# Dark Light: Web Theme Auto Mode

> Control each website's appearance with Follow System, Preserve Site Design, Force Dark, and Force Light modes.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-light-web-mode](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-light-web-mode)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dark-light-web-mode`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tao Chen
- **Category:** web-development,appearance
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2026-06-26
- **Size:** 137 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dark-light-web-mode/)
- **Website:** [http://darklight.ct106.com](http://darklight.ct106.com/)

## Description

Dark Light is a lightweight browser extension where you decide how each website looks. Unlike typical dark-mode extensions, Dark Light also has a reliable Force Light mode to turn dark sites back to light. Use one global default, then override individual domains whenever you want.

<ul><li><strong>Follow your real preference:</strong> Choose Follow System, Preserve Site Design, Force Dark, or Force Light as the default behavior.</li><li><strong>Different from typical dark-mode plugins:</strong> It supports both directions - Force Dark for bright pages and Force Light for dark pages.</li><li><strong>Per-site rules:</strong> Set a different mode for any domain, with optional subdomain matching.</li><li><strong>Better dark mode:</strong> Turn light-heavy websites into comfortable dark reading spaces.</li><li><strong>Reliable light mode:</strong> Turn dark websites back to light when you want daytime readability.</li><li><strong>Local and private:</strong> Settings and style changes stay in your browser.</li></ul>
<ul><li><strong>Global default mode:</strong> Follow System, Preserve Site Design, Force Dark, or Force Light.</li><li><strong>Current-site popup controls:</strong> Change the current domain in seconds.</li><li><strong>Rules manager:</strong> Add, edit, disable, and remove all site rules from the options page.</li><li><strong>Visual badge:</strong> The toolbar badge shows mode at a glance: <code>A</code> (Follow System), <code>🌙</code> (Force Dark), <code>☀</code> (Force Light), empty for Preserve Site.</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #42,120 — Overall
- #110 — night theme
- #196 — dark mode
- #234 — night mode

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-light-web-mode)