Davids Place Themes

Coming up fast behind Internet Exploder and Firefox is Google Chrome, which is a little older than you think (but not much). Google Chrome does everything that you need a browser to do (and occasionally more), so it’s no wonder that the Don’t Be Evil crew (including a number of Firefox developers) threw in impressively integrated theme support starting with version 3.0 of Chrome.

Like Firefox’s personas (but unlike Firefox’s themes), Chrome themes can be applied without having to restart the browser. Unlike Firefox, the changes can affect the navigation buttons — but conversely, even the more drastically-skinned buttons in Chrome are still clearly visible (there have been several times where I’ve re-skinned Firefox and then had to take a few moments to find or figure out the basic buttons — not great).

Not that there is any real lack of themes; both Google and third-party developers have provided enough choices to keep even the most fickle browser-addict happy for a long time. Just remember when you’re grabbing a theme from a third-party site that they may slow you down a tiny bit more than the ‘official’ themes.