Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Colibri

Modern browser without tabs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Colibri launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cwiki▲130

   A Command line interface for searching Wikipedia!

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fluid▲215

   Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cactus for Mac▲92

   A better workflow for hand coding websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Focus▲221

   A Mac app to block distracting websites

   2014 · heyfocus.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Textpad▲200

   Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

   2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Blocs▲165

   Mac web design app

   2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Safari 10▲145

   The best way to see the sites.

   2016 · apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CodePen▲109

   HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

   2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fluid Browser▲156

   Transparent floating browser built for multitasking

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Screensaver Ninja▲124

    Display websites through your screensaver

    2015 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Min▲85

    A smarter web browser

    2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Captain▲191

    A Docker menu bar app for Mac

    2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Surfdeck▲125

    Your tabs, within reach.

    Aug 2026 · surfdeck.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Macaw▲72

    The code-savvy web design tool

    2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Macaw▲131

    The code-savvy web design tool (now available)

    2014 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Braid▲119

    Free, simple project management inside Gmail and Gcal

    2015 · braidhq.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Appbrowzer▲83

    Browse apps instantly without downloading & installing them

    2017 · appbrowzer.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cameron's World▲70

    A browser-killing tribute to GeoCities

    2015 · cameronsworld.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MacProxy Plus – Surf the Modern Web on Vintage Computers▲84

    I created an enhanced fork of the popular MacProxy project called MacProxy Plus, which makes it possible to browse the modern web on vintage hardware. You run MPP on a machine on your local network and configure the Mac (or other vintage computer) to use it as a proxy server. MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine. Custom handling is enabled by "extensions" (individual python scripts) which intercept requests for given…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fleet▲80

    Self-refreshing multipage/view web browser

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Unstyle▲99

    Fastest way to browse the web on your iPhone (w/o CSS)

    2015 · unstyleapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WriteRoom▲67

    Distraction Free Writing

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →