sunglasses

Tints webpages so it doesn't hurt your eyes

Sunglasses: Eye-friendly Webpage Tint Chrome Extension

"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

Users: 1,000+

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

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# 23,625 ▲ 110

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#25438 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 20

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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:

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