Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting

Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting

Shades Chrome to a soothing orange color to decrease eye-strain, eye fatigue and to appease your brain's day/night cycle.

What is Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting?
Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting is an innovative Chrome extension that works to reduce eye-strain, fatigue and maintain your brain's day/night cycle. With smart colour adjustments based on the time of the day, Screen Shader provides a soothing orange tint to your display, optimized for every website you visit. Ideal for late-night workers or casual browsers, it brings a noticeable benefit to your visual comfort and sleep cycle. Now open source with frequent updates!
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Stats
Users: 200,000+
Version: 2.1.1 (Last updated: 2022-11-28)
Creation date: 2020-04-10
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • file:///*
  • <all_urls>
Size: 143.36K
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Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting
Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting (v2.1.1)
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Summary

Now open source! Check out the source code and contribute here: https://github.com/MarcGuiselin/screen-shader

😁Do your eyes a favor, Install Screen Shader!

😍The most popular screen tinting application for Chrome!

🧐This extension is in not endorsed by or affiliated to f.lux Software LLC.

Computer displays produce bright blue light which can strain your eyes late at night and interfere with your sleeping cycle. Screen Shader is designed to tint your computer display a “cozy” orange color to reduce eye-strain, eye fatigue, and restore day/night balance, while also providing a wide variety of settings for everyone's different tastes!

With over two months of very hard work I present version 2.0! ⭐A completely redesigned modern menu! ⭐A completely new shading algorithm based off the newest research ⭐Full control over geopositioning, color, and darkness settings

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Effectively reduces eye strain and migraines
  • Helpful for users with glaucoma and dyslexia
  • Compatible with PDFs and multiple browsers
  • Allows for customizable color overlay
Cons
  • Causes issues on certain websites and with video playback on Reddit
  • Disables RTX VRS
  • May interfere with UI on certain websites even when disabled
  • High energy usage on older devices
Most mentioned
  • Reduces eye strain and migraines
  • Issues on certain websites and with video playback on Reddit
  • Causes problems on Chrome and with specific UI elements
Recent reviews
Overall love this extension. I noticed it interferes with the ability to click buttons on certain websites like this one https://www.strazcenter.org/ Maybe because of the font color?
by Diana Doherty Diana Doherty, 2024-04-05

by PRIYARANJAN MISHRA PRIYARANJAN MISHRA, 2024-04-02

awesome app. probably best app possible for eye strain reduction.
by Ashes Ashes, 2022-05-21
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Safety
Risk impact

Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting 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 Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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