How to Disable the Colored Safari toolbar in MacOS Sequoia/Sonoma

Safari comes with a slew of new features, including a tab bar that changes color to match the on-screen window for a more seamless appearance. With macOS, Monterey, the world’s fastest browser, has been reimagined. Safari now has a new tab design that allows visitors to scroll down the page and see more of it. There’s also a new tab bar that matches the website’s color scheme. Basically, with each website you visit, the top bar will change its color automatically depending on the website.

Most web browsers have always included tabs because they make it easier for users to switch back and forth between websites. Apple is extending the tabs concept into new areas in macOS and iOS. The brand-new feature of changing colors is yet another attempt by Apple to enhance the user’s visual experience. The feature is flexible, meaning that it comes with the option of disabling and enabling it.

From a Mac aesthetic standpoint, macOS Safari can merge smoothly with the page you’re on, with the entire window taking on that tint. While Safari will choose a color to blend in with the toolbar by default, web designers may use a new meta HTML tag to select a color, which can even change based on whether the user is in light or dark mode. The result is a striking design that draws attention to the website you’re visiting, although it’s unclear whether this is a case of the form above function.

Turn Off The Website Background Color In the Safari Toolbar on the Mac

To turn off the website background color in Safari Toolbar in macOS Monterey, you will need to follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Launch Safari on your Mac > Click on Safari from the Top of the Menubar > Select Settings.

Open Safari Click on Safari Select Settings on Mac

Step 2: First keep Selecting Compact layout in Tabs > Compact Tab.

Select Tabs Click on Compact Tab on Mac

Step 3: Tap on the Advanced Tab > Enable Show color in the Compact tab bar.

Click on Advanced tab Enable Show color in compact tab bar on Mac

Step 4: Tap on the Advanced Tab > Disable Show color in the Compact tab bar.

Click on Advanced Tab Disable Show color in compact tab bar on Mac

That’s it.

The Safari toolbar color option is a fun way to keep each of your tabs unique. It doesn’t come with any extraordinary changes, but it delves more into a new user experience. Of course, it is ultimately your decision if it’s a better experience. This feature might be distracting to many users who are comfortable with what Safari was like initially. If you’re not a fan of your Safari toolbar changing colors, you can turn it off. macOS Monterey lets you do so quickly and easily.

🗣Read More: How to use Tab Groups on Safari. also Enable Hide my IP for Website Trackers in Safari on Mac and iPhone.

Tips: Change Safari Background Picture on iPhone, Mac

If you follow the steps above, you’ll be able to turn off any tint that Safari applies by default while browsing. The public beta version of macOS Monterey, which will be released next fall, includes several changes. There’s much to learn about this new version. Meanwhile, we’ll have to wait for the results of a thorough analysis of Safari and macOS Monterey as a whole.

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Karly Wood

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