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: Firefox comes with a Default theme and optional Light and Dark themes but you can add new themes to Firefox. All Firefox themes are lightweight (background) themes. See Built-in themes in Firefox - alternative to complete themes for more information.
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
- To install a theme from addons.mozilla.org, click on the theme and select the button on the resulting page.
- Firefox will download the requested theme and may notify you that it has been installed.
button.
Managing themes
Switch themes
- 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
Click the menu button , click
and select . You will see one Enabled theme and a list of Disabled themes.When the Enabled theme is not the Default theme, you can disable it by clicking the ellipsis (3-dot) icon and selecting Disable.
This will enable the Default theme.
Note: When the Enabled theme is the Default theme, it will become disabled when you enable another theme.
Remove themes
You cannot remove the Default, Light or Dark themes that come with Firefox but you can remove added themes. To remove an installed theme you've added to Firefox:
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon that displays for the theme that you want to remove and then select Remove.
This will enable the Default theme.
If you are not able to remove a theme, see Cannot remove an add-on (extension or theme).
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).