Author profile • builder of ChromeThemer • curator of BrowserWorkTools
Arnold van den Heever
I build ChromeThemer.com
and I curate BrowserWorkTools.
One is for making your browser look better. The other is for making your browser work better.
Together they’re basically my love letter to the place we all live now: the tab bar.
🧠 I like systems that survive bad days🧹 I believe clutter is a workflow problem😅 I still open “just one more tab”
My honest philosophy: the best productivity setup is the one you’ll still use tomorrow —
even if today was messy.
ChromeThemer
ChromeThemer is where I obsess over visuals — themes, wallpapers, and that feeling when your browser looks
like a space you actually want to sit in. It’s the “make it beautiful” side of my brain.
BrowserWorkTools is the practical side: tools, workflows, extensions, and guides that reduce friction.
The goal is simple — less chaos, more clarity, fewer “where did I put that?” moments.
I’m not trying to be a “guru.” I’m just someone who’s built websites for a long time, learned a lot the hard way,
and realized that most people don’t need a perfect system — they need a kind system.
The kind that forgives you for being tired. The kind that helps you pick the next action without wrestling your brain.
The kind that makes your browser feel less like a noisy shopping mall and more like a calm workspace.
If you’re overwhelmed: start smaller than you think. One tool. One habit. One clean “home base.”
Repeat it until it becomes automatic. Then upgrade.
Arnold’s Rules of Browsing
Five funny-but-true rules I keep coming back to (usually after my browser humbles me).
If it doesn’t reduce friction, it’s just another tab wearing a fancy suit.
Your brain is not a reminder app. Capture it, or it will haunt you at 2am.
Tabs are a workspace, not storage. If it’s “for later,” save it properly.
One trusted system beats five “almost-systems.” Pick a home base and commit.
Make the next action obvious. Confusion is how procrastination sneaks in.
Curated, built, and occasionally overthought by Arnold.
What I try to do with every guide
I write for people who actually work in browsers — students, creators, remote workers, builders, and anyone
who’s ever looked at 37 tabs and thought: “This is fine.” (It is not fine.)
Make it practical: less theory, more “do this next.”
Keep it calm: fewer tools, clearer systems.
Respect real life: the system should work on a tired day.
Stay honest: if something is hype, I’ll call it hype.
What I’ve noticed: The people who build quietly
for a long time eventually build something meaningful.
