The Yandex Browser, among its various functions, has the ability to set a background for a new tab. If desired, the user can set a beautiful live background for Yandex Browser or use a static image. Due to the minimalistic interface, the installed background is visible only on "Scoreboard"(in a new tab). But since many users often turn to this very new tab, the question is quite relevant. Next, we will tell you how to install a ready-made background for Yandex.Browser or put a regular image to your liking.
There are two types of setting a background image: choosing a picture from the built-in gallery or setting your own. As mentioned earlier, screensavers for Yandex.Browser are divided into animated and static. Each user can use special backgrounds tailored for the browser, or install their own.
Method 1: Browser Settings
Through the web browser settings, you can install both ready-made wallpapers and your own picture. The developers have provided all their users with a gallery with truly beautiful and unpretentious images of nature, architecture and other objects. The list is periodically updated; if necessary, you can turn on the corresponding notification. It is possible to activate the daily change of images to random ones or to a specific theme.
There are no such settings for manually set background images. In fact, the user simply needs to select a suitable image from the computer and install it. Read more about each of these installation methods in our separate article at the link below.
Method 2: From any site
Quickly change the background to "Scoreboard" is to use the context menu. Let's say you find a picture you like. You don’t even need to download it to your PC and then install it through the Yandex Browser settings. Just right-click on it and select from the context menu “Set as background in Yandex.Browser”.
If you cannot call the context menu, then the image is protected from copying.
Standard tips for this method: choose high-quality, large images, no lower than your screen resolution (for example, 1920x1080 for PC monitors or 1366x768 for laptops). If the site does not display the size of the image, you can view it by opening the file in a new tab.
The size will be indicated in brackets in the address bar.
If you hover your mouse over the tab with the image (it should also be open in a new tab), you will see its size in the text tooltip. This is true for files with long names, due to which the resolution numbers are not visible.
Small pictures will be automatically stretched. Animated images (GIF and others) cannot be installed, only static ones.
We looked at all possible ways to set the background in Yandex Browser. I would like to add that if you have previously used Google Chrome and want to install themes from its online extension store, then, alas, this cannot be done. All new versions of Yandex.Browser, although they install themes, do not display them on "Scoreboard" and in the interface as a whole.
Design themes for Yandex Browser and individual websites allow you to get rid of the standard, for some, boring, interface appearance. They create an atmosphere of individual creativity, to some extent lift your spirits and increase the comfort of use. This article will tell you how to change the background in Yandex Browser, configure “moving” images, and also how to download add-ons that provide the ability to change the background for VKontakte on Yandex Browser.
Standard settings
1. Create a new tab. Under the visual bookmarks bar, click the “Customize screen” option.
2. Click the “PLAY” icon in the selected preview to install animation in the design theme - add “live” elements to its composition.
Note. For example, in the “Mountain Tops” illustration, when this add-on is activated, clouds begin to move across the sky.
In the same block, you can change the theme (pictures), for free, and in the same way enable/disable the animation add-on in them.
3. To change the background in Yandex Browser to an image from your own photo gallery stored on your computer, click on the block with the “+” symbol on the right side of the preview row.
And then in the system window, go to the appropriate directory, select the file and click “Open”.
Setting a video instead of a background
1. Pre-prepare a small video with medium pixel resolution in any video editor. It should be “light” both in quality and in volume (footage), so that when playing video, the browser does not consume a lot of CPU resources.
2. Place the prepared video for the background on your desktop (for example, a fragment in which a car, plane, etc. is moving).
3. Open the Yandex directory:
Drive C → Users → → AppData → Local → Yandex → YandexBrowser → UserData → Wallpappers
4. Open the folder of any theme for further modification.
5. Rename the prepared video file on your desktop: give it the name “video” (in previous versions of the web browser you had to specify “source”).
6. Drag the renamed video from your desktop to the theme profile folder. Confirm file replacement.
7. Launch the browser, select the theme in which you replaced the animated background for Yandex Browser with your own video.
