In the bowels of Chrome
experimental development, a new version of the web browser brews. It has a new
tab shape, single tab mode, and so much more. And you can try it out now.
The redesigned Chrome is now
available on Canary for Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS.
Canary is an
experimental version of Chrome that has the latest features in development.
Please note: Chrome Canary
is designed for developers and early adopters — so download it at your own
risk, and don't be surprised if the program occasionally crashes.
Spotted by Engadget, the news comes via self-described "Chromium
Evangelist" François Beaufort. Chromium is the open-source version of
Chrome, that contributors like Beaufort work on. It's where a lot of ideas and
features get tested and kicked around before making it into Canary, and
ultimately the stable version of Chrome.
The redesign is part of
Google's Material
Design push, which is a toolkit to unify User Interface across Google
products. A side-by-side comparison of the three dots drop-down menu in the
upper right corner shows the design differences.
Anyone can try out the
redesign now with Chrome flags in Canary. Flags allow users to enable
experimental features like the redesign.
So what's in the update?
According to Beaufort, it's "tab shape, single tab mode, omnibox
suggestion icons, tab strip coloring, pinned tabs, and alert indicators."
Using the new browser, it also seems faster, though there isn't documentation
that specifically addresses that.
It's hard not to notice that
the more rectangular tab shape looks a biiiit like Mozilla Firefox.
But OK.
Happy experimental browser
testing!
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