It’s not the most fancy thing out there, but if you’re still using ChatGPT 3.5 and are looking for something a little different, why not give GPThemes a try? It’s a free and open-source browser extension for Chrome and Firefox (Desktop and Android) that’ll give your ChatGPT website a fresh new look.
WHAT AWAITS YOU:
- Modern themes: Light, Dark, and Black (AMOLED) for a stylish and more visually appealing experience.
- Effortless theme switching: Change themes on the fly with a single click using floating button. Well, fine, Mr. Nitpicker, technically it’s a two-click saga 🥲
- Chat bubbles: Modern and sleek conversation design that clearly differentiate your messages from the AI’s responses
- Clean and spacious layout: No more feeling cramped, just generous spacing and clean lines for smooth chat sessions.
- Subtle animations: Enjoy a touch of elegance with subtle animations that enhance readability and flow.
⌛SOON: Custom theming to personalize your chat experience with your chosen accent color, adding a unique touch to your conversations. See the live preview as you’re selecting your perfect hue via colorpicker.
SAFE AND TRANSPARENT:
- GPThemes requests two permissions:
- Storage: To remember your chosen theme across all ChatGPT pages.
- Access to
chat.openai.com(old) andchatgpt.com(new) domain: To modify the website’s appearance within ChatGPT.
- Open-source code: You can see exactly what GPThemes does.
DOWNLOADS:
(The attached image is only a sneak peek)
Well, I guess I’ll just have to take those bullets for ChatGPT then 🥲
EDIT: ‘mostly’? Shoot it
So, first off, none of what I’m about to say would, on its own, be enough to cause me to downvote something. But since you asked about the “mostly…”
Browsers are ridiculously bulky these days without adding plugins. On top of the bulkiness of the browser itself, “simple” web apps these days without adding to it. Animations use CPU and take time. Rounded corners and extra spaciousness use screen real-estate. I’m typing this on a Raspberry Pi 4. Chromium is unusable. Firefox is barely tolerable. And it doesn’t have to be that way. I’ve got a more powerful box, but it’s not what I’m using right now.
(Yes, GPTheme is only 34k. But it’d have to be negative in size for that to be an argument that would work on me.)
Plus, customizations like browser extensions require maintenance. One day OpenAI is going to update their markup and GPThemes is going to break. And if I was using GPThemes with ChatGPT I’d have to either uninstall it or go research whether there’s an update for it. If I set up a new device anywhere, I’d need to either be happy with an inconsistent experience of ChatGPT across devices or make sure I installed GPThemes on all of my devices, which is another step I could leave out to save time.
Yes, this bit applies to all customizations. I don’t have any aliases in my .bashrc. I honestly prefer to just memorize things. The only real “customization” I ever do to my machines is remapping caps lock to escape. I’m just the sort of person who is very selective about what kind of customizations I consider worth it.
Again, in the absense of my distaste for “AI” nonsense spilling over into non-AI-specific forums, none of this is a reason to downvote. Just a reason to scroll past. “Not my bag.” And some folks love customizing in ways like this. I definitely don’t have any problem with the fact that other folks’ calculus is different than mine in that regard.
Since I’ve been so negative here, one thing I do like about GPTheme is the use of GPL-3.0 . I think copyleft is a hell of a good idea.