# Black Sides

> Turn off ( blackout) empty white side areas on websites for more comfort

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/black-sides](https://chrome-stats.com/d/black-sides)

## Overview

- **ID:** `black-sides`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox user 14568023
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2019-01-17
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/black-sides/)

## Description

Black Sides is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance website viewing experience by turning off empty white side areas. With the ability to adjust border widths and toggle the feature on and off, this add-on provides a more comfortable and immersive browsing experience. Save settings for each website in local storage. Try Black Sides today!

## Rankings

- #118,014 — Overall
- #240 — comfort

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/black-sides)