Old Brave Dark Theme

Brave's old dark theme, ported to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers

What is Old Brave Dark Theme?

"Old Brave Dark Theme" is a custom theme extension for Chrome, meticulously crafted to revisit the pre-version 1.19 dark theme of Brave. Capable of supporting display resolutions up to 8K, this standalone theme breathes new life into your browsing experience by darkening key browser elements such as the address bar, using the same colors as Brave did in its old version. However, it doesn't add buttons or change page colors.

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By: James Martindale

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.90 (59)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-30)

Creation date: 2020-04-16

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Size: 782.34K

Email: ch*****@jkmartindale.com

Ranking

# 13081 ▼ 24

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#29 in dark theme keyword 78 ▼ 3

#50 in black theme keyword 55 ▼ 2

#69 in theme keyword 56 ▼ 4

#76 in night theme keyword 40 ▼ 9

#162 in browser settings keyword 29 ▼ 5

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Extension summary

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I prefer Brave's old dark theme (before version 1.19) to Brave's current dark theme and Chrome's official dark themes, so I made a standalone theme file based on Brave's old dark theme.

This theme uses the exact same colors as Brave did out of the box, complete with a dark address bar. I've recreated the new tab page background with a 1440p gradient that supports displays up to 8K (at 300% scaling, which is realistic). It's the closest you can get to the real thing without modifying your browser's source code.

Since people keep asking: This isn't an app or extension, this is a theme. It changes some of the colors of your browser, but it cannot change page colors or add buttons to your browser.

To remove a theme from Chrome:

Go to your browser settings page
Scroll down to the Appearance section (you might be able to jump here by navigating to chrome://settings/appearance)
There should be a row at the top of the Appearance section called Theme, listing your current theme
Click the "Reset to default" button in that row

The process might be slightly different for other browsers. The theme uninstallation process is completely controlled by your browser and I cannot do anything to make it easier.

User reviews

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Pros

Matches old Chrome theme closely
Minimalistic design without weird borders
Dark address line instead of bright white
Visually relaxing for the eyes
Fixes issues with overly bright tab headings

Cons

Some users dislike the dark theme
Tab headings can be too dark or difficult to read for some
The background can be improved/implied changes desired

Most mentioned

Thankfulness for fixing brightness issues
Desire for a more updated theme
Preference for minimalistic design
Reference to personal taste, comparing to old themes

Recent reviews

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Yiitin Liao, 2024-09-25

MortBox MX, 2024-09-14

Thanks! This theme almost matches what my Chrome used to look like! The only thing I would change is the title bar color when the window is unfocused. Currently, it shifts from 34/34/34 to a much brighter 78/78/78. In my opinion, it should be darker like 43/43/43 to match the rest of the Theme.