Addon Highlight: Opera Theme Creator

June 8, 2012 · by Aleksander Aas

Part of the idea behind our upcoming release of Opera 12 was to make customizing Opera even easier, thanks to Themes. Installing them is a snap, but making them is fun and easy too! With the Opera Theme Creator, you can get creative on your own desktop.

This addon by Michael in our Product Management Team is as simple as it sounds. Four simple steps and you too can be a theme creator!

Install the Opera Theme Creator Addon.
Go to your favorite wallpaper site and click the extension button.
Hover any image you want to create a theme out of.
Apply to Opera!

Once you've made your theme, you can share it with everyone else by submitting it to our Themes Catalog! Remember that this extension requires Opera 12, which is currently in beta. (That might change very soon though. )

In the meantime, if you want to know even more about making themes, we have all the info you need in our tutorial.

Readers' comments 23

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Sami SerolaFriday, June 8, 2012 9:30:16 AM
Nice http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Happy.gif -
Mağruf ÇolakoğluFriday, June 8, 2012 9:33:32 AM
http://www.operaturkiye.net/tema-hazirlamak-sandiginizdan-daha-kolay/
It is very nice.
ZotlanFriday, June 8, 2012 9:39:45 AM
Somehow this new theming method seems very familiar. Years ago you could, if i remember correctly, pick any image and use it as a background for Opera's interface, how is this any different?
DaneFriday, June 8, 2012 9:52:22 AM
Sooooo... where's the actual link to the extension?
DaneFriday, June 8, 2012 9:53:15 AM
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/opera-theme-creator/
alekksanderFriday, June 8, 2012 10:08:51 AM
lack of ability to change basic icons. that would be very useful as many users complain about triangle instead of good intuitive trash bin
EmoryyFriday, June 8, 2012 10:31:46 AM
I'm not impressed by this new theme thing. A WYSWYG skin editor for the old skin format. That would be something.
praetor87Friday, June 8, 2012 11:50:22 AM
It's not really a theme. I love them, because they had costume buttons and so. Now just a nice picture, but with the same function, no matter what i do. I loved the old real themes. It's just a bg, not a real theme.
QuHnoFriday, June 8, 2012 12:38:04 PM
Originally posted by Emoryy:

A WYSWYG skin editor for the old skin format. That would be something.

+1

... but I fear that will never come - they change the skin from snapshot to snapshot ...
Uncle MickFriday, June 8, 2012 5:15:32 PM
Originally posted by Aleksander:

Opera 12, which is currently in beta. (That might change very soon though. )

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yahoo.gif -
Samed AyanFriday, June 8, 2012 5:42:35 PM
Shahmi SaidiFriday, June 8, 2012 6:18:15 PM

skins
QuHnoFriday, June 8, 2012 8:59:35 PM
ho, ho - stop. Nobody said that skins are gone, skins are still the main thing.

Just because some people don't update or re-upload their skins to the new addons page, it doesn't mean they are dead. Everyone is free to skin Opera 12 as (s)he likes and to upload her/his creation to the addons page as it was to the skins page before.
Rafael LuikSaturday, June 9, 2012 12:08:43 AM
Good, but could be better.
CristianSaturday, June 9, 2012 5:29:21 AM
Great!!
EmanueleSaturday, June 9, 2012 10:34:49 AM
A basic feature like this should be managed by Opera itself, without extensions
QuHnoSaturday, June 9, 2012 11:27:08 AM
Yes, but even when Opera can manage it itself the themes should still be installable from the addons page. That's good for the "hunter / gatherer" part of the community
dzungiSaturday, June 9, 2012 4:19:26 PM
dat's nice
Shahmi SaidiSaturday, June 9, 2012 5:25:48 PM
@quhno

no, i meant, inactive skin developers may unaware about the notice of reuploading skin. This results many cool skins, dumped.
vumileoSaturday, June 9, 2012 8:12:38 PM
powerful
QuHnoSaturday, June 9, 2012 8:49:11 PM
Originally posted by Technosparks:

This results many cool skins, dumped.

Oh, OK. Right, that would be sad.
rusalSunday, June 10, 2012 8:58:02 PM
great:up:
Michael ClellandTuesday, July 10, 2012 10:42:51 AM
This extension has been updated - you can now also upload local image files and create themes from them too.