Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector

Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector

Soft Gray Your Browser, Reduce Stress on Eyes, Reduce Addiction to Computers

What is Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector?
Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector is an emerging Chrome extension making use of a soft gray hue to reduce computer addiction and offer relief to your eyes from digital fatigue. It is user-friendly with a simple toggle on/off mechanism enabled via the hotkey, Shift+5. As reported by New York Times, grayscale can help cut down digital obsession. This extension takes advantage of that project by introducing grayscale to your browser, thereby minimizing stress on your eyes and promoting healthier technologies habits.
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By: go Vegan
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.85 (13)
Version: 7.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-11-19)
Creation date: 2019-03-20
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
Size: 404.48K
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Merlin
Summary
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*** Benifits ***

  1. Reduce Addiction to Computers. ( Reference : New York Times Report : https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/technology/grayscale-phone.html )

  2. Reduce Stress on eyes

Hot Key: Shift + 5 (toggle ON/OFF)

User reviews
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Pros
  • Helpful for reducing internet addiction
  • Aids in eye protection by reducing bright colors
  • Can be useful as a reminder before bedtime with a grayscale schedule
Cons
  • Causes issues with the Edge browser's built-in translation plugin
  • Does not always work when changing sites or opening new tabs
  • Slows down websites
  • Lacks customization and features compared to alternatives like Dark Reader
Most mentioned
  • Gray screen can help reduce computer addiction
  • Problems with the translation plugin in Edge when extension is enabled
  • Desire for grayscale scheduling feature
  • Invisibility of Facebook profile pictures due to a bug
  • Extension causes a slowdown in website performance
Recent reviews
请注意,这个插件会导致edge的自带翻译插件无法正常使用 目前我在翻译英文网站至中文网站时出现提示 无法翻译页面
by 墨竹问天 墨竹问天, 2024-02-29

Please make GrayScale Schedule feature!! i only want Gray sceen on 22:00 - 24:00 to remind me before bedtime
by Tuan Tran Tuan Tran, 2022-12-17

It is a very great tool for helping to overcome internet addcition but there is a bug that profile pictures on facebook is invisible.
by Sára Sára, 2021-05-31
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Safety
Risk impact

Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector 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 Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Babu Soft Gray Eye Protector has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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