Old Twitter Layout for Chrome

Nostalgia can have quite an effect on people, which is why wanting to go back to "simpler" times, as some would put it, is a surprisingly common desire. Some things have a degree of familiarity that has attained somewhat of a special status, and you often see people appreciating the older designs and layouts of websites. YouTube, Facebook, and even Twitter, have had some interfaces that have become iconic over the years.

Classic designs are enticing to many, which is why users of the Twitter platform might end up appreciating what Old Twitter Layout for Chrome has to offer. While it may not bring back the contacts and past interactions you remember with fondness, this 2015 design may at least bring back the appearance of a platform you may have used to love.

The older Twitter design from 2015 is somewhat of a popular one. Even as the platform is constantly changing in multiple ways, there's some demand for the resurrection of the aforementioned layout. This extension does that, while also offering some additional functionalities, such as being able to choose your preferred video quality, directly download any media, as well as a more intuitive translator.

Of course, the main focus of this extension lies in the redesign, which very much looks the real thing. Pages for the timeline, your profile, messages, notifications, and so on, seem alike. Per the developer's sayings, this is a completely new client that replaces Twitter. This should help with resource consumption, as it won't bog down your experience on the platform by making it slower.

The OldTwitter Settings menu contains some options that may be of use to some. There's a dark mode option available, and you're also free to select for the extension to save your preferred video quality, enable Twemoji, show custom link colors of the users from your timeline, and so on.

A set of hotkeys is also available, and they can make navigation a tad bit easier on the platform. If you don't wish to get involved with that, you can disable them anytime under OldTwitter Settings.

For the more experienced, custom CSS code can be introduced to bring forth a more personalized experience. You can override the default variables, as well as add custom code on every page.

Old Twitter Layout for Chrome works rather well, so users should feel right at home here. Besides, this add-on doesn't slow down performance in any way. If you're a fan of the older Twitter design, then why not?