Chrome-Stats extension
Print Background Colors
Enables printing of background colors and images. Just uncheck "Enabled" whenever you want to revert to the default behavior.
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Note: This extension is pretty useless now that Chrome's print dialog includes a "Background colors and images" checkbox, but I'll leave it published for a few months just in case someone needs it.
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This works by injecting :root{-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact} into every page's CSS. It takes effect immediately, and doesn't require reloading.
I imagine there's some reason why the Chrome devs haven't provided this as a default option yet. For instance, I've observed a few pages that look awful when printed with a background. So I suggest leaving this extension disabled until you come across a page that needs it.
I've published the (very short) source code under the Apache 2.0 license.
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Pros
- Works fine
- Works perfect
- Easy to use
Cons
- Not working in certain versions
- Cannot customize margins for different pages
Most mentioned
- Works fine
- Works perfect
- Not working in certain versions
Recent reviews
Saket Tawde, 2013-05-04
Leon Rivera, 2023-12-13
Kevin C., 2019-11-18Safety
Risk impact
Print Background Colors is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Print Background Colors has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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