Classic Google Icons

Use the pre-2020 Material Design icons for Google products like Gmail, Calendar, and Maps.

What is Classic Google Icons?

Classic Google Icons is a browser extension specifically designed for those who prefer the old icons used in Google apps such as Gmail, Drive, and Maps. It allows users to easily revert the app icons to their classic versions that were used prior to the 2020 update. This extension modifies both the webpage and page favicons to display the old icons. This extension is not officially affiliated with Google LLC, and all trademarks used are the sole property of their respective owners.

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By: dangered wolf

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.82 (17)

Version: 1.5.0 (Last updated: 2021-05-17)

Creation date: 2020-11-06

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://*.gstatic.com/*
https://*.google.com/*
https://*.googleusercontent.com/*

Size: 1.30M

Email: d*****@ngeredwolf.me

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 23858 ▼ 208

Other rankings

#12027 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 34 #59 in icon keyword 18 ▼ 3

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Classic Google Icons (v1.5.0)

4.30 (7) 202

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Summary

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Hate Google's new icons? Revert them using Classic Google Icons.

This replaces the page favicons, as well as the icons within the webpage, of apps like Gmail, Drive, and Maps.

This extension is not affiliated in any way with Google LLC, and all trademarks are property of their respective owners.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Reverts the new Google icons to the older ones
Works well in Chromium Edge and Firefox
Ability to change icons in dropdown menus

Cons

Doesn't change the icons in some Google app menus
Issues with the Gmail Basic HTML interface

Most mentioned

Reverts the new Google icons to the older ones
Doesn't change the icons in some Google app menus

Recent reviews

The greatest way to fix the best email service's worst UI change. Period.

Trevor Hart, 2023-10-19

I know it's been 3 years since they changed the icons, but, just to quickly say, on my device, the icon when I go to Gmail doesn't change, only the favicon does. Otherwise, excellent extension.

Didier “Big D” Yu, 2023-04-27

IS WORK

NOEL CORTEZ, 2023-03-29

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Safety

Risk impact

Classic Google Icons is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.