I'd like to use Safari (instead of Chrome) but there's a couple of things holding me back.
- No omnibar with custom search engines by keyword. I use this extensively.
- Closing multiple tabs is annoying, because they resize. Chrome solves this well.
The couple of times I used Firefox weren't pleasant. It seems to not work as well on OS X. Granted that has been a long time ago.
> No omnibar with custom search engines by keyword.
Safari 8 has this feature. Not as elegant as the way Chrome handles it, but you can search domains you've previously searched by typing in the first few characters of the domain and hitting tab.
> Closing multiple tabs is annoying, because they resize.
Not sure when this was changed, but tabs only resize once you've moved your mouse away from the tab bar.
I switched away from Chrome a year or so ago when they changed the new tab page to have the huge, redundant search box and fewer frequently visited pages and haven't regretted it. I find Safari's UI to be leaps and bounds better than Chrome's, scrolling is much smoother, and it drains my battery way less than either Chrome or FF. There aren't nearly as many extensions for Safari, but the ones I use (1Password, Reddit Enhancement, etc.) are all available for Safari.
- No omnibar with custom search engines by keyword. I use this extensively. - Closing multiple tabs is annoying, because they resize. Chrome solves this well.
The couple of times I used Firefox weren't pleasant. It seems to not work as well on OS X. Granted that has been a long time ago.