Grayscale Tool

Press shift+g (or create your own key shortcut) to (de)activate grayscaling of a web page.

Grayscale Tool - A Unique Chrome Extension for Website Grayscaling

"Grayscale Tool" is a specialized browser extension for Google Chrome, designed to simplify the process of transforming a web page's content into grayscale. Primarily best suited for web designers seeking to test contrast, it persists between page loads and can be activated using a customizable shortcut. Equally, any individual requiring an on-demand grayscale feature for a webpage may find the Grayscale Tool beneficial.

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By: Emanuel Malmquist

Users: 2,000+

-1,000

Rating: 2.54

(46)

Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2014-10-19)

Creation date: 2014-10-19

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 4.55K

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# 20,269 ▼ 2,606

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#3217 in Developer Tools ▼ 4

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Extension summary

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Originally intended for web designers who might want to test the contrast of their content by changing to grayscale, but this extension can really be used by anyone who for some reason want to remove the colors of a web page.

The grayscale persists between page loads, and the key shortcut to activate can be customized in the options.

User reviews

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Pros

Works well when it functions correctly
Allows customizing the shortcut
Nice neat tool

Cons

Doesn't work for many users, especially after installation
Shortcut keys often do not work reliably
No on/off setting outside of keyboard shortcuts
Doesn't work on existing tabs before installation
Incompatibility issues reported on different platforms

Most mentioned

Doesn't work anymore
Shortcut does not function as intended
Refreshing tabs is required for it to work
Incompatibility or functionality issues across different device types

User reviews

doesn't work

Jonathan Holden, 2024-06-18

Works well, I would prefer it to store on/off state per tab since I'll only need it for one or two tabs at a time but for my usage I only activate it briefly now and then so I don't need to worry much about opening/refreshing other tabs while its on. I'm using Alt+G as the shortcut as I already use Shift+G for something else.