/edge-frfox

A Firefox userChrome.css theme that aims to recreate the look and feel of the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge.

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Edge-Frfox

A Firefox userChrome.css theme that aims to recreate the look and feel of the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge.

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Screenshot taken with macOS Monterey / Firefox Nightly 96.0a1 (2021-11-30)

How to install

  1. Go to about:support and click the "Open Folder/Show in Finder" button for the root directory of your browser profile/s.

  2. Download and copy the chrome folder into the profile folder.

  3. Go to about:config and change these preferences:

    For all operating systems:
    1. toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets = true
    2. svg.context-properties.content.enabled = true
    3. layout.css.color-mix.enabled = true
    On macOS:

    1. To use the Edge style context menu on macOS then set widget.macos.native-context-menus = false (Not Implemented Yet!)

    Recommended:
    1. browser.tabs.tabMinWidth = 66
    2. browser.tabs.tabClipWidth = 66

    Additional tweaks can also be applied to the theme, such as Mica (Windows 11 Only), Floating Tabs and more. See Tweaks.

Note: Most frequently tested on macOS

Screenshots (Windows)

Theme Light Dark
Default Light Dark
Floating Tabs Light, Floating Tabs Dark, Floating Tabs
Mica Light, Mica Dark, Mica
Mica and Floating Tabs Light, Mica and Floating Tabs Dark, Mica and Floating Tabs

Tweaks

Certain tweaks can be applied to the theme, to enable them navigate to about:config and create a boolean key for each tweak you want to use and set it to true, then restart the browser.

To disable a tweak, set the key to false or delete it, then restart the browser.

disable drag space above tabs
uc.tweak.disable-drag-space
enable Edge style floating tabs
uc.tweak.floating-tabs
enable Mica toolbar background (Windows 11 only)
See Mica Tweak Instructions (Windows 11 Only) for installation instructions.
NOTE: Only works on default theme: 'System theme - auto'
uc.tweak.win11-mica
force tab background colour to --toolbar-bg (useful for Proton themes)
NOTE: can cause readability issues with some themes! (eg. white text on white bg)
uc.tweak.force-tab-colour
only show Firefox account button when in private mode (useful as a private browsing indicator)
NOTE: all functionality of this button can still be accessed from the app menu.
uc.tweak.fxa-button-as-private-indicator
remove tab separators
uc.tweak.remove-tab-separators
remove extra padding from permissions button (older functionality)
uc.tweak.less-permissions-button-padding

Mica Tweak Instructions (Windows 11 Only)

  1. Download and install Mica For Everyone.
  2. Create a custom process rule with the following:
    1. Name: firefox
    2. Titlebar Color: System
    3. Backdrop Type: Mica
  3. Enable tweak in about:config: uc.tweak.win11-mica
  4. Restart Firefox.

Acknowledgements

muckSponge - MaterialFox

Microsoft - Fluent UI System Icons

KibSquib48 - MicaFox

Old version can be found here.