Download Best IE8 Theme to Make Mozilla Firefox Look-Like Internet Explorer 8

Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers but there are many Firefox users who always complain about its GUI. Mozilla has not worked much on Firefox interface. Its almost same since ages and doesn’t fit with Windows Vista and 7’s Aero theme.

On the other hand, Internet Explorer looks excellent with the Glass theme. So today, we are going to share an excellent theme for Firefox which can make Firefox look-like IE8:

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As you can see in the above screenshot, Firefox is almost looking similar to IE8.

The theme is called “Vista-aero“. If you also want to transform your Firefox into IE8, you can download this theme using following link:

Install Theme

You can further enable Glass in Firefox toolbar. Use “Glasser” extension for it:

Install Glasser

If you also want to auto-hide Menubar just like IE8. Install “Hide Menubar” extension:

Install Hide Menubar

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You can access Menubar by pressing “ALT” key.

The “Vista-aero” theme also provides the Tab grouping feature of IE8. It shows similar tabs in same color. If you don’t like this feature, you can turn it off by clicking on the “Tools” button on Tab bar and uncheck “useColorTab” option:

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You can also remove unwanted buttons from Tab bar by clicking on the 2 arrows present at last of the Tab bar and uncheck the desired options:

Remove_Extra_Options_from_Tabbar.png

Published in: Mozilla Firefox, Themes and Wallpapers

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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  1. This theme is not running fine here. Using Nightly Tester Tool’s Force addon compatibility.
    Which version of firefox this theme support?

    Firefox 28.0
    Windows 7 ultimate

    Thanks in advance

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