Material DevTools Theme
A developer tools color theme inspired by the Material Theme UI plugin for IntelliJ IDEA.
What is Material DevTools Theme?
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Summary
This theme for the Chrome developer tools is meant primarily for IntelliJ IDEA users that use the Material Theme plugin, since it aims to bring the familiar color theme introduced by that plugin to the browser inspection tools. However, other users looking for an aesthetic change to their trusted tools are certainly very welcome to try this theme out, too.
Instructions to enable this (or any third-party) theme may be found in the associated GitHub repository, which is linked in the overview of this extension.
As mentioned, this theme takes inspiration from an IntelliJ IDEA plugin which you can find here: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8006-material-theme-ui
Please be aware that there is now an official Chrome Extension from the maintainers of the above-mentioned Material Theme plugin that can be found here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/material-devtools-theme-c/jmefikbdhgocdjeejjnnepgnfkkbpgjo
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Pros
- Users appreciate the Material theme aesthetic.
- Positive remarks about it being the best theme available in the web store.
- Acknowledgement of good work and expression of gratitude to developers.
Cons
- One user expressed that the extension is not usable.
- Some users might find the installation and activation process to be complex or non-intuitive.
Most mentioned
- The theme is well-received and liked by users.
- Several users provided detailed instructions on how to enable and use the theme suggesting that enabling the theme might not be straightforward.
- Recommendations for improvements, such as allowing theme switching via an options panel and cleaning up remnants of other themes.
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Risk impact
Material DevTools Theme is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Material DevTools Theme has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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