Change Microsoft Edge themes, background and appearance

Microsoft Edge is getting customizable with each update. With just a few quick settings you can now make the new Edge look the way you want. You can customize the new Microsoft Edge Browser by changing the themes, background, and appearance per your preference and give it a personal feel. Moreover, you can select a different theme for each of your profiles on Microsoft Edge. This way you can keep a different setup for your home, school, or work profile.

Change Microsoft Edge browser themes & background

To change the background, click on the three dots on the top right corner of your browser and go to Settings.

From the left pane, click on Appearance and you will get three options to choose from:

1. Overall appearance
2. Theme
3. Discover More Themes

You can select:

• System default theme,
• Light theme, or
• Dark theme.

This will change the overall appearance of your browser which includes the background, new tabs, pages, dialogs, and other menus.

If you don’t want to go with the basic light and dark theme, you can select the one from other new built-in color options too lik:

• Morning Fog,
• Icy Mint,
• Spicy red,
• Moonlight glow
• Sunny day, etc.

Furthermore, there are numerous other themes available in the Microsoft Edge store. Click on the Discover More Themes tab and it will open a long list of themes for Microsoft Edge from Edge Extensions and Add-ons Store for you to choose from.

Choose Themes from Chrome Web Store

If you still don’t like any theme from the Microsoft Edge Store, you can browse and install Chrome Themes on Edge too.

Click on Chrome Web Store on the Appearance page in your Edge browser and it will take you to the Chrome themes. You can select your favorite one and install it.

Change Edge Browser Appearance on PC

When it comes to appearance, it’s not just the theme; you can customize many more things here to make the browser look the way you want. On the Appearance page, scroll down to adjust the other settings of your browser. You can select the Zoom percentage of your browser, adjust the toolbar settings and also change the home page per your preferences.

Scroll down more and you get some more customization settings like your selecting the buttons and tabs you want to see on your home page. You can show or hide them per your choice. Also, you can adjust the Context menus here.

Furthermore, Microsoft Edge lets you change the font settings too. Although the default font settings in Edge are pretty good and suit everyone, you can adjust the font style, font size, etc if you want to. Scroll down on your Appearance page and you will see the settings to adjust your font type and size.

Apart from the default font size and style, you can also Customize your fonts further. Click on the Customize Fonts tab and it opens the options for you to select from.

Change Theme in Edge browser on Android

While you have too many theme options in Edge for PC, there are just three basic options for Edge Android. You can select the default theme, light or dark theme for your Edge Android.

To change the theme and background in Edge Android-

1. Click on the three lines on the top right corner of your mobile browser.
2. Go to Theme and select your option.
3. If you select the Dark theme option, all your new tabs, menu options will appear in the dark color.

So, if you are someone who takes the web browser as your personal thing, you would certainly be interested in changing the theme, background, and entire appearance.