Black & White

Name: Black & White
Rating: 4.335287221570926 (853 reviews)
Author: The Chrome team

Black & White: a timeless combination

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The Black & White Chrome Extension provides users with a classic and elegant browsing experience by applying a monochrome theme to web pages. This extension enhances readability and reduces eye strain by eliminating distracting colors and focusing on clear black and white contrasts. Simple to install and easy to toggle on or off, it offers a timeless combination of style and functionality, perfect for users who appreciate minimalist design or need a distraction-free web environment.

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By:: The Chrome team
Users:: 300,000
Rating:: 4.34

(853) 2 new ratings
Version:: 2.1 Last updated: 2019-03-08
Creation date:: 2019-03-08
Risk:: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 3.27KB
Email:: fi*****@googlegroups.com
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 15 hours ago

Ranking

# 882 ▲ 91

Other rankings

#45 in black theme keyword 71 #81 in team keyword 21 ▼ 14

User reviews

Users praise "Black & White" for its minimalist, high-contrast design that helps focus and clearly highlights active tabs. Many appreciate its simplicity and how it complements Chrome's interface without being distracting. However, recurring issues include distracting vertical tab separator lines and barely visible color indicators under tab groups. Additionally, users desire more customization options, such as the ability to upload custom backgrounds, which the extension currently lacks. Despite minor aesthetic clashes due to Chrome's roundness, overall reception is highly positive for its clean and robust look.

Pros

Simple, minimalist, and clean design appreciated by multiple users.
Excellent black and white contrast, providing a soothing and visually comfortable experience.
Effective differentiation of active tabs from inactive ones, aiding navigation.
The theme enhances focus and reduces visual distraction.
Works well with Chrome's interface and is favored over many other themes.

Cons

The vertical thick white double-lines as tab separators are considered distracting by some users.
The color line underneath the tab groups is very thin and almost invisible, diminishing its effectiveness.
Lack of customizable background images or inability to upload custom backgrounds has been noted.
Some users find the roundness in Chrome's design does not mesh well with the theme's aesthetics.

Recent reviews

Thank you Google Team! This is my favourite!

Ma*****, 2025-06-09

Everything is just perfect!!

Ta*****, 2025-04-23

シンプルで見やすい！

柳川*****, 2025-02-21

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Risk impact

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Black & White does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Black & White has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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