Dark Background and Light Text

Name: Dark Background and Light Text
Rating: 4.4555 (1102 reviews)
Author: Mikhail Khvoinitsky

Make every web page (or just the pages you want) display light text on dark backgrounds. All color variations are fully customizable.

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Dark Background and Light Text is a versatile Chrome extension that lets you transform the appearance of any webpage by displaying light-colored text on dark backgrounds. This customization reduces eye strain and enhances readability, especially in low-light environments. Easily toggle the extension via the toolbar and tailor color schemes to suit your preferences.

The extension supports full customization, allowing you to adjust color variations on all or selected websites. It offers convenient access through the toolbar menu and welcomes user feedback via email or GitHub issues. Support development through various donation options including Patreon, Flattr, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Add-on Accessibility Productivity Utilities Design

By:

Mikhail Khvoinitsky

Daily users:

35,785 -758

Rating:

4.46

(1,102) 3 new ratings

Version:

0.7.6 Last updated: 2021-02-09

Version code:

5178554

Creation date:

2014-03-27

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
tabs
storage
browserSettings
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size:

85.00KB

Email:

ad*****@khvoinitsky.org

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 381 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#24 in Appearance

#1 in light keyword 16

#2 in background keyword 26

#2 in context menu keyword 23

#2 in custom background keyword 24

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User reviews

Users appreciate the extension for reducing bright backgrounds and improving readability, especially at night or for visually impaired users. It selectively dims bright areas rather than simple color inversion, offering better compatibility with some sites. However, multiple users report issues like lack of white-listing options, broken content on sites such as Twitter, and problematic handling of embedded videos and QR codes. Despite its benefits, these drawbacks cause some users to switch to other dark mode extensions.

Pros

Effectively reduces bright backgrounds making reading easier and more comfortable, especially in low light or for visually impaired users.
Works better than some other dark mode extensions by selectively dimming bright elements without simply inverting colors.
Easy to use with good functionality for users who want a dark background and light text.
Helps reduce eye strain and improves sleep by minimizing exposure to blue light at night.
Enhances readability on certain sites like Google Docs where other dark mode extensions fail.

Cons

Lacks features like whitelist or domain-specific settings to exclude certain sites from being altered.
Causes issues on some websites, such as breaking Twitter comments or making QR codes unreadable by changing their background to dark.
Invert styling does not exclude embedded videos and similar content, negatively affecting media display.
Some sites display defects or visual irritations when the extension is applied, leading to a degraded browsing experience.
Presence of ads reported by at least one user.

Recent reviews

Amazing app, so the reason i use the app is because on certain pages applications like dark reader or roll20 does not work in a way that will not destroy the entire page if there was a way to add a option to instead work as a white list / or domains , it would be amazing, like a 'off in x site' but backwards

by Fi*****, 2025-06-22

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Dark Background and Light Text requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Dark Background and Light Text has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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