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Dark by Default

Dark by Default

Makes every page dark by default

What is Dark by Default?
Dark by Default is a Chrome extension that temporarily makes any new page background black until the page is loaded, providing a dark theme experience by default.
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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-10-22
Users: 206
Rating: 2.40 (20)
Version: 0.4 (Last updated: 2016-11-08)
Creation date: 2016-11-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 3.46K
URLs: Website
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Temporarily makes any new page background black until the page is loaded.

User reviews
Worked once then never again
by Leah G Leah G, 2022-02-26
ok
by TUẤN VÕ ĐÌNH TUẤN VÕ ĐÌNH, 2018-05-28
It seems to be working now, for me at least.
by Jeffrey Taylor Jeffrey Taylor, 2017-02-23
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Safety
Risk impact

Dark by Default is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Dark by Default may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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