The best tool to automatically install and manage Google Chrome themes in this early days after release is by no doubt XChrome Themes Manager. The enthusiasts worked hard on this tool and now XChrome is in Beta 5, so it’s still under development, but already running smooth.

XChrome Theme Manager

With XChrome you no longer have to manually replace the default.dll file, just install this aplication and change from one theme to another automatically!

Here are a few feautures for Xchrome Theme Managerfor Google Chrome :

  • New Google Chrome themes easily installed
  • One-click change of Google Chrome themes
  • Preview available Google Chrome themes and other details like theme author and version
  • Single place to view and manage your Google Chrome themes
  • Can create new themes through Google Chrome Theme Maker

Here is XChrome‘s home page on ChromeSpot announcing the latest version: http://chromespot.com/index.php/topic,745.0.html, and here’s the download link underneath.

Download XChrome Theme Manager (Beta, 5th Revision)

Install and run instructions:

  1. Download the .zip file and extract it’s contents
  2. Make sure your Google Chrome browser is close and run Xchrome.exe
  3. Select the theme from th left menu of available themes and click “Install Theme”
  4. To add new themes simply run the Theme packer and specify the path to default.dll for the theme, or use the already packed executable ones.

Notes: XChrome is still in Beta, so bugs may appear. Also XChrome uses certain processes like registry editing, file copying and others which may cause Antivirus think it’s a a virus, so just disregard it.