A Tampermonkey userscript project that replaces modern Google pages with accurate recreations of their 2005-era layouts. Built and tested on Mypal browser running on Windows XP.
NaviPage rewrites Google's current web interface in real time, restoring the visual design, layout, and typography of Google as it appeared in 2005. Every page is reconstructed from archived references and Wayback Machine snapshots to be as accurate as possible. This is not a theme - the pages are fully rebuilt from scratch on load.
- Accurate 2005-era layouts reconstructed from archived sources
- Covers Google Search, Google Images, Google News, Froogle, Google Local, and Google Advanced Search
- Both homepages and search results pages are supported
- Functional search - all forms submit to real Google backends
- Retro favicon and Google logo restored
- Designed around the memory and rendering constraints of older browsers
- Install Tampermonkey in your browser
- Install the following two scripts:
- Navigate to any supported Google page
| Page | URL |
|---|---|
| Google Homepage | google.com/ |
| Google Search Results | google.com/search |
| Google Advanced Search | google.com/advanced_search |
| Page | URL |
|---|---|
| Google Images Homepage | images.google.com |
| Google Images Search Results | google.com/search?tbm=isch |
| Page | URL |
|---|---|
| Google News Homepage | news.google.com |
| Google News Search Results | google.com/search?tbm=nws |
| Page | URL |
|---|---|
| Froogle Homepage | froogle.google.com |
| Froogle Search Results | google.com/search?tbm=shop |
| Page | URL |
|---|---|
| Google Local Homepage | local.google.com / google.com/maps |
| Google Local Search Results | google.com/maps/search |
Primarily developed and tested on Mypal (Windows XP). Should work on any browser with Tampermonkey support, though some rendering differences may appear on modern browsers due to differences in how older CSS table layouts are handled.
The scripts are written in ES5-compatible JavaScript with no optional chaining or modern syntax, specifically to support older Gecko-based browsers.
- Map tile rendering on Google Local pages is not implemented. A placeholder is shown in place of the map.
- The Google Accounts sign-in page is not included in this release. It is planned for a future update.
- Froogle search results require a Google account login on some queries.
- Google Groups homepage does not fire correctly due to redirect behavior.
- News search results may occasionally load empty on first visit. Refreshing the page resolves this.
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 Sola991
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