a growing collection of appearance mods for search browser. curve tabs is the first: a slim tab rail that flows across the top and around the right-hand corner.
importing and enabling curve tabs in search mod preview. play, pause, scrub, or view full screen using the video controls.read the visual walkthrough
the appearance settings begin with the standard tab layout. “import mod” opens a file picker, where the curve tabs package is selected. after import, curve tabs is enabled: the horizontal tabs flow around the top-right corner and continue down the right edge. the same settings panel offers controls to disable or remove the appearance mod.
the mods
01 / curve tabs
tabs that follow the corner.
curve tabs carries the tab rail across the top of the window and down its right edge. the rounded turn connects the two sides into one continuous layout.
a closer look at the curved rail, taken directly from the demo.
one continuous rail
slim tabs follow an 80-point corner, with a 210-point tab length and 12-point spacing.
familiar controls
scroll the rail for more tabs, drag to reorder, and close with ×. use ⌘t for a new tab and ⌘l for the address field.
fits search’s appearance
colors follow search’s light and dark palette. the package changes the tab layout while keeping search’s native browsing behavior.
easy to switch back
disable or remove the mod in appearance settings. your loaded pages remain open.
in search mod preview, open settings → appearance → import mod.
select the json file, then enable curve tabs.
requires appearance api 1 with the edge rail capability. curve tabs is an mit-licensed appearance package; it contains no browser executable, scripts, or network permissions. see the loader documentation for compatibility and renderer limits.
support & credits
an independent community project
curve tabs is complete, with more appearance mods planned. i’ll keep supporting the released mods as search browser updates, unless or until they’re included in an official search browser update.
search is created by drice roland, office commun, and its contributors. curve tabs and the appearance mod loader are community additions by noah helms, with no official search endorsement.
