2 New Themes “Compact Dark” and “Compact Light” Added to Mozilla Firefox

People who love dark or black themes in software programs, will definitely like this news. Mozilla has added 2 new themes to Firefox 53.0 and later versions:

  • Compact Dark
  • Compact Light

Actually these 2 themes were already a part of Firefox’s Developer Tools feature and we could enable and apply these hidden secret themes using following tutorial:

[Tip] Enable Hidden Secret Dark and Light Themes in Mozilla Firefox

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But now there is no need of using any tweaks. Mozilla has added these themes to “Add-ons Manager” and “Customize” page of Firefox 53 version.

If you are using newer versions of Firefox, you can apply these themes using Add-ons manager. Click on Firefox menu (Hamburger) button and select “Add-ons” option. Or type about:addons in address bar and press Enter. Now click on Appearance section in left-sidebar and you’ll see the new themes.

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You can apply these new themes by clicking on the “Enable” button given next to the theme names. Following screenshots show both themes live in action:

Mozilla Firefox Compact Dark Theme:

Mozilla_Firefox_Compact_Dark_Theme.png

Mozilla Firefox Compact Light Theme:

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Mozilla_Firefox_Compact_Light_Theme.png

Alternatively, you can apply these themes using customize page. Right-click on the titlebar or toolbar in Firefox and select “Customize” option. Now click on “Themes” button given at the bottom and select desired theme given in the list as shown in following screenshot:

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To restore default theme in Firefox, just select “Default” in themes section. It’ll restore default theme in Firefox.

Its a welcome move from Mozilla and theme lovers will definitely love these new themes.

Also Check:

[Dark Theme] Make Mozilla Firefox Look-Like Microsoft Edge Web Browser

Published in: Mozilla Firefox

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. When one of the new themes is applied the minimize, maximize and close buttons disappear when you have titelbar in color enabled and the tabs are square, wich personally I don’t like.

  2. hi vg, thanks for the article, i just have a small problem, when i change my theme to compact dark the close minimize and maximize buttons are not changed with the theme like yours in the screenshots, for example when you applyed the compact dark theme they changed why mine doesnt work ? any suggestions please ?

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