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+[Shiira][1], the Mac web browser based on WebKit, has just hit version 2.0. The 2.0 release offers a number of welcome new features and, weighing in at a paltry 14.4 MB, Shiira remains a lightweight alternative to those [unhappy with Firefox bloat][1] but who want more features than Safari offers.
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+Shiira uses the same internal engine that also powers Safari and some other Mac web browsers, but adds a number of features not found in Safari.
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+Version 2.0 sees Shiira with a completely redesigned interface that seems to take much of its inspiration of iTunes 7. The new bookmark and history panel in particular look like they could fit directly into iTunes. 
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+Perhaps most notable in the new release is that Shiira 2.0 dispenses with the drawer feature for organizing bookmarks, history and downloads, which was one of those love it or hate features. 
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+If the drawer was the main reason you loved Shiira, fear not, the functionality is still available via Aperture-style bezels that float above or off to the side of the main browsing window, though I couldn't find a way to combine all three into one window.
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+Bookmark management in Shiira 2.0 is now handled very similarly to Safari, but there is an option to view your bookmarks via the bezel for easy browsing. A similar bezel exists for history as well.
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+Tabbed Expose, which isn't new to 2.0 but has been inproved, was inspired by Apple's Exposé feature but in this case th concept is applied to tabs in an open window. Using either a keyboard shortcut (F8 by default) or a button on the status bar, Shiira will minimize all tabs the fit in the front window. Moving the mouse over a shrunken tab shows bezel-based details like page title and URL information.
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+Shiira was the first browser to introduce a "tabbed Exposé" feature a while back and the feature proved so popular with users that even Firefox got in on the act via an add-on by the name of [FoXpose][2].
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+Shiira has two key features which should really be a part of every app. The first is total customization of keyboard shortcuts. The "key bindings" pane in Shiira's preferences allows users to change almost any menu shortcut and even add shortcuts to items that don't have them.
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+The other should-be-universal feature for browsers are draggable tabs. Shiira allows you to reorder your tabs with a simple drag of the mouse.
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+Shiira has also added a popular Omniweb feature -- tab thumbnails. Tabbed thumbnails are an alternative to traditional tabs and users can toggle between the two in the Shiira preferences. 
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+Tabbed thumbnails live in the bottom of your window and give a preview-based means of jumping between tabs.
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+Other new features include a FullScreen browsing mode and a plug-in architecture, though by default there is only one plug-in installed. Still, if Firefox has taught us anything, it's that extensibility is almost never a bad thing.
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+For Mac users looking to escape the bloat of Firefox or the limited feature set of Safari, Shiira offers a compelling alternative. The browser is sleek and fast with a very small memory footprint and version 2.0 adds some powerful new features.
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+[1]: http://shiira.jp/en.php "Shiira 2.0"
+[2]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1457 "FoXpose"
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