Hacker Vision

Name: Hacker Vision
Rating: 3.908317580340265 (2116 reviews)
Author: dcolt

By: dcolt

Night-mode for the internet. Apply a highly-visible dark theme to all webpages. Helps with eye strain and dyslexia.

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Hacker Vision is the original night-mode extension designed to apply a highly visible, eye-friendly dark theme across all webpages. Trusted by over 250,000 users daily and featured on LifeHacker, it reduces computer-related eye strain, headaches, and migraines by providing a high-contrast dark mode that is especially beneficial for those with dyslexia.

Key Features

Works on all websites with optimized themes for popular sites
Customizable settings to toggle dark mode per site
Reduces eye fatigue and helps prevent migraines
Supports users with glaucoma and dyslexia
Extends battery life by allowing lower screen brightness
Safe and secure with no collection or selling of user data
Easy to toggle with keyboard shortcuts and icon menu

Hacker Vision is continuously updated and maintained to ensure compatibility and performance. It’s perfect for night browsing, programming, and privacy in dark environments. Experience less eye strain and enhanced readability by installing Hacker Vision today!

Extension

By:

dcolt

Users:

20,000

Rating:

3.91

(2,116)

Version:

2.70 Last updated: 2021-02-04

Creation date:

2020-05-04

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
tabs
storage

Size:

721.00KB

Email:

sc*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-19

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Ranking

# 4,948 ▼ 28

Other rankings

#413 in Accessibility ▼ 2

#1 in hacker keyword 19

#55 in reduce keyword 16 ▲ 1

#105 in bug fixes keyword 38 ▲ 10

#198 in choose keyword 3 ▲ 9

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Other platforms

Hacker Vision (v8.7.4)

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User reviews

Hacker Vision is praised for significantly reducing eye strain, particularly benefiting migraine sufferers by providing a dark mode that inverts website colors while preserving readability. Users find it easy to use and effective across many sites. However, the extension has compatibility issues with Chrome's Manifest V3 update and certain webpages, including Chrome's own URLs. It lacks advanced customization options and occasionally causes display problems on dark-themed sites or with specific page elements. Despite these drawbacks, it remains a favored choice for users seeking a simple yet effective dark mode extension.

Pros

Effectively reduces eye strain, especially helpful for users with light-triggered migraines.
Easy to use and provides a noticeable dark mode effect across many websites.
Maintains clear visibility and inverts colors except for images to improve readability.
Users appreciate the pleasant color scheme and the ability to customize normal/dark modes.
Allows specifying normal mode for certain URLs to avoid issues on dark-themed websites.

Cons

Stopped working after the introduction of Manifest V3, requiring updates.
Inverts all colors including banners and menus, causing problems on sites already using dark themes.
Does not work on certain pages such as Chrome Web Store or chrome:// URLs without flags adjustment.
Lacks customization options like background and font colors or timing settings for dark mode.
Can cause issues with some page elements like translation tool icons or video previews reversing colors incorrectly.

Recent reviews

Very helpful, unfortunately stopped working after introducing Manifest V3. Any updates possible?

Ch*****, 2025-03-15

Would be perfect if the colors of the background and fonts were customizable

Ru*****, 2024-02-26

The irony... It worked on almost every website page i visited... all except this very one - the chrome webstore.

Li*****, 2024-02-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Hacker Vision has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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