Purple Private Windows

Private windows are now purple. When you open a new private window, the appearance of the other windows changes, so in the extension settings, select the theme you are using.
What is Purple Private Windows?
Purple Private Windows is a Firefox extension designed to change the theme of your private windows to purple while keeping the appearance of your other windows intact. By using this add-on, users can differentiate between their private windows and regular windows by just a glance. Select your theme in its settings to get started.

Add-on stats

By: WaldiPL
Users: 687
Rating: 4.71 (17)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2019-10-13)
Creation date: 2017-10-21
Weekly download count: 18
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • theme
  • storage
Size: 9.92K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

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Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Windows in private mode have a purple theme. Other windows do not change their appearance.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as advertised
  • Makes it clear that you're in a private window
  • Beautiful purple shades
  • Fits nicely into private mode
  • Helps distinguish private windows from normal windows
Cons
  • Changed the tab colours, address bar colours and menu colours in non-private window
  • Address bar could be a bit more rounded
  • Looks a bit strange
Most mentioned
  • Private window distinction
  • Change in colour scheme
  • Performance in intended use
Recent reviews
Holy simplicity!
by Lyubomyr Shaydariv, 2024-05-31

by Ferryman, 2023-08-18
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Purple Private Windows does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Purple Private Windows has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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