# Theme-color tabs

> Adds meta theme-color support to Firefox in the form of changing the active tab color.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/theme-color-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/theme-color-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `theme-color-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hugh Isaacs II
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-05
- **First published:** 2020-01-05
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/theme-color-tabs/)

## Description

Theme-color tabs is a Firefox add-on that adds meta theme-color support by changing the active tab color. Please note that this extension is currently incompatible with any installed themes.

## Rankings

- #131,387 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `webNavigation`
- `theme`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/theme-color-tabs)