For a lot of BlackBerry users, themes are crucial. A theme changes the look and feel of your BlackBerry interface. They generally contain a new background image along with customized buttons, icons, and even a reorganized screen. Not only do themes personalize your device, but some of them also have features that can help make you more productive, by offering additional functionality, like displaying your tasks and appointments on the main screen in the background.
Finding themes for the BlackBerry is not a challenge, but not everyone wants to pay for them. There are a few ways to find good, free themes without spending hours scouring the Web.
BlackBerry App World
App World doesn't just offer applications for your BlackBerry, it also offers themes. RIM has created a Theme category, and when you browse App World from your desktop, you can choose to only browse free themes.
The great part about using App World to find themes is that you can see the ratings that other customers have left behind, and you can also see their comments. There are a wide variety of themes available in App World, both free and paid, so that is a great place to start. App World 2.0 promises a Top 25 Theme list to make popular themes even easier to find.
Crackberry.com
Crackberry.com is a well-known BlackBerry support site that also has a new Theme Store. Once you load the page, just choose your BlackBerry model, and only themes compatible with that device will be displayed.
Once you enter the Themescategory, if you sort by Price: Low to High, all of the free themes will appear first. Just like App World, Crackberry.com also has ratings and customer reviews, so you can get an idea of how good the theme is before you download it.
If you search for free BlackBerry themes on Google, you will find a long list of sites that host free themes.
Some of these sites include: Themes4BB, which hosts free themes. All of the themes at BlackberryThemes.net are free, too. A few minutes of searching may uncover hundreds of free themes that you can download and use immediately.