What is Material DevTools Theme?
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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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- Great design and aesthetics
- Much better than the default dark theme
- Well-received by users as the best devtools theme
- Easy to follow installation and setup instructions
- Positive feedback from developers and maintainers
- Requires enabling experiments in Chrome, which may be cumbersome for some users
- Some users experience issues when the theme is not visible
- Suggestions for more theme options or an options panel for theme switching
- Steps to enable the theme
- Appreciation for the overall quality and design
- Comparison to default themes, noting significant improvement
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Material DevTools Theme requires very minimum permissions.
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Material DevTools Theme has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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