Ink for Google™

Get your favourite Google sites a new coat of paint. Update their look with Material Design
What is Ink for Google™?
Ink for Google™ is a Chrome extension that enhances the visual appeal of renowned Google websites like Search, Gmail, and Calendar by incorporating Material Design standards. It seeks inspiration from the visual aesthetics of Android applications and Google's latest websites, aiming to provide a more unified and improved user experience. This extension operates on majority of the Google websites, optimizing designs even on websites already using Material Design.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.72 (669)
Version: 11.7.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-07)
Creation date: 2020-05-22
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • storage
Size: 464.90K

Other platforms

Ink for Google™ (v11.6.0)
4.07 (15) 138
Ink for Google™ (v11.4.0)
5.00 (2) 250
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Extension summary

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Ink for Google improves the look of well-known Google websites like Search, Gmail and Calendar. It unifies them under the guidelines defined by the Material Design team at Google. Ink takes inspiration from the visual style of Android apps and their newest websites to create a better and consistent experience across all of these services.

Ink currently works on most Google websites, even websites which already have material design. On those websites, it improves the design to better match the guidelines.

This extension requires the permission to read and change your data on google.com sites to make the visual changes.

See something that you think needs a visual tweak? Click the Ink icon to send us some feedback or to report a bug.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works well on sites that need it
  • Updates quickly after Google changes something
  • Looks much like the new Google theme for material design
Cons
  • Doesn't make noticeable changes to the UI
  • Annoying notifications about updates with no option to disable
  • Limited customisation options
  • Most recent updates rendered the extension ineffective
Most mentioned
  • Not working anymore
  • Changes nothing
  • Issues with Material Design
  • Desire for more customisation options
  • Complaints about notifications
Recent reviews
Não percebi diferença. Testei justamente no YouTube e Keep como falaram nos comentários onde os impactos seriam mais relevantes. Disseram nos comentários também que não poderia escolher em quais sites utilizar, mas existe essa opção.

Keep spaming notifications when plugins updated, no option to disable this annoying notification. Deleted
by lu pohan (lupohan), 2022-11-08

tried to get back youtube material design from a archive from 2017 but didnt work.
by FloofMcFloof, 2022-08-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Ink for Google™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Ink for Google™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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