The theme is an archive in which several pictures are packed that define appearance browser. You can change them manually, or you can use online service to create topics.
You can, of course, go to the Google web application store or another site and choose a suitable theme for yourself, or you can create a theme yourself and be proud of your work. Also, with this online editor you can download a theme you already have and change it.
If you decide to create a theme for Google Chrome, then to begin with, you will need several pictures comparable in resolution to your monitor and curiosity to figure out what’s what.
By going to this address, a simple theme editor will appear in front of you. There are two options for creating themes: simple (Basic) and advanced (Advanced). IN simple version The theme is created in two steps, the third step involves downloading and installing the theme.
1. Clicking on the first green button loads the background image for the empty tab. It is advisable to take a picture, on the one hand, that is commensurate in resolution with your monitor, and on the other, not too large, as loading a new tab may slow down.
2. In the second step, you need to select the color of the window frame and top panel. There are a few preset color options to choose from. If you haven’t found one that’s suitable for you, then you’ll need to work with the advanced editor.
3. You are ready to download and install the theme. When you click on the blue button, the theme will download, after which you will be prompted to add a theme on your screen. After evaluating the result, you can leave it or cancel its use.
The very last button allows you to upload a theme to the site and change it to your taste.
Advanced settings appear when you click on the tab Advanced and are located on the three subsequent tabs, after the first. The main features are concentrated on the first four items of the tab Images.
NTP Background– New Tab Page Background. This is the background image new page new tab. This option is equivalent to the first button from the basic mode, but unlike it, it allows you to align the background and set its repetition if the picture is a pattern or is small in size.
Frame- This is the window frame. You can set both color and image. Usually, I specify an image. You can also take it in a large size.
Toolbar– this is the top panel where the tabs are concentrated, address bar, plugins and bookmarks panel. You can also get creative with the toolbar by giving it an image or just a color.
Tab Background– color of background tabs. Everything here is the same as in the previous paragraphs.
On the next tab Colors You can set colors for any text in the browser interface. I will not describe them, since they are highlighted when you hover over them with the mouse in the preview panel.
Last, fourth, tab Pack allows:
— package and install the theme
— package and download the theme without installation
— pack and download the theme as a zip archive
After clicking on the first button, the theme will be downloaded and installed in an unknown location, so you can use the second button and first download the theme, and then install it.
The last button will be useful to you if you want to show someone your newly created masterpiece, as I will now show you what I came up with:
The time comes and you get tired of the usual one, you want to add some zest to the most popular browser and such a “unique feature” in Chrome can be a “theme”, and not downloaded from the official online store, but your own, unlike anyone else.
As you may have already understood, today we will look at the issue of creating your own themes for Google browser Chrome.
To create we need:
- simplest graphics editor(even Paint will do);
- Our detailed instructions;
- A little bit of desire.
And I'm not trying to deceive you, the coolest topics for Chrome browser are created in a matter of minutes, but let’s move from words to action.
There are two ways to create a theme for Google Chrome:
- Write from scratch (by creating one Text Document and a few pictures);
- Use a specialized online service.
While you decide which method to use, I’ll start with the “hardest” one.
Creating a theme for Google Chrome from scratch
Themes, as well as extensions for browsers based on the chromium engine, are based on the file manifest.json.
Manifest.json is a text document that stores settings for themes and extensions, as well as a title, description and other service information.
Let's create on the desktop new folder with the name of our future topic, I will call it “Do not do it!”, and inside it we will create a text document - manifest.json, where manifest is the name of the document, and json is its . In addition, create an empty folder called “images” that will contain all the graphic elements of our theme.
The next step in creating a theme will be preparing images.
You can use ready-made images downloaded from the Internet or make your own; I will make completely unique images for subsequent uploading of the theme to the Chrome online store.
We will need images of the following sizes:
1. 1920x1080px (HD format) – for use as the main background in the browser.
2. 30x256px – this image will be used as a Chrome window decoration.
3. 1100x40px – this image will act as a splash screen on the left top corner browser (I don’t know why you need to separately use an additional image in this place - you can use it for additional “customization” of the theme).
4. 30x200px – it will act as a fill for inactive open browser tabs.
5. 30x256px – this image will be used to fill the active open tab and Chrome bookmarks bar.
