Restore old Google icons

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

Restore Old Google Icons - Chrome Extension

'Restore Old Google Icons' is a Chrome extension that swaps out the updated icons on Google applications such as Meet, Calendar, and Gmail, to their previous versions. These familiar, old icons make the tabs in your browser more visually distinguishable thus improving accessibility and user navigation experience.

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Extension stats

By: claudiopostinghel

Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.41

(103)

Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2020-11-06)

Creation date: 2020-11-02

Permissions:

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

Size: 54.45K

Email: cl*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 10,876 ▲ 46

Other rankings

#3988 in Accessibility ▲ 175 #56 in icon keyword 52

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Restores old Google icons effectively
Works as advertised and is quick
Helps users who dislike new Google icons
Compatible with Vivaldi browser
Developer responsive to user feedback and updates

Cons

Does not work on Windows 11 for some users
Partial functionality (not all icons restored)
Performance issues due to continuous rewriting of favicons
Gmail unread message count not displayed
Missing features that some users desire (like top left site logos and date on calendar icon)

Most mentioned

Does not work on certain operating systems
Partial restoration of icons
Performance issues when altering favicons
Desire for additional functionality (like showing dates or additional icons)

User reviews

i do not see the three dots i have windows

Adwar Nissan, 2024-06-04

I work good

Tyler Pace, 2024-02-12

i dont see the 3 dots in the top left corner

Asher stalfordasher, 2024-01-30

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

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