The features and performance of Firefox 3 have helped me fall in love with the browser all over again, but the 'native' themes need some work. I've been keeping an eye out for a theme that is more along the lines of what Safari looks like on my Mac, and one developer has stepped up to the plate with two gorgeous alternatives: GrApple Delicious and GrApple Yummy. Chrome doesn't support themes for the browser UI like Firefox does. View entire discussion ( 20 comments) More posts from the MacOS community. Posted by 1 day ago.
There are a few reasons apart from the browser engine that made Firefox such a popular browser. We always talk about Firefox add-ons and the ways it extends our browsing. Themes are probably the next best thing.
Themes allow you to dress up your browser and personalize its look. Each browser comes with its own default theme. But you can choose from the many that are designed by theme designers and are available for free online. You can change the look of the browser anytime you want to reflect your mood for the day.
If this is your first time with Firefox Themes, ask yourself – what’s my browser going to wear today and follow us into this brief tutorial.
Searching For Firefox Themes
Searching for themes is very easy.
Mozilla Add-ons (Firefox Theme Gallery): The Firefox Add-on gallery is the default home for anything that has to do with the browser. Themes and Personas get their own page. Themes are neatly categorized and you can sort them by their popularity ratings and the date they were added. The Up & Coming filter shows you the newcomers that are making it up the popularity charts.
Personas are slightly different from themes in the sense they add a background image to the browser and its toolbar area. You normally don’t have to restart the browser to effect the change.
Though all add-ons and themes come to reside in the official gallery, there are a few that have selective offerings.
Mozdev: Mozdev.org is a website that offers free project hosting and software development tools to the Mozilla community. There’s a nice list of theme developers where you can find the entire theme collections created by them.
Mozillazine : Mozillazine is an open forum that talks about the Open Source Mozilla project. If you are interested to talk about themes and theme development, this is the place to be.
Access Firefox: This is an unofficial third-party site. Access Firefox has a small collection of themes that were created specifically for accessibility purposes.
Installing Firefox Themes
Installing themes from the Firefox Add-on Gallery is a simple 2-step process.
1. On the theme page (Firefox Add-on Gallery) click on the large green download button. Check if the theme is compatible with your version of the browser. If not, you can update your browser.
2. Restart your browser for the change to take effect.
You can also install themes from within the browser.
1. Go to Tools – Add-ons on the menu.
2. Click on Get Add-ons. On the right of the browser you can see the lineup of Personas and a “See all Themes” link under the section called More Ways to Customize. A click takes you directly to the theme gallery.
Tell us about your favorite theme. Did you find this brief tutorial helpful?
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The Mozilla Firefox browser was originally called Phoenix 0.1.
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The author, DixieCretinSeaman, has created a theme that looks great that you’ll forget you’re in Firefox.
It comes with full width tabs, the removal of favicons, a minimized browser interface, cleaned up address bar, and under OS X 10.11+, the San Francisco typeface is used in more locations than stock Firefox.
DixieCretinSeaman has paid attention to every little detail and it shows. Even on a retina screen, it’s hard to find anything wrong with it.
Free Themes For Firefox
The Safari 9 theme is not a standard Firefox theme, it’s actually a user style and it’s only available on Mac. Since it’s a user style, you can easily open up the code and modify what you don’t like. For myself, I brought back the color on the favicons on pinned tabs. You have the ability to make modifications as long as you know CSS.
Theme For Firefox Mac Os
If you use Firefox, I highly recommend checking it out. Y0u’ll be impressed by how good Firefox can look.