Ink for Google™

Ink for Google™

Get your favourite Google sites a new coat of paint. Update their look with Material Design

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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.

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Rating: 4.73 (671)
Version: 11.3.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-18)
Creation date: 2020-05-22
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • storage
Size: 420.86K
Email: Click to see
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

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Ink for Google™
Ink for Google™ (v11.3.0)
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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
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Pros
  • Some users found it used to work perfectly in the past
  • Some users find the design aesthetic pleasing
  • Some veteran users appreciate the developer's timely updates
Cons
  • Frequently mentioned non-functionality across various Google platforms
  • User dissatisfaction with inability to customize colors
  • Incompatibility with new Google layout
  • Developer's unresponsive to users' queries
Most mentioned
  • Non-functioning across various Google services
  • Incompatibility with Gmail layout
  • Lack of customization options
  • Abandonment by developers
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Safety
Risk impact

Ink for Google™ may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Ink for Google™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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