sunglasses

Tints webpages so it doesn't hurt your eyes

What is sunglasses?

"Sunglasses" is a Chrome extension designed to tint web pages, making them easier on the eyes especially in darker environments. Unlike monitor settings that globally adjust brightness, Sunglasses specifically modifies webpage lighting. It features adjustable darkness settings and keyboard shortcuts for better user convenience. Updates of this extension have included security enhancements, manifest updates, and persistent darkness settings across browser restarts.

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By: joshuahou

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.15 (79)

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2012-07-28)

Creation date: 2012-07-28

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
<all_urls>

Size: 35.54K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 18957 ▼ 23

Other rankings

#24144 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 134

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Summary

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Tints webpages so websites with white backgrounds don't hurt your eyes when you're computing in the dark. Monitors can set brightness, but only globally and not for webpages only, which are more likely to be brighter than terminal windows.

Tweet @jshou if you have suggestions/bug reports.

Version 1.1

Updated for Chrome manifest v2
Security updates

Version 0.4.2

Keyboard shortcuts! Try refreshing the tab if it doesn't work immediately.
Ctrl+shift+9 darkens, Ctrl+shift+8 lightens
The old shortcuts in 0.4.0 and 0.4.1 were causing problems in certain versions of Chrome. Please install the updated version if you have 0.4 or 0.4.1 installed.

New in version 0.3:

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helps reduce screen brightness
Useful for dual screen setups
Saves eyes from bright white websites

Cons

Causes issues with scrolling in PDFs
Not compatible with all websites
No customizability

Most mentioned

Doesn't work at all
Issues with scrolling in PDFs
Useful for reducing screen brightness

Recent reviews

Doesn't work at all, disappointing.

John Foreman, 2024-01-16

why its not working?

kirill zelianodjevo, 2020-12-30

Been using this for years, but as of January 2019 it doesn't seem to be working, even after a reinstall.

Lieutenant BaconWaffles, 2019-01-13

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Safety

Risk impact

sunglasses is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install sunglasses if you trust the publisher.