How To Make Firefox 4 Look Like Version 3

If you’ve upgraded to Firefox 4, you’ve undoubtedly noticed there are several changes to the layout of the user interface. If you’re not a fan of it for whatever reason, you can make it look like Firefox 3 with an add-on and a couple of other tweaks.

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1. Launch Firefox 4 and install the Firefox 3 Theme for Firefox 4 add-on.

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2. Of course a restart will be required to complete the process.

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3. Right-click an empty area to the right of a tab and click on Customize.

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4. In the Customize Toolbar screen click on Restore Default Set.

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5. Right-click an area to the right of a tab again and check Menu Bar.

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6. That gets rid of the Firefox Menu button and replaces it with the Menu Bar like in Firefox 3.

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7. Click on View >> Toolbars and check the Add-on Bar.

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8. Go back to View >> Toolbars then turn off Tabs on Top.

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9. Another thing you might need to do is go back into Customize Toolbar and move the Home icon from the right side of the screen to the left.

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10. That’s all there is to it! Now you have Firefox 4 with all it’s under the hood benefits, but it looks like Firefox 3 which may be more familiar for you.

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What do you guys think? Do you like the new layout of Firefox 4 or would you rather have it look like Firefox 3? Leave us a comment below and let us know!


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