# Old Twitter Layout

> Tweak twitter's design to remove some irritating changes

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/old-twitter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/old-twitter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `old-twitter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wolvan
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 286
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (45 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-11
- **First published:** 2019-07-21
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/old-twitter/)

## Description

The Old Twitter Layout Chrome extension brings back the familiar sans-serif fonts Twitter users loved, reversing recent design changes that many found irritating. Version 2.0 focuses on restoring this classic look, providing a cleaner and more comfortable interface.

To ensure the tweaks take effect, multiple refreshes might be necessary due to browser caching. Future updates promise additional enhancements for an even better Twitter browsing experience. Support the developer by buying a coffee at [https://ko-fi.com/wolvan](https://ko-fi.com/wolvan).

## Rankings

- #6,846 — Overall
- #8 — layout
- #39 — twitter data
- #50 — twitter
- #120 — hold
- #233 — cache

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://twitter.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.twitter.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Brings back the old Twitter interface
- Tested and found effective compared to similar add-ons
- Retains functionality for some features like video playback
- Allows copy and paste in specific contexts
- User-friendly and appreciated by long-time users

### Cons

- Does not work consistently due to Twitter updates
- Pasting functionality is limited or broken in various contexts
- Embedded videos are not viewable when the add-on is enabled
- Lagging issues and loading errors reported
- Multiple users report needing to refresh to get it to work

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/old-twitter)