Arc-like UI

[Axenide]

Hi, I absolutely love Zen Browser. It has been the best browsing experience I had in a long time.
I've been customizing my UI and found that I can add a search bar to the tab sidebar, which is great. Though I tried to do the same with the URL bar with no luck.
I haven't really used Arc for more than a minute, but I liked this UI, where you can have basically everything in this sidebar.
I would like to be able to recreate this, so everything stays in this vertical layout, saving even more vertical space.

Though I understand that Zen isn't trying to be an Arc clone, and I think that's great.

[indexxing]

I personality like the UI switch from Arc -> Zen, but I'm sure some people would appreciate an Arc-like design. I've personally not tried this theme but the image seems to be Arc-like: https://zen-browser.app/themes/bed8c922-616a-4165-8c86-6822ccf478ad

[Axenide]

Yeah, that theme mostly makes color changes, but it doesn't change the UI layout. However I appreciate the recommendation. :)

[indexxing]

Oh sorry, I didn't install the theme I just looked at the picture. Hope you find what you're looking for though!

[ThatAmuzak]

There's one thing you could consider. Installing and enabling the following two zen mods:

• Super URL Bar (Set blurred background to enabled and remove the border)
• Floating URLbar

Creates a Arc like search bar in the center with the blurred background, and can be triggered with the shortcut control (or command) + L. With this you can keep the search bar to the left, and bring up the url bar itself with a shortcut at the center of the screen. It's more of a workaround than a solution, but it might give you some ideas :D

[Axenide]

Thanks, I am actually using them lol, but I wanted to be able to move the URL bar to the tab bar heh.

[jeanlucthumm]

For everything but the URL, I think mine's pretty close:

Use these two zen mods:

Set the tabs to always expand:

The "favorites" you get by pinning tabs

[Axenide]

Nice, also you don't need SuperGradient anymore since now it is native!

[emilekberg]

What's lacking here is the two way of pinning tabs.
One where they are more or less normal "tabs" but sticky, that does not automatically close after x amount of time, and then obviously the automatically closing the tabs.

[jeanlucthumm]

@Axenide I looked through the settings and can't seem to find the native version of that, would you mind pointing me to the right place?

[Axenide]

@jeanlucthumm Right-click on the tab sidebar and go to "Change theme colors" (I have it in Spanish so it might say something else).

If you don't have the option, update.

[eden881]

Maybe it wasn't like this when you posted, but I believe Zen is already doing what you ask:

This is a default behavior in 1.7b

[Axenide]

I know! And I'm really happy with the result. ;)