Dark Read

Ease eye strain. Dark Read is a simple Chrome extension to change the background color of a web page.
What is Dark Read?
Dark Read is a light weight Chrome extension that lets you change the background color and text color of any webpage. With its simple interface and intuitive controls, you can create a more comfortable reading experience. Install Dark Read today for a customizable browsing experience.

Extension stats

Users: 73
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 0.0.7 (Last updated: 2024-02-26)
Creation date: 2023-04-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
Host permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 770.05K

Other platforms

Dark Reader (v4.9.94)
4.53 (5,961) 1,236,457+
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4.60 (1,219) 2,821,672+
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Extension summary

Dark Read is a light weight dark mode Chrome extension that lets you transform the look of any webpage theme with just a few clicks. With its simple interface and intuitive controls, you can easily change the background colour, text colour, contrast and brightness of any webpage to create a more comfortable reading experience.

Whether you're browsing late at night or just want to customize the look of your favourite websites, Dark Read is the perfect accessibility tool. It's never been easier to change the colour scheme of any webpage.

Features:

📍Pre-set Page Colours

📍Contrast Controls

📍Brightness Controls

📍Sepia Control

📍Colour Temperature

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User reviews

Really love the preset colors. Well designed and good for eyes. However it won't persist after the page is refreshed. It would be nice if it had a black/white list system that worked with the global option, so it could always be applied on the specified urls.
by knd, 2024-06-29

Best one I have found
by Trainer 66E4Z24VP7EN, 2023-12-22
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Dark Read requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Dark Read is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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