apps.apple.com• Jul 23, 2023• 1 min read
Show HN: I made a customizable iOS browser for minimalists and myselfHello HN!So early this year I decided to build an iOS browser offering a large range of customization options, to accommodate anyone’s usage and visual preferences. Been using it as my default browser for 6 months and not looking back.On first launch it looks and behaves a bit like Safari, but to give you an idea, here are the various ways I customized it on my phone.- More screen real estate for the webpage, less for the toolbar.- A compact toolbar containing only the buttons for actions I use the most: new tab, close tab, open tab list. Since I use them hundred times a day, I need them available with button taps instead of swipe gestures.- A toolbar button layout adapted to my left-handedness.- A toolbar that disappears on scroll to allow full-screen reading.- The toolbar and address bar at the bottom, as they should be.- A popup menu showing the full URL and the buttons I use less frequently: back/forward (already available as screen edge gestures), share, reload, settings, etc.- Sh