# Dark Reader Minimal

> Minimal dark mode for the web. Follows your system theme, auto-skips already-dark sites, per-site toggle, no telemetry. Powered by the Dark Reader engine.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-reader-minimal](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-reader-minimal)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dark-reader-minimal`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** privacy-focused-dev
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-29
- **First published:** 2026-04-26
- **Size:** 84 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dark-reader-minimal/)

## Description

A privacy-focused dark mode extension that:                                                                        

• Follows your operating system's color scheme by default — turns on when the OS is dark, off when light.        
• Auto-detects sites that already have their own dark theme (like GitHub or Discord in dark mode) and leaves them alone.                                                                                                           
• Lets you toggle per-site with a click, with a clean popup that shows your disabled sites.
• Sends no data anywhere. All preferences are stored locally.                                                      

Powered by the open-source Dark Reader dynamic theme engine (MIT, vendored unmodified).                            

Source code: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/9189d144a111b1f77e5a56cc68395fcbbb5605dd14b83fabf50bfd813fbd05df/https%3A//github.com/ewernn/browser-extensions" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/ewernn/browser-extensions</a>

## Rankings

- #118,655 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `<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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-reader-minimal)