Adaptive Tab Bar Color

Name: Adaptive Tab Bar Color
Rating: 4.7538 (585 reviews)
Author: Eason & Yue

By: Eason & Yue

Changes the color of Firefox theme to match the website’s appearance.

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Features & Capabilities

Adaptive Tab Bar Color dynamically adjusts the Firefox theme to match the website you’re viewing, delivering a Safari-like tab tint for a cohesive browsing experience. The extension is designed for UI consistency and works well with popular styling tools.

Compatibility and customization tips include: it works with Dark Reader, Stylus, and Dark Mode Website Switcher; incompatibilities with certain theme creators are noted; you can remove the bottom shadow and enable CSS-driven color transitions; a safety reminder to distinguish browser UI from web UI.

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Version:

4.0.5 Last updated: 2026-06-26

Version code:

6313801

Creation date:

2022-04-14

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
theme
storage
browserSettings
management

Content scripts matches:

Size:

148.08KB

Email:

*****@easonwong.de

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 232 ▲ 5

Other rankings

#5 in Tabs ▲ 1

#11 in Appearance ▲ 1

#2 in match keyword 19

#3 in color keyword 62

#6 in give keyword 8

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Developed by:

Eason & Yue

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adaptive-tab-bar-colour/

Email:

*****@easonwong.de

Website:

https://github.com/easonwong-de/Adaptive-Tab-Bar-Colour/issues

Permission Change History

2025-01-10: Version 2.1.4 → 2.2.1

Remove Permissions: activeTab

User Reviews

Users praise dark-theme compatibility and per-site color customization, noting a sharp improvement in appearance and workflow. The add-on is seen as a top theme extension with strong satisfaction. Common downsides include tabs adopting a single color (losing per-tab differentiation), UI readability issues on dark sites, conflicts with other themes, and a desire to confine changes to the tab bar color only.

Pros

Works well with Dark Reader / good compatibility with dark themes
Per-site color customization (ability to set custom colors per site)
Significantly enhances appearance and user experience (looks and feels more integrated)
Strong overall satisfaction and positive reception (high praise, regarded as one of the best theme extensions)

Cons

Tabs all switch to the same color, reducing quick visual differentiation between tabs (preference for per-tab colors)
UI can become unclear on dark websites or when the tab itself darkens (issues with readability)
Can break or clash with other themes (conflicts with existing themes)
Some users want changes limited to the tab bar tint only rather than affecting the rest of the UI

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Is Adaptive Tab Bar Color Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Adaptive Tab Bar Color requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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Adaptive Tab Bar Color has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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