Mozilla Firefox is packed with great features and functionality that you won’t find with any other internet browser. Despite this, however, it can sometimes feel like it looks a lot like them.

Fortunately, Firefox has a solution for this problem. There are a truly impressive number of different themes available for Firefox, all of which can completely change the way you experience your browsing experience.

Here are 13 of the most interesting themes you can get for Firefox.

One of the most unique features of Firefox themes is that they can be animated, and Dark Space is one of the best examples of this. Most of the theme features a matte black or dark gray color, but in the tab bar you will be greeted with a series of stars.

The best part? The stars slowly move across the bar, flashing, shining and dancing with each other. The movement is relaxing and enchanting without being distracting, perfect for working in the background as you navigate.

In the same vein as the previous theme, Neutron Stars is another animated theme from Firefox. This theme features a white background for the Firefox landing page, so if you’re looking for something that doesn’t change the default experience as much, this is a good choice.

As the name suggests, the allure of neutron stars is the two orbiting orbs that fill the search, tab, and bookmark bars. They slowly wave around each other with enough movement to be interesting. Text on unselected tabs matches their color, another nice touch to the theme.

Another animated theme is on this list. Kimi no Na wa, a theme inspired by the Japanese film of the same name, features a night sky with one of the film’s protagonists standing in a corner. Their hair is constantly moving as if blowing in the wind, and the stars in front of them are twinkling.

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The rest of the theme is relatively basic. The default Firefox landing page is not changed, and the theme changes the color of buttons and bookmarks to better match the theme’s palette.

Next on this list is Sakura, another animated theme for the Firefox browser. As you can guess from the name, the theme features cherry blossoms in bloom, with petals falling down. The theme doesn’t extend appreciably to the landing page and changes all the buttons to a pale pink to match the color of the falling petals.

The main attraction of this theme is the animation of the falling petals. The animation can be a bit choppy at times, it doesn’t loop perfectly, and the cherry blossoms matching the color icons so closely can sometimes make them loose. Despite everything, the animation is relaxing to watch all the same.

The last animated theme on this list is Stars at Night [Blue]. This theme does exactly what you would expect, setting tab, search, and bookmark bars against a dark blue night sky filled with twinkling stars.

The theme touches the Firefox landing page, setting it to a dark gray that matches the header. The browser flickering animation isn’t too noticeable or garish, although it does seem particularly short, which some of you might find distracting.

The first departure from Firefox animated themes is SciFi. This theme applies a distorted grid effect to Firefox tab, search and bookmarks bars. It changes the colors of the buttons and bookmarks to a light cyan and a darker blue, respectively to better match the theme.

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SciFi also hits the Firefox landing page in the process, turning it from white to deep blue. This change makes Firefox really more futuristic, for those of you who want that experience.

Next on this list comes Running Foxes. If you are looking for something that leaves your browser largely on its own, then this theme might just be the one for you. The theme doesn’t change any buttons or colors noticeably, giving you an almost vanilla experience.

The main difference is in the two foxes that appear at the top of the theme. A handy reminder of the browser you are using in case you forget.

Another largely vanilla theme, Sunset Foggy Sea keeps Firefox primarily as you remember it with just a small change. This theme sets the image of the sun setting over a misty sea as the backdrop for your tab, search, and bookmark bars. Perfect for when you miss the beach.

Following this minimalist trend, we have Zebra Abstract. Zebra Abstract, like some of the previous entries on this list, doesn’t hit Firefox landing pages or buttons in an obvious way.

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Instead, Zebra Abstract sets Firefox’s tab, search, and bookmark bars to a mesmerizing blue zebra pattern that serves as the perfect backdrop for your browsing.

Then we have the Dreamstime Mountains. This theme sets the Firefox backdrop to an image of beautiful mountains, but doesn’t touch the rest of Firefox.

If you are looking for a lighter theme then Sky of Tiles might be the one for you. This theme sets tab, search, and bookmark bars on a handful of light blue tiles. The theme changes the color of all buttons and text to be darker to make up for this difference.

If you are looking for something a little more colorful then look no further than Rainbow Pastel. This Firefox theme sets the backdrop for your tab, search, and bookmarks bars on a rainbow of pastel colors.

Finally, we have two little birds, which do exactly what you would expect. This Firefox theme places a cute image of two little birds in the corner of your browser and fills in the rest with light, matching colors.

Customize any browser

These are just a few of the best themes Firefox has to offer, and I hope you’ve found the right theme for you. However, if you’re the type who uses multiple or different browsers, this might not be the best approach you can take.

Most themes aren’t available on different browsers, so if you’re looking for something for Safari or Chrome, you’re out of luck. Fortunately, there is a lot more to find, so there is no reason not to keep looking.

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