Google redesigned the Chrome Web Store and it actually looks pretty good

This is...surprisingly nice.
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Stan Schroeder
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Chrome Web Store
The place to get your Chrome extensions and themes. Credit: Google

When did you last visit the Chrome Web Store? Really visited the site, and browsed around, instead of merely downloading that extension you need?

Well, now it might actually be worth it. Google kept the store looking curiously outdated for years, but now the company finally redesigned it to be in tune with its Material You design language. The change was previewed in September, but is now live for everyone.

The new design of the store, which is the place to go to adorn your Chrome browser with new Themes and increase its functionality with Extensions, is very clean and easy to use. There's a search box in the top right, and a tab that lets you choose between the "Discover" home page for the store, or go directly browsing for Extensions and Themes.


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Google Chrome Web Store Extensions
You can skip the Discover page and go straight to Extensions and Themes. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Google

The Discover page displays stuff such as top categories, editors' picks, choices based on your previous downloads, and currently hot categories such as AI-powered extensions and dark mode-related add-ons.

You can also filter the various categories by choosing only the ones featured by Google, or those created by established publishers. The Extensions can additionally be sorted by most relevant or highest rated (for some reason, you cannot sort the Themes in that way).

By the way, if you for some reason don't like the new look of the Chrome Web Store, the old version is still available here.

Topics Google

Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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