Compare Chrome extensions: Universe Refined (1080p) vs Dark Reader

Stats Universe Refined (1080p) Universe Refined (1080p) Dark Reader Dark Reader
User count 3,000+ 5,000,000+
Average rating 4.82 4.70
Rating count 44 11,314
Last updated 2018-11-26 2024-04-15
Size 3.74M 726.02K
Version 3.0 4.9.83
Short description
The updated version of the Universe theme that makes it more compatible and user friendly with the latest version of Chrome Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.
Full summary

This theme is an updated version of the Universe theme, originally by Alison Goldsmith, that makes it more compatible with the latest version of Chrome and much more user friendly on the whole.

Features: • Text on the new tab page is now white for much improved legibility against the dark background. • The active tab is now much easier to identify due to the inactive tabs being slightly tinted. • Other minor improvements have been made in order to further optimise the theme.

I had been using the original Universe theme for many years. Unfortunately, Chrome updates have caused it to become very frustrating to use. In the reviews and support for the original theme I could see many others had the same issues that I had with it. Since it was last updated in 2013, I decided I would refresh the theme myself, and after some fiddling, here we are with Universe Refined.

I hope you enjoy this theme and if you know anyone using the outdated version, please let them know that the new and improved 'Universe Refined' is available now. Thank you.

This eye-care extension enables night mode by creating dark themes for websites on the fly. Dark Reader inverts bright colors, making them high contrast and easy to read at night.

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, sepia filter, dark mode, font settings and the ignore-list.

We may ask you to support the development of the app with a donation. You may see news about Dark Reader in the settings popup. There are Developer Tools for experienced users.

Dark Reader doesn't show ads and doesn't send users' data anywhere. It's fully open-source: https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader

Before you install it, disable similar extensions. Enjoy watching!