Wikipedia night mode

Wikipedia night mode allows you to work more comfortably on the Wikipedia website in the dark or in low light

Wikipedia Night Mode Chrome Extension

"Wikipedia night mode" is a Chrome extension that effortlessly transitions the background of the Wikipedia website to a darker theme. This feature enhances readability of text during the night or in poor lighting conditions, therefore reducing eye strain and improving user experience.

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By: grunbaster

Users: 40,000+

Rating: 2.98

(186)

0.01

Version: 0.0.28 (Last updated: 2024-10-03)

Creation date: 2020-05-29

Permissions:

storage

Size: 41.03K

Email: gr*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 4,131 ▲ 71

Other rankings

#392 in Accessibility ▲ 9

#7 in wikipedia keyword 28 ▼ 2

#11 in wiki keyword 31

#14 in night mode keyword 69 ▲ 1

#40 in dark mode keyword 82 ▲ 7

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Wikipedia night mode (v0.0.25)

1,213+ 3.70

(3)

User reviews

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Pros

Reduces screen brightness
Idea behind the extension is good
Works for some users

Cons

Poor color contrast between text and background
Injects ads and pop-ups
Doesn't work reliably

Most mentioned

Bad color scheme
Includes intrusive advertisements
Doesn't work effectively

User reviews

terrible color scheme

Dylan Cisneros, 2025-02-12

Adds in intrusive ads and redirects, it's close to being malware, do NOT touch

Jo “Kalma” Padgett, 2025-01-19

Light grey color on a bit darker grey color. Use this https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dark-theme-for-wikipedia/babjkhfehkamlhehehgjinknhimnofln

Alex Wolf, 2024-12-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikipedia night mode requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Wikipedia night mode. Use it at your own risk.

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