Read Medium stories with happy eyes
Darker Medium: Change Medium Stories to Dark Theme
"Darker Medium" is a smart Chrome extension that effortlessly transforms the look of all Medium formatted stories to a comfortable dark theme. The extension allows customizable options including the header background, main accent and highlighting colors, and link color. It even hides the nondescript 'get updates' footer. Plus, the added benefit of syntax highlighting to codes and styled embedded gists, making it not just reader-friendly but developer-friendly as well. No need for complex setup – it's an install, customize and forget tool.
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Manifest version: 2
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Size: 48.28K
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Extension summary
Read Medium stories with happy eyes.
- Applies a customizable dark theme to all medium formatted stories.
- Customize:
- Header background.
- Main Accent color.
- Highlighting color.
- Link color, hover and underline.
- Hiding the "get updates" footer.
- Adds syntax highlighting to code and styles embedded gists (https://gist.github.com/).
- Medium story sites are automatically detected and styled.
- The advantage of using this extension over Stylus or Stylish is that you install it, customize it and forget about it.
User reviews
Pros
- Perfect extension for Medium with great execution
- Works great on the Medium main page
- Very helpful for night reading
- Simple and effective
- Like the Android app version, providing a consistent experience
Cons
- Does not apply to all pages, especially articles and Stories page
- Stopped working for some users on article pages
- Limited theming options for popular pages
Most mentioned
- Does not work on articles or Stories page
- Works well for the main Medium page
- Users appreciate its simplicity and effectiveness
- Helpful for night reading
User reviews
On my browser it works only for the main page https://medium.com/ . Any article is displayed in standard Medium white theme.
Hasta hace unos días perfecto, ahora ha dejado de funcionar cuando entras a un articulo en concreto.
Perfect extension for medium. Works without any hassle.
Extension safety
Risk impact
Darker Medium requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Darker Medium has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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