No one has the slightest doubt that while the equipment we work with is extremely important, so is the software we use on it. Here titles of the importance of Windows as an operating system come into play, or Chrome and Edge as web browsers, among many others.
We also use a photo or video editor, a multimedia player, an office suite, and much more on a daily basis. But along these same lines, we want to focus on a software sector that does not stop growing. We refer to Internet browsers, programs that we use more and more on multiple devices. In fact, we want to talk to you about one of the proposals of this type that is having the most success in recent times. This is the case with Microsoft‘s new Edge.
This is the program that is responsible for serving as a replacement for the original Edge that was launched with Windows 10 and that had so little acceptance. Therefore the Redmond decided a few months ago to launch a new version of the software, now focused on Google’s Chromium engine. In a few months of life this is an alternative that has managed to surpass the mythical Mozilla Firefox. Therefore, it is already on the direct hunt for Chrome, although it has a long way to go.
Use Chrome themes in Microsoft Edge
We could say that this new Microsoft browser was highly anticipated by many and has almost nothing in common with the first version. Those of Redmond here have tried to adapt the software to the times and enter a market as important as this. As we told you, it is based on Chromium , so it shares some things with others, among which we find the search giant’s Chrome itself. Google Chrome is the most used browser in the world and has been with us for many years.
That is why Microsoft does not want to be left behind in this market and does not stop improving its new project, the aforementioned Edge Chromium.
In fact and because they share a good part of the source code , both programs use common elements such as themes or extensions . These elements, originally valid for Chrome, can be used in Edge, for example to customize Microsoft’s new browser. For this that we tell you, it is enough that we go to the page of themes of Chrome itself from this link . In it we find a good number of elements of this type so that we can choose the one that interests us the most.
We just have to click on it and then go to the Add to Chrome button so that we can set it as the default for the new tabs that we open in Edge.
Use Microsoft themes to customize Edge
But as you may have already imagined, these topics that we just talked about originally belong to the Chrome store . It is true that we can use them without any problem in Microsoft software, but that is not the goal of Redmond, at least in the long term. Therefore until recently this could be considered as a temporary solution so that users could change the appearance of their browser.
We must bear in mind that this is a very important project for the software giant that develops the most widely used PC operating system. Therefore it also wants to make an important niche in the browser sector. We are talking about a program that does not stop improving and growing available not only for Windows 10. We can also take advantage of its advantages in previous editions of the system, in macOS, Linux, or even on mobile devices.
That is why the Redmond-based firm, in order to take a step forward in this regard, recently launched a series of its own themes in its accessories store.
How to access the Microsoft Store for Edge
To give us an idea, in the store we are talking about, we are going to find elements such as a good number of extensions . We can add these to the software itself in order to increase its versatility and functionality . We can access it from here .
We find these cataloged in different categories that will help us to locate what we really need in a faster way. But what we want to focus on in this specific case is the new section called Topics that Microsoft itself has added. As you can imagine, here we find a series of elements of this type that we use to decorate the browser. These are already Microsoft’s own, so their design could be considered exclusive for this program.
Install Microsoft themes on Edge
The truth is that at the moment we do not find many own themes for Edge, but everything indicates that the amount of these will increase over time . Therefore, to be able to use them at this time and customize the appearance of the program, it is very simple. We just have to search and choose the theme that interests us the most to apply to the new Edge windows. Once we have found it, click on the Get button that is located to the right of each of these elements that we are commenting on.
To finish, it is enough that afterwards we click on the Add theme button for the change to take effect. In addition, something that we must also bear in mind is that this is a change that we can undo just as easily. To do this, it is enough for us to go back to the Edge store that we mentioned before and locate the installed theme again and that is active now. However, in this case on the right we will see a button that says Remove, where we only have to click to remove it from the program.
