Use themes to change the look of Firefox
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A theme is a type of Firefox add-on that changes the visual appearance of Firefox. This article describes how to find, install and manage themes in Firefox.
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What are themes?
A theme changes the appearance of Firefox, such as the color scheme and background image of the toolbars.
Note: All themes for Firefox version 57 and above are lightweight (background) themes. Complete themes are no longer supported. See Built-in themes in Firefox - alternative to complete themes.
Installing themes
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Scroll through the suggested themes or visit addons.mozilla.org to browse more themes.
- Click on the theme's author to see more information about it.
- Click the button.
- To install a theme from addons.mozilla.org, click on the theme and select the button on the resulting page.
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- Firefox will download the requested theme and may notify you that it has been installed.
Managing themes
Switch themes
When several themes are installed:
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Scroll through the list of themes.
- Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon that displays for the desired theme and then select Enable.
Disable themes
When several themes are installed:
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Scroll through the list of themes in the list.
- Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon that displays for the theme that you want to disable and then select Disable.
Remove themes
When several themes are installed:
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Scroll through the list of themes in the list.
- Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon that displays for the theme that you want to remove and then select Remove.
Troubleshooting
- If you have a problem with Firefox, it may be caused by your theme or your theme's interaction with other add-ons. For troubleshooting instructions, see Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems.
- If you cannot install a theme, see Unable to install add-ons (extensions or themes).