Dark Reader

Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.

What is Dark Reader?

"Dark Reader" is a Chrome extension designed to enable a dark theme for any website. It inverts bright colors to high contrast, aiding readability at night. Users can customize settings such as brightness, contrast, sepia filter, and font. The extension is free of ads and does not share user data. It’s fully open-source, with its code available for review at its GitHub page. Users are sometimes encouraged to support the app through donations.

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Extension stats

By: https://darkreader.org

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Users: 5,000,000+

Rating: 4.70 (11,818) ▲ 51 new ratings

Version: 4.9.92 (Last updated: 2024-09-12)

Creation date: 2020-06-29

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

alarms
fontSettings
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 760.83K

Email: da*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 81 ▼ 9

Other rankings

#1 in Accessibility

#8 in Editors' Picks extensions ▲ 1

#12 in Darken your browser

#1 in dark keyword 81

#1 in dark theme keyword 78

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Other platforms

Dark Reader (v4.9.92)

4.53 (5,850) 1,197,661+

Dark Reader (v4.9.93)

4.60 (1,209) 2,844,865+

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Extension summary

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This eye-care extension enables night mode by creating dark themes for websites on the fly. Dark Reader inverts bright colors, making them high contrast and easy to read at night.

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, sepia filter, dark mode, font settings and the ignore-list.

We may ask you to support the development of the app with a donation. You may see news about Dark Reader in the settings popup. There are Developer Tools for experienced users.

Dark Reader doesn't show ads and doesn't send users' data anywhere. It's fully open-source: https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader

Before you install it, disable similar extensions. Enjoy watching!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Excellent dark mode for various browsers
Customizable options like contrast, brightness, and color tones
Helps reduce eye strain and save battery
Ability to toggle dark mode per site
Automatically recognizes and ignores dark-themed websites

Cons

Issues with black and grayscale pages at startup
Recent updates affecting scrollbar appearance
Some users experience persistence of dark mode after uninstallation
Incompatibility with certain work programs
Limited color selection compared to other versions

Most mentioned

Best dark mode extension available
Praise for eye strain relief
Excellent developer support
Customizability of dark mode settings
Toggle feature for dark mode on specific sites

Recent reviews

Gustavo Romero, 2024-09-20

Abby Farhat, 2024-09-20

Maximilian Gerlach, 2024-09-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Dark Reader may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.