Owl - Dark Background

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Owl makes your online experience comfortable by changing the theme of webpages to a soothing dark theme with light text. Complete with site-wise settings, multiple themes and great customizability, Owl tried to minimize the strain on your eyes.

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Features & Capabilities

Owl is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your online reading experience by applying a dark background with light text to all webpages. Ideal for users who spend extended periods in front of screens, Owl minimizes eye strain by replacing bright, harsh backgrounds with night-friendly themes.

Key features include site-wise settings, two distinct themes (Classic and Inversion), syntax highlighting for code snippets, and a quick toggle using Shift + Alt + D. Users can disable Owl on selected websites or have it start automatically with the browser. Open source and customizable, Owl provides an easy and comfortable way to browse the web without the glare of white backgrounds.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

1,062 1

Rating:

4.03

(123)

Version:

2.2.8 Last updated: 2021-05-15

Version code:

5232422

Creation date:

2015-06-23

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Permissions:

Size:

191.21KB

Email:

de*****@sidhant.io

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,148 ▼ 14

Other rankings

#4 in hd backgrounds keyword 17

#10 in background keyword 22

#64 in grow keyword 9 ▼ 2

#78 in group keyword 23

#86 in dark keyword 85 ▲ 2

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Developed by:

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/owl/

Email:

de*****@sidhant.io

Website:

http://sidhant.io/get-in-touch

User Reviews

Reviewers commonly praise Owl for reliable performance and true night-mode benefits, with a gentler grayscale dark theme that many prefer over alternatives. The per-site activation feature is valued by some. However, recurring issues include site-specific breakages (YouTube, Facebook), inconsistent theming on certain pages, and limited, non-editable per-site controls. Some users also want automatic disablement under native dark themes and a more interactive settings UI.

Pros

Reliable and fast; no noticeable slowdown.
Significantly improves night-time readability and reduces eye strain.
Better or gentler than some alternatives (gray-toned dark mode) and well-regarded.
Per-site activation via address bar icon for selective use.

Cons

Incompatibilities/breakages on certain sites, notably YouTube (fullscreen color inversion).
Facebook-related UI issues (horizontal scrollbar problems, emoticon display, image inversion).
Inconsistent theming on some pages and unreliable behavior on some sites (e.g., Amazon).
Per-site controls exist but are hard or limited; lists/UI editing is non-intuitive or not editable.
Should auto-disable on native CSS dark themes; settings page is static/not interactive.

Recent reviews

Awesome extension. Does not slow down and hold up tabs from loading like Dark Background & Light Text extension which is utter garbage. I'm sticking with Owl forever.

by pe*****, 2025-12-29

by Fi*****, 2025-12-04

by 天灭*****, 2025-03-29

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Is Owl - Dark Background Safe?

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Owl - Dark Background is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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