Make Your Firefox Look More Like Chrome

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Firefox has a lot going for it, but its interface feels a little dated next to sleek browsers like Chrome. Here's how to make Firefox look and feel more like Google Chrome without giving up your favorite aspects of Firefox.

Tweak the Navigation Bar
The first thing you'll want to do is get rid of Firefox's toolbar clutter.

Go to View > Toolbars > Customize (or Firefox > Options > Customize, if you're using the orange Firefox button) to add, remove, and change positions of toolbar buttons.

To make Firefox more like Chrome, you'll want to get rid of the Google Search bar, and move the reload and stop buttons to the left side of the address bar. You'll also want to add any extension buttons to the right side of the toolbar, if you want quick access to things like LastPass, Flashblock, and other extensions.

You might also want to head to View > Toolbars and uncheck the Menu Bar, if you have it there. This will replace the menu bar with the orange Firefox button (or, if you're using Aurora, the blue Aurora button) which we're going to move later.

Move Downloads to the Status Bar
If you don't like Firefox's separate Downloads window, previously mentionedDownload Statusbar will put them at the bottom of the window, like Chrome does. Just install it and you're done. It'll hide itself when not in use, just like Chrome's, so you don't have to worry about wasting valuable screen real estate either.

Move the Firefox Button to the Navigation Toolbar
I personally like the orange Firefox button where it is, but if you'd rather put it on the right side of the window like Chrome does, you can use the previously mentionedMovable Firefox Button add-on to put it wherever you want. Just install it, then head back to View > Toolbars > Customize and drag it to the right side of the toolbar. From now on, all of your settings will be accessible from that button. Note that this extension is incompatible with OS X (since there is no Firefox button on OS X; you have the menu bar as normal).

Install a Chrome-Inspired Firefox Theme
Lastly, we're going to change the overall "look" to be more Chrome-like. For this, we're going to use an extension calledFXChrome, which gives you the white, rounded tabs, prettier buttons, and sleek interface of Chrome. Just install it, and you're done.

That's all there is to it; it's actually quite simple. With just a few tiny tweaks, your browser is now almost indistinguishable from Chrome, but you still get all the customizability that you know and love from Firefox. Got any of your own Chromifying tips for Firefox? Let us know in the comments.


Source : Lifehacker