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Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
- By:
- waymondrang
- Daily users:
- 76,050 314
- Rating:
- 4.11 (285)
- Version:
- 2.0.4 Last updated: 2026-03-02
- Version code:
- 6163308
- Creation date:
- 2022-01-17
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- Content scripts matches:
- docs.google.com
- docs.google.com
- Size:
- 477.36KB
- Email:
- *****@waymondrang.com
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-15
- Compare stats and ranking:
- DocsAfterDark: Dark Mode for Google Docs vs Darkdocs
- DocsAfterDark: Dark Mode for Google Docs vs Google Docs Dark Mode
- DocsAfterDark: Dark Mode for Google Docs vs Dark Docs 2.0 - Dark Mode for Google Docs
Ranking
# 260 ▲ 2
For Developers
Contact the developer
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Permission Change History
2025-01-14: Version 0.6.3 → 1.1.0
Add Permissions: activeTab
User Reviews
Users broadly praise DocsAfterDark for reducing eye strain and providing ad-free dark mode for Google Docs, with strong reliability for long study sessions. However, frequent concerns focus on UI readability (menus becoming white and unreadable), performance lag, incomplete compatibility with Google Slides/Sheets, and color inversion issues after updates. Despite bugs, many users remain satisfied when it works, and updates that extend dark mode to context menus are appreciated. Pros
- Reduces eye strain and helps reading for users with photosensitivity.
- Ad-free and free of trackers.
- Improves readability of Google Docs and is reliable for long study sessions.
- After updates, context menus and dropdowns also darken, improving consistency.
- Trusted, long-time extension with positive, years-long use.
Cons
- Menus and dropdowns become whitewashed or unreadable (white text on white) in dark mode.
- Performance lag and slower browser when the extension is enabled.
- Not fully compatible with Google Apps (Slides and sometimes Sheets) or certain doc options.
- Inversion/color handling sometimes breaks after updates (text not inverted properly, UI colors washed out).
- Occasional breakage or degraded function after updates.
Recent reviews
its ok
by Fi*****, 2026-06-03
by Fi*****, 2026-06-02
A much needed extension for such a remarkable oversight.
by Fi*****, 2026-05-19
Is DocsAfterDark: Dark Mode for Google Docs Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
DocsAfterDark: Dark Mode for Google Docs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
DocsAfterDark: Dark Mode for Google Docs is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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