Turn Off the Lights

The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the videos as if you were in the cinema. Works for YouTube™ and beyond.

Turn Off the Lights - Chrome Extension

Turn Off the Lights is a popular and trusted Chrome extension that allows users to dim the background of their web pages to focus on the video they are watching, creating a cinematic viewing experience. With various features, including dark mode, screen brightness control, and video enhancement options, it has garnered over 2 million users and positive reviews.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.49
(47)
Version: 4.5 (Last updated: 2024-11-23)
Creation date: 2023-01-24
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
  • storage
  • webNavigation
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 8.87M
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Turn Off the Lights for Firefox (v4.5.7)
47,760+ 4.56 (682)
Turn Off the Lights (v4.5.7)
398,936+ 3.90 (124)

User reviews

The Multimedia Detection option is not working correctly in this version, especially when Show all Flash objects is checked, ignoring the URL filter.
by DANIEL MARCELO, 2024-01-05

Only program that I have found that does its function the way it's supposed to
by Victor Cedervall, 2023-09-05

Initially had an issue where subtitles would not show, but was able to reach out to support and worked with the developer to fix the issue very quickly
by Johnathon Largent, 2022-10-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Turn Off the Lights requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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