Making a VKontakte profile
On the Internet you can find many software solutions for changing the background and account design on vk.com. However, when downloading them, always ask about the developer so as not to give your credentials (username and password) into the hands of attackers.
Let's look at the most popular design addons that can be downloaded from the app store and offsites:
A cross-browser add-on that allows you to install any themes from the proposed catalog.
After clicking on the option, it opens a tab with thumbnails of the themes.
Along with a large selection of backgrounds and ease of use, it has one significant drawback. Requires the Orbitum browser to be installed on the system.
Suitable for changing graphic design not only on VKontakte, but also on other sites. Supports more than 10 popular web resources.
Allows you to load background images from your computer disk (the “Insert your own” option), adjust the level of transparency of page blocks, background, and brightness.
An online service that provides an add-on and a large catalog of ready-made backgrounds on various topics for popular browsers.
Connecting and configuring the service is carried out in 4 simple steps (download, enable, change, save your own add-ons).
To download a background from the catalog on the site, you need to click the “Install…” button in its preview.
Can I use Google Chrome themes?
In earlier versions of Yandex, it was possible to download and install themes from the Chrome application store. These browsers are very similar both externally and programmatically (at the code level), since they use the same chromium engine. But at the moment this installation option does not work in most cases.
When you try to download a design in a browser through the Google Chrome app store, the message “An error has occurred” or the notification “... not supported” appears.
Additional design tools
If you need specialized extensions for other sites or want to check out other addons for creating a VKontakte profile, do the following:
1. In a web browser window, open: Menu → Add-ons → Extensions directory (at the bottom of the tab).
2. In the horizontal menu of the addon store, click to open the “More” list. Select the "Design" section.
3. Install the add-ons you are interested in from the selected section.
Create an exclusive look and feel in your favorite browser. This procedure will only take you 5-10 minutes.
Google Chrome and Opera browser. It's time for another browser.
In fact, everything is very simple. Live wallpapers are already enabled by default in the latest version of the browser and for them to work you just need to update it to the current version. Unfortunately, the screenshot cannot convey the movement of the picture, so try it.
If after the update the animation does not appear or you want to disable live wallpapers, we will do this through the settings. Click the three bars in the upper right corner and go to “Settings”.
A new tab will open in which we find the “Appearance Settings” block. Here you can enable or disable the new interface. The browser will need to be restarted to apply the settings.
Now let's figure out how to change live wallpapers. Open a new tab and on the Start screen click on the “Customize screen” link.
Thumbnails of animated screensavers will appear a little lower. Click on the one you like, and then, to save the settings, click the “Done” button.
Congratulations, now you know how to enable the new Yandex browser interface with live wallpaper.
In this tutorial I will tell you how to make the old version of the Opera browser the default.
In this lesson I will show you where you can find out the version of the Mozilla Firefox browser, as well as how you can update the browser to the latest version.
In this lesson I will tell you where to enable live wallpaper for the Yandex browser. I raised this topic when I talked about live wallpapers for browsers
Modern web browsers have learned to adapt well to the user's wishes, changing their appearance and behavior. The Yandex browser has been more successful in this matter than others; in it we can change the background of a photo from the official catalog, the Internet, a computer, and even make an animated screensaver. The browser background on the “Scoreboard” tab has a fairly wide range of settings: daily flipping, video, animation, etc. Additionally, the Yandex web browser helps you change the background on some popular sites, such as VKontakte.
Before changing the background in the Yandex browser, we recommend that you think about what should be in the background. To help you navigate, here are a few tips:
- Owners of old computers who value performance are better off keeping things simple. Animation may cause slowdown when opening the “Scoreboard” tab. A high-resolution image slows down the browser less, but its performance still decreases. The best way out of the situation is to install simple pictures;
- If the attractiveness of the Yandex browser is a priority and there is a reserve of computer power, you can select beautiful background videos. They depict nature or cities. Videos are in demand: falling waterfalls, sea surf, aerial footage of picturesque places;
- If you have good photographs of yourself that you would like to admire more often, we can install them on your screensaver;
- If you couldn’t find a suitable photo in the background gallery, we recommend entering a thematic query into a search engine, going to the “Pictures” page and installing any of them.
