Darker Medium

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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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Extension stats

By: Mottie

Users: 678

-16

Rating: 4.20

(20)

Version: 1.4.0 (Last updated: 2018-11-13)

Creation date: 2018-11-13

Permissions:

storage
tabs
<all_urls>

Size: 48.28K

Email: wo*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 34,431 ▼ 465

Other rankings

#1964 in Social Networking ▲ 45 #37 in medium keyword 7 ▼ 8

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Darker Medium (v1.4.1resigned1)

52 4.25

(12)

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

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.

Andrea Avesani, 2020-01-27

Hasta hace unos días perfecto, ahora ha dejado de funcionar cuando entras a un articulo en concreto.

LUR, 2019-07-11

Perfect extension for medium. Works without any hassle.

Shubhral Agrawal, 2019-07-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Darker Medium requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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