# Night assistant

> Set the background color of the webpage to protect your eyes and create a beautiful and comfortable internet environment.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/nightassistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nightassistant)

## Overview

- **ID:** `nightassistant`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** weijhfly
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 627
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-31
- **First published:** 2019-04-10
- **Size:** 197 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/nightassistant/)

## Description

Night Assistant is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your nighttime browsing by allowing you to set the background color of any webpage according to your preference. This customization not only improves website visuals but also reduces eye strain during dark environments, making internet use more comfortable and visually appealing.

Key features include a convenient color picker for fast, easy background color selection, compact and stable performance, and broad compatibility with popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and 360 Browser. The extension is open-source, ensuring transparency and privacy protection. After installation, simply refresh your page or open a new tab to activate the night mode. Night Assistant is an essential tool for users seeking an attractive and eye-friendly web browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #4,435 — Overall
- #10 — assistant
- #36 — night mode
- #48 — environment
- #64 — comfort
- #64 — tank

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Different color options
- Smooth transition during page refresh and tab changes
- Effective at reducing eye strain
- Works across all websites without issues
- Easy to use

### Cons

- Request for time-based automation for activation/deactivation
- Color preferences not aligned with some users' expectations

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nightassistant)