If you use the browser Edge To surf the Internet, you will be interested to know that the door has just been opened to a whole world of aesthetic possibilities for you. As you can probably already imagine, all this is possible thanks to Artificial Intelligence. In this post we will tell you How to create a custom theme for Edge with her.
Now, in addition to the classic customization options that the browser already offered, Microsoft Edge incorporates a new feature that seems almost magical: the possibility of creating themes for the browser from texts written by ourselves.
We talk about give a personal touch to the browser interface, which gave us the option to choose from a series of themes pre-designed by the developers. The big difference is that from now on the user will be able to ask Microsoft Edge to design one for us, based on our tastes and preferences.
The tool in question is powered by Microsoft DesignersThe idea is to be able to create custom themes based on our input. All we have to do is describe what we want and then the AI will turn it into reality. Naturally, The more detailed our description, the better the result.
Create a custom theme in Edge step by step
Let's get down to business. The first thing you need to do to start the process of creating a custom theme for Edge is Sign in to the browser using a personal Microsoft account. Once inside, these are the steps to follow:
- To start, press the button «Create topic to get started».
- In the text box that appears, we must enter the prompt a detailed description of the theme we want to create. At this point, it is important to emphasize that the more details we provide to the AI (colors, styles, etc.), the easier our request will be to understand and the result will be closer to what we intend.
- After reviewing the description, click on the button «Create topic». Edge's AI will take a few seconds to process the information and create the theme (the user can see the remaining time). If we don't like the result, we can try again as many times as we want.
We illustrate what has been explained in these three points with a graphic example. This is the result that Edge offers us from the following description: «A ship is sailing across the ocean in a storm. Grey clouds, rain and gigantic waves. A flash of lightning lights up the sky. Sinister shadows swim around the hull.»
Let's look at another, slightly less sinister example. This time, the descriptive text is this: «A field of tulips of various colors, blue sky and bright sun. Some windmills can be seen in the background. A girl with blond braids jumps among the flowers, accompanied by her little dog». And this is the result:
There is another way to use this custom theme generator for Edge. This is to simply leave all the creative work in the hands of AI. If that is what we want to do, we just have to click on the button «Surprise me».
A new dialog box will open with a brief description of the suggestion. If you don't like it, you can keep clicking the same button until a suggestion appears that you like. Then, to apply it to the browser, click on the button «Create topic».
Edge's old customization tools
While most users will likely end up trying out AI to create a custom theme in Edge, the old options are still available for anyone who wants to use them:
Pre-designed Edge Themes
A limited offer, but still interesting. To access them you have to do the following:
- First we open Edge and go to the menu Configuration (you have to click on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the window).
- Then we go to the section "Appearance".
- Finally, there we select «Customize theme». All that remains is to choose the desired color to apply it to the interface.
Chrome Web Store Themes
In addition to the native Edge themes, there are many more available for download in the Chrome Web Store, perfectly compatible with this browser. Here's how we can use them:
- To begin with, let's go to the Chrome Web Store.
- There we look for the section "Topics".
- In conclusion, We choose the desired theme and we apply it to the browser.
Other options
Apart from these two methods, advanced Edge users can customize the browser interface to their liking through certain Extensions (for example Stylus, also valid for Edge), using CSS language.
If you do not handle this code, there is still the possibility of resorting to third party tools which let us choose specific colors for the toolbar, borders, and background. These are nice options, but nothing compared to what AI can do.