Turn Off the Lights

Turn Off the Lights

The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the videos as if you were in the cinema. Works for YouTube™ and beyond.

What is Turn Off the Lights?
Turn Off the Lights is a lightweight Chrome extension that enhances the video viewing experience on platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, etc. With a click, it fades the rest of the web page into darkness, focusing on the video. It comes with features like Auto HD play, customizable colors, and supports multiple video sites.
Stats
Users: 2,000,000+
Version: 4.2.6.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-12)
Creation date: 2020-06-04
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
Size: 3.41M
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Other platforms

Turn Off the Lights for Firefox
Turn Off the Lights for Firefox (v4.4.5.0)
4.58 (649) 42,345+
Turn Off the Lights
Turn Off the Lights (v4.2.2.0)
3.90 (131) 440,527+
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With a single click on the lamp button, the page will fade to dark. And automatically focus on the video. By clicking on it again, the page will return to normal.

Turn Off the Lights is a lightweight and useful add-in designed for a more comfortable watching experience.

A few great features in this browser extension:

  • Turn the lights back on, by clicking on it
  • Support multiple video sites: YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo,... and more
  • Customize your YouTube: Auto HD: Set videos to play in HD automatically. Users can select from highres > 8K > 5K > 4K > 1080p > 720p > 480p > 360p > 240p > 144p > default Auto Wide: Automatically plays the video on the widest mode ,... and more
  • Easter Eggs: Shortcut key: T -> Do you like a real movie theater feeling?
  • Option to make the screen dark when the user clicks on the play button
  • Option to turn on/off the fade in and fade out effects
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works fine
  • Solved my problem
  • Brilliantly works
Cons
  • Doesn't work on all websites
  • Covers the page and switches off
  • Unable to scroll on the webpage
Most mentioned
  • Works fine
  • Useless
  • Dark mode
  • ReplyPal
Recent reviews
爛透了
by Chang David Chang David, 2024-04-14

podoba mi sie,extra.

Don't use this in lieu of a dark mode extension, like Dark Reader, but its great for viewing videos. I'd recommend it.
by Nate Mac Nate Mac, 2023-12-29
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Safety
Risk impact

Turn Off the Lights is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Turn Off the Lights if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Turn Off the Lights has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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