Pay close attention to the images, in particular their sizes; if you don’t know how to make a picture of exactly this size and shape, study one of ours.
Well, if you already have everything ready, go ahead and create a file manifest.json.
You can download the completed file that I prepared as a sample - or compose it yourself according to the instructions below.
The document in which the code of our theme will be described begins with a curly brace “(”, then you need to fill in the fields:
( "name":"Do not do it!", // field indicating the name of the theme; "version": "1", // version number of your theme (later, when making changes to the themes, you need to update the version); " description":"Can still think twice?", // short description Topics; "manifest_version":2, // version of the manifest (there are two versions of the "manifest" - 1 and 2, version 1 - for Chrome browsers below version 18, version 2 for browsers version 18 and above, inclusive).
"theme":( "images":( "theme_frame": "images/theme_frame.jpeg", // image used in the browser window design; "theme_toolbar": "images/theme_toolbar.jpeg", // image used as fill active open tab; "theme_tab_background": "images/theme_tab_background.jpeg", // filling inactive open tabs; "theme_ntp_background": "images/theme_ntp_background.jpeg", // the main background of our theme; "theme_frame_overlay": "images/theme_frame_overlay .jpeg"), // fill in the upper left corner.
"theme" :( "images" : ( "theme_frame" : "images/theme_frame.jpeg" , // image used in the browser window design; "theme_toolbar" : "images/theme_toolbar.jpeg" , // image used as fill for the active open tab; "theme_tab_background" : "images/theme_tab_background.jpeg", // fill inactive open tabs; "theme_ntp_background" : "images/theme_ntp_background.jpeg", // the main background of our theme; "theme_frame_overlay" : "images/theme_frame_overlay.jpeg"} , // fill in the upper left corner. |
The code on this page uses the symbol “//”, it is necessary to “comment” the code. Directly in the file manifest.json– it can be deleted.
Having specified the paths to the pictures, you should specify the colors of the fonts and interface elements. IN manifest.json RGB colors are used - you can get their codes in any online converter.
"colors":( "frame":, // Fills the empty space of the main background with the specified color; "toolbar":, // Fills the area in the lower left corner, where the site's "url" is displayed; "tab_text":, // Color font of the active open tab; "tab_background_text":, // Font color of the inactive open tab; "bookmark_text":, // Font color of bookmarks on the browser panel; "ntp_background":, // Background fill color under the "application" icons in the browser; "ntp_text":, // Font color of application names; "button_background":), // Color of the "Close", "Minimize", "Full Screen" buttons in the upper right corner.
"colors" :( "frame" : [ 0 , 0 , 0 ] , // Fills the empty space of the main background with the specified color; "toolbar" : [ 0 , 0 , 0 ] , // Fills the area in the lower left corner, where the site’s “url” is displayed; "tab_text" : [ 255 , 255 , 255 ] , // Font color of the active open tab; "tab_background_text" : [ 167 , 167 , 167 ] , // Font color of an inactive open tab; "bookmark_text" : [ 167 , 167 , 167 ] , // Font color of bookmarks on the browser panel; "ntp_background" : [ 0 , 0 , 0 ] , // Background fill color under “application” icons in the browser; "ntp_text" : [ 167 , 167 , 167 ] , // Font color of application names; "button_background" : [ 255 , 255 , 255 ] ), // Color of the “Close”, “Minimize”, “Full Screen” buttons in the upper right corner. |
All that remains is to set the positioning of the main background image and a couple of additional settings.
"tints":( "buttons": // Specify the shades of the colors used (leave the values specified here);), "properties":( "ntp_background_alignment": "bottom", // Specify relative to which edge of the window the main image will be located (bottom – bottom, top – top); “ntp_background_repeat”: “no-repeat” // We indicate whether it is necessary to “fill” the entire space of the browser window with our image, if it is larger in size than our main image. ) )
Did you go through all the steps with me? Great, you can close the manifest file and save it and start testing the resulting theme by first loading the previously created images into the “images” folder.
Testing the theme for Chrome
Testing sounds too loud, in fact, we need to check whether we have made any mistakes in our work.
Do you already have a theme installed in your browser and need to modify it a little? No problem! Files of already installed themes in Chrome are stored at C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Extensions
Open your browser and go to Settings, Extensions tab and click Load unpacked extension. Be sure to check that “Developer Mode” is checked.