Important! Flipping backgrounds for your own pictures every day doesn't work. You cannot create your own photo gallery in the browser. In this case, you will only have to choose from existing galleries.
Method 1: Install photo from background gallery
Yandex has created a catalog of more than 200 different backgrounds. Among them there are video backgrounds and standard pictures. Usually, from this list you can find a suitable background screensaver option. It’s convenient that there is sorting by category: architecture, landscape, space, etc.
How to install a picture:
Method 2: Set up an animated or video background
The installation principle is approximately the same, but there are several differences:
Video screensavers are short looping videos up to 30 seconds long. They are constantly repeated. Large videos cannot be installed, as this would place an excessive load on the system.
Method 3: Add your own picture
If there is an image on your computer that can replace the background in the Yandex web browser, we can put it in the background.
Installation method:
Important! Only images in jpeg and png formats are suitable for setting as a background. By default, in Explorer (opens after clicking on the “Upload from Computer” button) only jpeg photos are displayed. To select a picture with a png extension, you need to click on the “JPEG Image” line in the lower right corner of the window and select “PNG Image”.
Method 4: Install any photo from the Internet
To personalize the web browser as much as possible, the developers of the Yandex browser have added the function of installing pictures from the Internet.
Algorithm of actions:
How to customize the background in Yandex browser
We can set almost any background in the Yandex browser, but this is only part of the built-in functions. The browser also supports some customization of pictures and videos in the background.
A few useful changes:
Previously, it was still possible to make a transparent background in the Yandex browser, that is, the background of the panels was adjusted to the color of the page, as if merging together and not distracting while reading. This function did not catch on and quickly disappeared.
How to make a dark background in Yandex browser
We can make a black background in the Yandex browser both on websites and on the page with “Scoreboard”. This is especially useful when using the browser at night. Dull colors in the dark are less stressful on the eyes.
Healthy! We can set pure black color only as a background on the main page, but on websites there is less choice, only a dark color is available.
How to set “night mode”:
Turning off the function is also easy - click once on “Reading Mode”.
How to disable the background in the Yandex browser
I would like to immediately note that it is not possible to completely remove the background in the Yandex browser. There should be at least some picture in the background. Usually, if you want to remove the background in the Yandex browser, we are talking about animation or changing pictures daily. The method for disabling the slide show is described in the background settings item. Now let's learn more about how to turn off standard animation.
Important! Disabling animation is useful if the animated background slows down your browser or if the animation simply makes it difficult to concentrate.
How to disable the background gallery in a web browser from Yandex:
- From the Settings menu:
- From the Tableau window:
Another way to remove the background gallery in the Yandex browser is to replace it with your own picture, any one, even if it’s monochromatic. For more details, see the third method of the article “Add your own picture.”
How to change the VK background in Yandex and other browsers
Web browsers do not have built-in tools for changing the CSS code of sites. To install original backgrounds on popular services, you will have to use additional extensions.
What plugins are there to change the VKontakte background in the Yandex browser:
Although the Yandex browser has a drawback in the form of lack of support for themes from the Google store, there are still enough functions for comfortable work in the program. Yandex browser without add-ons allows you to create an animated background, supports slide shows and loading your own images into the background. Already knowing all the ways to change the background, we can experiment and choose the best screensaver to suit our own taste. Given the variety of browser personalization methods, Google themes are not needed at all.
The Yandex browser has an interesting feature related to changing the interface. The user can set a live background for the Yandex browser from the proposed list. This sets Yandex.Browser apart from other browsers.
You can make the appearance of Yandex Browser even more attractive by installing your own theme. And now we’ll tell you how to do this.
If you are wondering how to set an animated background for the Yandex browser, then the good news is that it is very easy to do. Here's the procedure:
2. Find the button " Customize screen»
3. At the bottom of the screen you will find a list of presets that you can select and apply to the browser.
Each of the themes offered by Yandex Browser is animated. On one, clouds are moving, on another, plants are swaying in the wind, on the third, raindrops are flowing down... Choose a theme at your discretion.
