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Best alternatives to Custom Colors (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Custom Colors, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

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≈2K users4.2★ from 15 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions

Custom Colors alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Custom Scrollbars

    Give your browser a personal touch with customized scrollbars!

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 82 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  2. 2

    Custom Google Logo

    Replace the Google logo with your own custom text or image. Works on every regional Google domain and survives doodle days.

    ≈2K users3.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago14 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (14 vs 4)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  3. 3

    Colors for Websites | Color Changer

    Change the colors of any website directly in your browser!

    ≈1K users2.2★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Custom Colors
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  4. 4

    Customizer

    Add custom CSS to one or many sites

    197 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 months ago2 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  5. 5

    Custom Tab Appearance

    Customize website titles and favicons based on rules

    242 users4.0★ from 3 ratings5 permissions
    • About 8.3× fewer users than Custom Colors
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
    • Listed under Tools
  6. 6

    Custom Highlight

    A chrome extension for customizing highlight color.

    ≈9K users4.0★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions
    • About 4.5× more users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  7. 7

    Color Changer

    Change a page's text, background, and link colors to your liking.

    ≈10K users3.8★ from 60 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  8. 8

    Custom selection

    Change Chrome's default blue highlight to any color. Applies instantly with no tab refresh, plus per-site themes.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  9. 9

    Custom CSS by Denis

    Minimal and secure way to add custom CSS per-domain

    ≈20K users4.4★ from 85 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Scrollbar Customizer

    Customize your Scrollbar easily, fast and however you want!

    ≈30K users3.7★ from 207 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions
    • About 15× more users than Custom Colors
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Accessibility

Custom Colors alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Custom Colors?

By users, the most popular alternative is Scrollbar Customizer with ≈30K users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Custom Scrollbars.

Which Custom Colors alternative has the best rating?

Custom Scrollbars has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 82 ratings.

Is there a Custom Colors alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Customizer asks for 2 permissions, against 4 for Custom Colors.

How many alternatives to Custom Colors are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Custom Colors on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.