Reviews of Owl - Dark Background

By: tk Add-on

List of user reviews and ratings for Owl - Dark Background

Total ratings

4.03 (Rating count: 123)

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Review summary

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.

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Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 4.03

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9% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-12-29	pe*****	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.
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.
2025-12-04	Fi*****

2025-03-29	天灭*****

2025-03-01	退出*****

2024-10-24	Ko*****	The application works. But all sites that correctly recognize the system theme start to be displayed in a light theme when the extension is enabled. Of course, it would be better to analyze the dominant color of the page after it is loaded, and enable or disable the extension for this site. But black and white lists would be enough. However, the extension settings page with the sections "Disable Owl On These Websites", "Use Classic Theme On These Websites" and "Always Enable Owl On These Websites" is not available for editing, and is a static page without interactive elements. Mozilla Firefox 132.0 (64-bit).
The application works. But all sites that correctly recognize the system theme start to be displayed in a light theme when the extension is enabled. Of course, it would be better to analyze the dominant color of the page after it is loaded, and enable or disable the extension for this site. But black and white lists would be enough. However, the extension settings page with the sections "Disable Owl On These Websites", "Use Classic Theme On These Websites" and "Always Enable Owl On These Websites" is not available for editing, and is a static page without interactive elements. Mozilla Firefox 132.0 (64-bit).
2023-08-26	Fi*****	Basically good. But for me, scrolling on e.g. Amazon deteriorates considerably. (Win10, latest FF)
Basically good. But for me, scrolling on e.g. Amazon deteriorates considerably. (Win10, latest FF)
2023-08-06	Je*****	Excelente, me encanta que sale el ícono en la barra de direcciones para solo activarlo en las páginas que quiero con la opción "Siempre habilitarlo para este sitio". PD: Por favor ¿para Chrome tambien podrías hacer esta extensión? Gracias
Excelente, me encanta que sale el ícono en la barra de direcciones para solo activarlo en las páginas que quiero con la opción "Siempre habilitarlo para este sitio". PD: Por favor ¿para Chrome tambien podrías hacer esta extensión? Gracias
2023-07-23	Fi*****	Works nice, I just wish there was a way to only make it apply to specific sites and leave all the others alone
Works nice, I just wish there was a way to only make it apply to specific sites and leave all the others alone
2023-03-26	Яр*****	Hi tk, there are plenty of night-mode add-ons, none for PDF dark reading... Could you build such one, please
Hi tk, there are plenty of night-mode add-ons, none for PDF dark reading... Could you build such one, please
2023-02-14	Id*****	Lack of adjustments.
Lack of adjustments.