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Add Your Image to Google homepage as Page background

Written by Amit Banerjee under Internet

Yes, you can change the Google homepage photo with your image or any image of your choice. This amazing Firefox add-on let’s you choose a custom image for the Google homepage and search result pages.

Google background changer is a Firefox add-on that let’s you change the background of Google home page and the search result pages with a custom image of yours. You can use an image stored in your computer or you can even use an image from the web.

Here is how the Google homepage looks with my image used

change-google-page-background

It’s really cool right. Note that you can also replace the name “Google” with your chosen name. ( also see : Replace The Google logo with Your favorite Google Doodle in Firefox )

And here is how the search result pages look

change-google-search-page-background

Auto rotate Images in the Google homepage with a Custom image of yours

This is what makes this add-on fun to use. You can auto rotate a gallery of pictures to appear in the Google homepage as page background. The chosen set of pictures will be automatically added as page background as you reload the Google homepage or any search result pages.

google-background-changer

To do that, browse to the add-on preferences and click “Use gallery”. After that just navigate to the folder where you have saved all your images. That’s it. Now every time you open the Google homepage, you will have a different picture as page background. ( Related : Auto rotate desktop wallpapers )

Share your Google homepage background with friends

Okay you have installed the add-on and have set your image in the Google homepage. Now what ? You can share the background with your friends by emailing them, or posting a link at Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites.

share-google-background

Just after you have changed the background, the add on will ask you whether you want to share this background with any of your friends. One of the best Firefox add-ons i have ever seen. It can be used to fool a friend for sure.

  1. Reader Comments

  2. Quite interesting addon. Never heard of this before.

    November 5th, 2009
  3. nice addon but i doubt that it may slow down the performance when we open Google

    November 7th, 2009
    • Rajesh, the add-on is cool and it does not slow down firefox if you use an image from your computer. You can also reduce firefox memory usage using simple techniques. Thanks for your comment.

      November 7th, 2009
  4. Even recently i wrote a simliar article :)

    How To Change Background Of Google.com

    November 11th, 2009
  5. whoa, amazing… I’d like to try this one…
    thanks for share,

    n, amit… I’m sorry, I’m not melanie… :)
    I’m zura.. how do you do?

    November 17th, 2009
    • @ Zura : I am Fine. By the way, what does melanie and zura means ?. I saw your blog and your pics are cool !

      November 17th, 2009
  6. Tom

    This is a really good alternative. You can’t change the text unfortunately, but you can do other stuff like relocate the search bar and the search updates on the fly. Worth a look – http://www.gazoomy.com/

    July 12th, 2010
    • @Tom: Thanks for the comment, yes Gazommy is a nice alternative to this script

      July 12th, 2010

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