In the window that appears, select the folder with your theme for Chrome and click “Ok” - in my case, this is the “Do not do it!” folder.
Congratulations! The theme in the browser should have changed to yours, if not, then return to the code above and look for errors in your files and image resolutions, or download the archive with my files from the link - and compare with yours.
Now you can enjoy own theme for Google Chrome, but in every barrel of honey there is a spoonful of you know what.
Every time you open your browser, a window will appear in the upper right corner informing you that one of the installed extensions or that was not downloaded from the official store. There is only one way to avoid this - upload your theme to official internet Chrome store and install it in your browser from there.
How to upload a theme to the Chrome Store
If you decide to part with your hard-earned money, go simple registration in the online store at the link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions.
Having created a beautiful and unique theme, you can make installation paid for users - this way you will receive a small passive income.
After registering and paying for a developer account, you will have the opportunity to upload your own extensions and themes to the store with minor restrictions - no more than 20 extensions per account, the number of themes is unlimited.
First of all, package the theme files in and upload it to Chrome Store as shown in the screenshot.
If no errors occur, home page In the developer panel, information about your theme will appear with a link to the settings page, where you can change the description, add an icon, and publish the theme.
I will not describe all the fields available for filling - they are, therefore, well commented - if you have problems, write a comment under the post and I will try to help you.
Creating a theme for Chrome using an online service
In the first part of the article, I described a “complicated” method of creating themes for the Google Chrome browser, now let’s move on to a simpler one that does not require digging into the code and creating a lot of additional images. All you need is to go to the website - www.themebeta.com/chrome-theme-creator-online.html with a pre-prepared large background.
Chromium-based browsers do not support animated themes, but Opera does.
Once on the service, which, by the way, is in no way officially related to the Google corporation, you will see a work area where tools with comments (in English) are located on the left, a visualized Chrome browser window on the right, in which all changes made will be displayed, and At the bottom there are buttons for positioning your image relative to the browser window.
Enter theme name and download background image. Immediately - make positioning settings or leave them at default.
On the “colors” tab you can set the colors of fonts used in different places in the browser. Hover your cursor over any of the proposed options on the left and the location of the change will be highlighted in red in the visualized window. All you have to do is work with the color palette to choose the ones you need.
Without downloading a lot of additional images discussed in above, your browser window will reflect the installed color scheme Windows, i.e. For complete “customization” of the theme, you need to upload all the proposed images in the “images” tab, according to the sizes stated in the first part of the article.
By going to the “Pack” tab, you will be given three actions to choose from:
- Install the resulting theme in the browser (remember the drawback with the window when opening the browser).
- Package theme into file format crx and download it to your computer (this file is the installation file for themes and extensions in the Chrome browser).
- Download the “source code” of the theme in a zip archive (you can immediately upload the finished theme to the online store).
I note that when using of this service– your theme will be placed in the directory and will be available for download and installation by other users.
If you are interested, in the following posts I will describe the process of creating animated themes for the Opera browser.
At the top right of chrome, click and then Settings.
Under "Appearance," click Reset to default. You"ll see the classic Google Chrome theme again.
What is the recommended size for each image?
Theme_frame: ∞ x 30px
Theme_toolbar: ∞ x 120px
Theme_tab_background: ∞ x 65px
Theme_ntp_background: Recommended Minimum Size for images 800 x 600px
Theme_frame_overlay: 1100 x 40px
Theme_button_background: 30 x 30px
Where can I learn how to create a Chrome theme?
What is a theme?
A theme is a special kind of extension that changes the way the google chrome browser looks. It is a zipped bundle of fles: one manifest.json file and several png images
Here is an example manifest.json file for a theme:
( "version": "1.0", "name": "test theme", "description": "A test theme", "theme": ( "images" : ( "theme_frame" : "images/theme_frame_camo.png", "theme_toolbar" : "images/theme_toolbar_camo.png", "theme_ntp_background" : "images/theme_ntp_background_norepeat.png", "theme_ntp_attribution" : "images/attribution.png" ), "colors" : ( "frame" : , "toolbar" : , "ntp_text" : , "ntp_link" : , "ntp_section" : , "button_background" : ), "tints" : ( "buttons" : ), "properties" : ( "ntp_background_alignment" : "bottom" ) ) )
version: One to four dot-separated integers identifying the version of this theme.
name: A short, plain text string (no more than 45 characters) that identifies the theme.
description: A description text for your theme.
images: Image resources for this theme. For example, "theme_ntp_background" uses to specify the background of the new tab pane.
colors: Colors are in RGB format, which is used to specify the color of the bookmark text, frame, etc.
tints: You can specify tints to be applied to parts of the UI such as buttons, the frame, and the background tab.
