Dark Reader for Chrome

Dark Reader for Chrome

A classic Dark theme for every website. Switch any web pages to dark mode or night shift mode in one click.

  • Dark Reader for Chrome
  • Dark Reader for Chrome
  • Dark Reader for Chrome
What is Dark Reader for Chrome?
Dark Reader for Chrome is an extension designed to provide a dark theme or a night shift mode to all websites. It inverts bright colors to high contrast for easy reading at night. In addition, Dark Reader offers options for brightness, contrast, and saturation adjustments that cater to the user's visual comfort. Whether it's social media, mainstream sites, or newer ones, Dark Reader will automatically apply the selected theme across all, making browsing easier on the eyes.
Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-06-06
By: Dark dev.
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.37 (27)
Version: 1.0.7 (Last updated: 2022-11-14)
Creation date: 2021-11-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • scripting
  • activeTab
  • alarms
Size: 51.06K
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Dark Reader - Dark Mode and Night Shift is a fast, lite and simple extension that automatically turns the colors of your browser content to warmer or darker.

This eye-care extension enables night mode by creating dark themes for websites on the fly. Dark Reader inverts bright colors, making them high contrast and easy to read at night.

What will you get from Dark Mode extension:

  1. An easy way to create dark mode on every website. In addition, you can customize your dark theme visual from Brightness, Contrast, to Saturation.
  2. A night shift mode which changes the website's color to warmer, making it much more pleasing to watch. You can choose to use either dark theme or night shift mode, or both.

Turning on reading mode protect your eyes from reading for hours.

You can manually choose the shift from color presets, to pick up the most comfortable and calm atmosphere for your eyes during the night sessions or thru the all day long.

Social networks, mainstream sites, and all other new tabs will be in dark mode with Dark Theme extension. No needs to open every website settings one by one - just one add-on makes every website in dark mode.

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User reviews
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These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well on most sites
  • Preserves color of embedded images in dark mode
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Helps reduce eye strain
Cons
  • Does not work well on Google websites
  • Reading mode can blur the view
  • Inverts some areas on certain sites but not others
  • Distorts Google Calendar when mouse is moved
Most mentioned
  • Works as it should
  • Preserves color of embedded images in dark mode
  • Does not work well on Google websites
Recent reviews
Love it! Perfect for me.

by RAMIN beigy RAMIN beigy, 2024-04-06

The color design is not for me.
by KC Yang (KC) KC Yang (KC), 2024-04-06
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Safety
Risk impact

Dark Reader for Chrome is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Dark Reader for Chrome has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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