How to change your Google Chrome theme, or create your own custom theme, for a personalized web browsing experience
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William Antonelli/Business Insider Changing your Google theme can be a breath of fresh air.
Practically speaking, there is no reason to use a theme to your Google account. They don't change the way you use the browser or affect your interaction with Gmail, Google Docs, or any of the other many services Google offers.
But by that logic, there's really no reason for the Louvre, jazz music, "The Godfather Part I" and "Part II," or anything else that makes life more enjoyable but isn't of strictly utilitarian value.1. Open your Google Chrome browser and log into your Google account.
2. At the top right corner of the screen click More Settings, then click Appearance, and then Themes, or go directly to the Chrome Web Store.3. Browse through the themes and select one you like, then click on it.
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The Google Chrome Web Store has hundreds of themes available for download.
Steven John/Business Insider Once you've opened the page of the theme you want, click "Add to Chrome."
And that's it, the theme has been added, changing out your old theme or adding one for the first time.
Note that you might need to close all Chrome windows and reopen the browser for the theme to appear.1. Open Google Chrome and log into your Google account.
2. Navigate to ThemeBeta.
3. The menu on the side has a numbered list of the steps needed to create a new theme. Start by giving the theme a name.William Antonelli/Business Insider
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 zoom in and out, make the picture repeat, and more.6. In the numbered list, click "Generate colors." This will edit the toolbars and menus in the theme to match what you've uploaded.
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ThemeBeta will automatically color your theme to match the picture you choose.
8. When you're satisfied, click "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. You can do this easily by right-clicking the file in Chrome's download bar and clicking "Show in Finder" or "Show in folder."William Antonelli/Business Insider
Find the theme file on your computer.
11. In your Chrome browser, click the URL bar and type "chrome://extensions/" into it.
12. In the top-right corner of the page that opens, toggle the "Developer mode" switch so the white circle is on the right.14. A box will appear, asking if you want to "Add 'ThemeBeta.com'?" Click "Add Theme."
15. A moment later, the colors on your menu bars should change to whatever you set them to.Your custom theme is now installed.
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