Hey Brave team,
Brave’s current compact mode (reducing padding) is nice, but I want to request something far more space-saving: the single-frame layout from the Helium browser.
Helium merges the tabs, URL bar, and window controls into one single row (about 30px tall). It’s a game-changer for vertical screen real estate.
I know it’s technically difficult. Even though I am not a person with knowledge in such coding stuff but, I’ve read that Chromium’s TopContainerView architecture treats the tab strip and toolbar as separate vertical siblings.
But here is why I’m asking anyway:
Helium is built by a team of literally 1 to 2 developers. They managed to pull this off. With Brave’s massive engineering resources, I know this is possible. Atleast, I hope coz I do love that feature and this is the only reason why I changed my most loving browser.
The Ask:
Don’t make it the default. Add it as an experimental flag (e.g., #brave-single-frame-layout) or an advanced layout option. Let the power users who want that 30px UI opt-in, while mainstream users keep the standard layout.
If a two-person team can out-innovate the big browsers on UI design, I know Brave can too. I’d love to see this brought to the browser.
Thank You a lot BRAVE!!!