Restore old Google icons

Name: Restore old Google icons
Rating: 4.407766990291262 (103 reviews)
Author: claudiopostinghel

Restore the old icon on Meet, Calendar, Gmail etc to make tabs more recognizable

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The "Restore Old Google Icons" Chrome extension brings back the classic icons for Google Meet, Calendar, and Gmail. This helps users quickly identify their tabs by restoring familiar visuals, enhancing accessibility and ease of navigation. It is a super simple tool designed solely to improve tab recognizability without any additional features or complications.

Ideal for users accustomed to the older Google icon designs, this lightweight extension ensures your browsing experience remains intuitive and organized. Say goodbye to confusion by restoring the icons you know and trust, making multitasking more efficient.

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Version:

0.2 Last updated: 2020-11-06

Creation date:

2020-11-02

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Permissions:

*://calendar.google.com/*
*://docs.google.com/*
*://drive.google.com/*
*://mail.google.com/*
*://meet.google.com/*

Size:

53.17KB

Email:

cl*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-16

Ranking

# 12,767 ▼ 27

Other rankings

#4160 in Accessibility ▼ 5 #35 in icon keyword 17 ▲ 4

User reviews

This Chrome extension effectively restores old Google icons in browser tabs, greatly improving user satisfaction and reducing frustration over Google's redesign. Users appreciate its quick operation and broad coverage of Google services, with support for multiple browsers. However, it has limitations, such as only changing favicons and not in-page logos, lacking dynamic calendar and email badge features, and causing occasional performance concerns due to repeated favicon rewriting. Some users also experience compatibility or activation issues, especially on Windows 11.

Pros

Effectively restores old Google icons as expected, providing users with the familiar look they prefer.
Works quickly and covers a wide range of Google products, improving user satisfaction.
Helps reduce frustration caused by the new Google icon design, improving usability and tab recognition.
Compatible with browsers beyond Chrome, such as Vivaldi, enhancing its usefulness.
Simple and lightweight tool that fulfills its specific purpose well.

Cons

Does not change Google icons within webpages besides favicons, such as logos in the top left corner, limiting visual restoration.
Lacks dynamic features like showing the current date on the calendar icon, which some users desire.
Does not display Gmail unread email counts on icons, reducing its utility for email management.
Reported performance issues due to constant rewriting of webpage favicons, potentially impacting browsing experience.
Functionality issues on certain systems like Windows 11, and some users report it not working or requiring activation steps.

Recent reviews

Great app, does what expected. Thanks a lot! *really sorry to see that chrome web store considers it as a "no longer supported" but you definitely can and should turn it back on in settings

Al*****, 2025-03-14

i do not see the three dots i have windows

Ad*****, 2024-06-04

I work good

Ty*****, 2024-02-12

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Extension safety

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Restore old Google icons requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Restore old Google icons has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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