The laws of Human nature has proven to us that people always tend to use or relate with things which looks familiar to what they use everyday and disregard that they don’t understand. With that changing your Google Chrome theme for a personalized experience can be a breath of fresh air and a lot of us might look forward to.
A Google theme may not make your browser faster or act like a adds on, but a lovely background when you open a new tab can help make your day more pleasant. Imagine opening Chrome and seeing a photo of your son smiling, who doesn’t want that?
You can select from thousands of themes online using the ChromeWeb Store, or customized one using an image on your computer using a third part app. Keep in mind, your theme will be available whenever you’re into your Google account regardless of the device since it’s connected with your account and not your computer.
How to change your Google theme in Google Chrome
1. Open your Google Chrome browser and sign into your Google account incase you haven’t.
2. At the top right corner of the screen click More Settings, then click Appearance, and Themes, or go directly to the Chrome Web Store.
3. Browse through the themes and select the one you like, then select it.
4. Click the blue button that says “Add to Chrome.” Once you’ve opened the page of the theme you want, click ‘Add to Chrome.’
5. And that’s it, the theme has been added, changing out your old theme or adding one for the first time.
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Note that you might need to close all Chrome windows and reopen the browser for the theme to appear or just add on a new tab to see the changes.
How to make a custom theme
1. Open Google Chrome and log into your Google account.
2. Google Search “ThemeBeta” and sign in with your Google Account
3. The left-hand side menu has a numbered list of steps needed to create a new theme. Name your theme before starting work on it.
4. Click “Upload an Image” and select a picture on your computer. It should appear in the preview pane on the right.
5. Use the controls under the preview pane to configure the picture. You can fit the photo to screen or fill, make the picture repeat, and more.
6. In the numbered list, click on option 3 “Generate colors.” This will edit the toolbars and menus in the theme to match what you’ve uploaded. ThemeBeta will automatically color your theme to match the picture you choose.
7. Choose option 4, “Pack and Install.” This will download a file containing your edited theme.
9. Google Chrome may be suspicious of the theme file, and ask if you want to keep it. Click “Keep.”
10. Navigate to the folder on your computer where the theme downloaded to in most times it’s on the Download folder.
11. Open a new tab in your Chrome browser, and type “chrome://extensions/” in the URL bar.
12. In the top-right corner of the page that opens, toggle the “Developer mode” switch to turn it on.
13. Drag and drop the theme file from your folder onto this page.
14. A box will appear, asking if you want to “Add ‘ThemeBeta.com’?” Click “Add Theme.”
15. A moment later, the colours on your menu bars should change to whatever you set them to.
Your custom theme is now installed.
