If you haven’t already heard, Shiira 2 has been released. Shiira is a web browser written in Cocoa and based on Webkit that aims to provide a better browsing alternative than Safari.

A sub-project of Shiira is a HUD-type window class. While they’re not completely accurate to the specifications used by Apple, these are probably the best HUD windows I’ve seen from a third party developer by a long shot.

The HUD Windows have the funny name of HMBLBlkAppKit. The Shiira team has really done a great job!

The long awaited iClip 4 has been released and looks to be a great improvement over version 3. The GUI is extremely enhanced, and it “just works”. The animation effects are also the smoothest I’ve seen anywhere (I wonder if it’s Core Graphics?).

I’ll still be using Quicksilver’s Clipboard History (you know how much I love Quicksilver), but this iClip really takes things to a new level in ease of use and appearance. I can talk about it, but it’s probably better if you see it for yourself. Check it out.

David and Roustem are really getting into the swing of things with 1Passwd. Going from a cluttery interface and obscure features, they’ve turned from the dark side to the world of the unified. A new icon to complement a sweetened-up user interface, live search, gradients everywhere and smart folders to categorize your passwords give weight to their claim “it is by far the best release we’ve ever had!”

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