Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in the world. Millions of people use it every day to surf the internet. One of the things that make Chrome so great is its customizability. You can change almost anything about it to make it work the way you want. From Chrome theme to the background images, and many more.
In this blog post, we will learn how to change Chrome background and give it a new look.
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How to change your Google Chrome Browser Background Image?
Changing the Chrome background is pretty straightforward. You can either set your own photo by uploading it from the device or choose from the defaults one. Here is how to do that.
Set a Picture from your device as Chrome Background
- Open the Google Chrome web browser and sign in to your account in the top-right corner if you haven’t already.
- Click the Customize button in the bottom-right corner of the New Tab page.
- Under the Background tab of the pop-up, click on the Upload from device to use your own photo.
- Navigate to the path where the photo is present, and select it.
- The selected picture will be uploaded and set as the Chrome background.
Set Default Pictures as Chrome Background
- Open the Google Chrome web browser and sign in to your account in the top-right corner if you haven’t already.
- Click the Customize button in the bottom-right corner of the New Tab page.
- Under the Background tab of the pop-up, choose any background picture that you want from the given options.
- The chosen picture would be set as the Chrome background.
Change Chrome Background by Modifying the Theme
You can also change your Chrome background by modifying the overall theme of your Chrome browser.
Here is how to change the theme on Chrome:
- Launch the Chrome browser and click on the three dots at the top-right and select Settings from the Chrome settings menu.
- From the left pane, switch to the Appearance tab.
- Under Appearance click on Theme. You will be redirected to Chrome Webstore.
- Choose any theme that you like.
- Next, click on Add to Chrome button to apply the theme.
- The new theme will be applied and the background will be changed.
- Open the new tab to check the new background.
Change Chrome Color to Change the Background
On the desktop version, Google Chrome provides a set of 24 contrasting colors that you can apply to your browser and switch from the default colors.
To change the Google Chrome color to black, here are the steps to follow:
- Open the Google Chrome browser on your Windows PC or Mac and navigate to its default homepage.
- On the bottom-right corner, click on the Customize Chrome button.
- Switch to the Color and theme section from the left pane.
- Choose one of the colors and click Done to change the Chrome color.
- The background will also be changed.
Conclusion
That’s pretty much all you need to know about changing the background in Google Chrome. As you can see, it’s a pretty simple process. So go ahead and try it out. And if you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for reading.
No, you can’t set a video as your Chrome background. You can only use static images. However, there are some workarounds that you can try. For example, you can use a GIF as your Chrome background.
No, you can’t set different backgrounds for different tabs in Chrome. The changes that you make to the background will be applied to all tabs in Chrome.