey and the contrast between the tab background color and the text is not significant. I use FireFox on a Windows computer, and I like that better. How can I make Safari tabs more distinguishable? Is there something in Preferences or a download to spruce it up? My eyes would appreciate it! Or do I have to give up on Safari and return to FireFox?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Aug 19, 2013 8:41 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 19, 2013 8:50 PM in response to jemtz

Apple pages have the dark gray Apple icon but any other sites, but you should see a web page icon on the tab that's specific to that site. Helps to see the tab as well as identify the website.

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Aug 20, 2013 9:15 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Carolyn,

You write, "Apple pages have the dark gray Apple icon but any other sites..." It seems that you are stating that I'm stuck with Apple's dark gray colors [not icons] for tabs [and also for Bookmarks]. I need distinguishable tabs and Bookmarks on all Safari pages. I find it incredible that a company so visually credited can produce such a dull looking interface for its clients.

On my current webpage, I have three tabs and they are all grey with black lettering-- indistinguishable. And on top of the tabs I have a row of Bookmarks, all of which are as undistinguishable as the tabs!

Clarify, please!

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Answer 3

Aug 20, 2013 10:19 PM in response to jemtz

You may have better luck using a different browser.

Use Firefox for Safari since you like it on Windows

Mozilla Firefox Web Browser — Free Download

Firefox offers webpage speicific icons.

The Safari graphics user interface cannot be modified, but you can send feedback to Apple. here.

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