How to turn animation on/off
Any of the presented themes can be animated or static. If you want to turn animation on or off, first go to the menu for changing themes according to the above instructions, and then click on the play/pause icon of the selected theme.
In the screenshot below you will see:
The selected topic, circled in a black square;
playback icon (if the picture is not moving at the moment);
pause icon (if the picture is currently animated).
If you don't like the themes provided by the browser, install your own theme. In this case, you can only install a static image in JPEG or PNG format. To do this, click on the plus and specify the path to the image.
The applied theme will delight you every time you open a new tab. At the same time, on all other tabs the page is adjusted to the interface of a particular site, so theme elements will not be displayed there.
It is worth noting a possible disadvantage of these topics. The developers intended that after five minutes of inactivity, the animation stops to save PC resources. But sometimes the animation doesn't restart. At the moment, this problem is being solved, and if you encounter this, then just install the theme again using the method described above.
The open page is controlled by clicking on the header; if you move your mouse to the top panel, you will see that it will turn into a button. By clicking on the button you will be taken to the page menu
From this page you can print, add the page to bookmarks, copy the address, and also use the search (or open another site). As for me, this is not very convenient, but perhaps this is a matter of habit.
Tabs of open pages have moved down. In the first couple of hours of using the browser it seemed unbearably inconvenient, but the very next day I sort of got used to it and even started to like it
All tabs are conveniently grouped by site. For example, if you have 10 open links from a contact, one link from mail and several more from different resources, then all 10 tabs from VKontakte will be collected into one tab. If you click on a VKontakte tab, all collapsed tabs will expand. In my opinion, this is very convenient.
The browser menu is concise and intuitive, but if you open the additional menu, Chrome lovers will see something painfully familiar :)
In principle, the developers do not hide the fact that their browser is built on the “skeleton” of Chrome (or rather Chromium, the progenitor of all modern browsers except Firefox). It’s clear why reinvent the wheel when it has already been invented and tested a long time ago.
This is where I will finish my mini review, I will work in this browser for a couple more weeks, after which I will write my feelings. So far I like everything, I really like that it works quite well on weak hardware and... Have you already installed the new Yandex.Browser?
Themes for Yandex. A lot of people are looking for browsers on the Internet, everyone wants to give their browser some personality and a beautiful appearance, but where to look for themes? Yandex. The browser has just been released, and it does not have its own application store, like other popular browsers, but in fact, this is not the case.
The fact is that the browser is created on the engine Chromium. Many other browsers were created on its basis, including Google Chrome. The browsers are similar in appearance and in many functions, which means that themes from the Google Chrome online store should also be supported in Yandex. Browser. I suggest checking it out right now.
Attention! At the moment, this feature with themes from Google Chrome does not work, but THERE IS A WAY OUT! I suggest you download beautiful backgrounds for the Yandex browser. Just select the path/folder to unpack the exe file and the archive will be saved there.
How to change the background is written below:
1) Find this button in the lower left corner and click on it.
2) In the right corner you will find the “Download” button, through it we change the standard background to a new one.
It is also possible to choose themes from Google or from artists, compare them, the second option from artists looks much cooler, and there I will choose a theme for myself.
But first it’s worth saying that topics can also be found using keywords in the search.
Have you chosen your favorite topic? Let's move on to installing it. Hover your mouse over the theme and click the “Free” button, after checking the theme for compatibility, it will be installed automatically.
So, the installation is complete, let's see what happened... Yeah, I didn't expect this, the top part of the theme has changed, but the background remains the same, why is that? We'll find out soon...
As I found out later, it turns out that themes from Google Chrome are only partially supported, and you need to search for the background yourself, by the name of the theme, or some thematic one, for example, I found a picture of my theme through an image search, and set it as the background, and that’s what this happened. This puzzled me and I decided to find out what Yandex itself had to say about this.
This is what is written on the Yandex browser support site. Not all themes are fully compatible with Yandex browser.