Tints are in Hue-Saturation-Lightness (HSL) format, using floating-point numbers in the range 0 - 1.0: - Hue is an absolute value, with 0 and 1 being red. - Saturation is relative to the currently provided image. 0.5 is no change, 0 is totally desaturated, and 1 is full saturation. - Lightness is also relative, with 0.5 being no change, 0 as all pixels black, and 1 as all pixels white. You can alternatively use -1.0 for any of the HSL values to specify no change.
properties: this field lets you specify properties such as background alignment, background repeat.
What is this online chrome theme creator?
The online chrome theme creator is a simple theme maker tool for the people who are unfamiliar with the .json file. It provide a simple way to change images, choose colors and tints, preview and pack your chrome theme online.
Hello. Please answer this question: why do you turn on your laptop or computer in the morning? I'm sure the answers will be different. Some need it for work, some need it for study, and some just need it to play. But all these actions in most cases are related to the Internet. We read in it last news, looking for information for work and study, transferring files and much more. And I want these processes to take place in a cozy environment that is pleasing to your eyes.
We have already talked about how. We installed a beautiful theme and customized the widgets for ourselves. Today we will learn how to install a Google Chrome theme to make it pleasant to work with. Go.
So, to install the theme, we need to go to the main menu of the browser.
And select the item Settings.
Click on the button " Select a topic».
We immediately find ourselves in Google store, where various themes for our Google Chrome browser are presented
Here you will find a wide range of topics. They are divided into categories: Nature, major cities, Simple, Animals and more. In a word, everyone will find a topic to suit their taste. To view all topics in a particular category, follow the link “ View all».
In our example, we will install a theme from the Nature category with the name Good Morning ( Good Morning). Click on the theme preview and a preview window for this theme will open in front of us.
The first thing that immediately stands out is the appearance of the theme itself, how it will look in your browser. On the right is indicated full information about compatibility, theme resolution, and Additional Information: creation date, size, version, language.
If you like this topic, you liked it, click on the button “ Install».
After a short time, the browser will apply the theme. To verify this, open a new tab.
How to remove an installed theme?
If you are tired of the selected theme or just decide to return to the standard browser theme, go to the Browser Settings and click the button Restore default theme».
The normal default browser theme will return.
This is how we decorated our browser easily and simply. And that's all for now! Everyone Have a good mood and good luck. See you again!
Love can change a person beyond recognition.
Publius Terence Afr
Maybe someone will like this article. Here I decided to post several beautiful and pleasant-looking themes for the Google Chrome browser.
Today it is one of the most popular browsers, but you and I already know that. It has many features: plugins, extensions, and of course themes for google chrome. This way you can customize the look of your browser the way you want it. Below I will give several options for topics, perhaps you will like some and some not, it’s up to you to choose.
Themes for Google Chrome
Blue and green cubes, a nice design theme for the painting, quite minimalistic and nice. If you like themes like this, then hurry up and install it.
From the name it is clear that the theme for Batman fans, as you can see, is also pleasant to look at.
- Black carbon + silver metal
The theme is silver metal and black carbon, very minimalistic with a beautiful pattern, the pattern is located near the search bar.
- Doink
The theme is large with a floral pattern on the background, many flowers at the top of the browser window. The design is convincing to the eye. In well-lit rooms, light theme colors will come in handy. If you like the theme, install it.
- Polytheme
A very cool theme in a minimalist look, a wide variety of purple shades. I would definitely set such a topic.
Theme in the form of black and white alternating stripes. Whoever made it definitely has a great sense of design.
- Citrus_Cranes
The theme is in orange shade with lime green and khaki origami color in the background. We see paper origami at the top of the browser window. Looks great.
- Google Now theme
I think enough. Ten themes, I think you will like a couple of them and decide to install them in your browser. Even if you don't like any theme, you can choose any other one from the Chrome Web Store.