DevTools Theme: Zero Dark Matrix

A highly customized dark theme for Devtools.

DevTools Theme: Zero Dark Matrix - Dark Theme for Developer Tools

DevTools Theme: Zero Dark Matrix is a Chrome extension aimed at developers seeking a visually appealing and customized dark theme for Developer Tools. The extension comes with detailed installation instructions ensuring ease of use, and regularly updated versions providing smooth user experience.
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Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.72
(545)
Version: 3.0.6 (Last updated: 2019-10-03)
Creation date: 2019-10-03
Risk impact: Low risk impact
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Manifest version: 2
Size: 58.18K

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Extension summary

This is a theme for the Developer Tools [CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + I].

Installation Instructions

  • Add this theme
  • Goto chrome://flags/#enable-devtools-experiments and Enable Developer Tools experiments. Select [Relaunch Now] at the bottom of the page.
  • Open developer tools settings, set Theme mode to 'Dark'
  • Select Experiments tab, and check 'Allow custom UI themes'
  • Reload devtools.

Changelog

3.0.6

  • Fix expanded arrow rendering
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User reviews

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Pros
  • Improves visual experience by reducing strain on eyes
  • Better color scheme compared to Chrome's stock dark mode
  • Long-time user satisfaction
  • Cool and stylish design
Cons
  • CSS rules can be invisible (black text on black background)
  • Some styles are messed up in the latest Chrome updates
  • Not functioning properly on newer versions of Chrome
Most mentioned
  • Issues with the latest Chrome updates
  • Distracting blue elements in DevTools
  • Overall user satisfaction and preference for this extension
User reviews
Google seem to have really messed up their Dev Tools stock dark mode in v123.0.6312.58, (a recent release from a day or two ago for my O/S) which now sports a lurid blue ribbon bar at the top. If you're emulating a mobile device, the area around the device view is also a distracting lurid blue. Previously everything was a nice muted black. So, I tried a few color extensions including this one, with varied success. Some were able to get rid of the distracting and relatively bright blue, but turned the Computed dimensions display boxes into very bright colors with unreadable values. This extension thankfully doesn't do that, and does remove a little more blue than Google's stock Dark mode, so is the best I've tried, and thus the best I can recommend for now until the various color extensions are updated to handle this new situation. With this extension, there is still quite a distracting blue in both the Device area background, and the menu bar at the top that's to the right of the Device panel. (This extension does fix the blue menu bar above the Device panel though.) No doubt this is all due to Google deciding to make what was previously black blue, so the extension hasn't need to touch those colors that are now blue until now. Fingers crossed that there'll be an update to this extension soon to reintroduce a black background to replace the horrendous blue, and I'll be sticking with this one for now. Also, my thanks to Maurice for putting this together.
by Neil Cresswell, 2024-03-21

Have used it for 1+ year, it's awesome; but in latest chrome update styles have been messed up a bit, hope it will be updated to fix them
by Gio `, 2024-02-28

I love it. I have used another DevTool but I think this is more useful for me.
by Rasel Sheikh, 2023-04-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

DevTools Theme: Zero Dark Matrix requires very minimum permissions.

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