Compare Chrome extensions: Dark Mode for Google Chrome™ vs Privacy Badger

Stats Dark Mode for Google Chrome™ Dark Mode for Google Chrome™ Privacy Badger Privacy Badger
User count 6,000+ 1,000,000+
Average rating 4.31 4.42
Rating count 45 1,711
Last updated 2022-12-31 2024-02-06
Size 289.79K 1.90M
Version 3.0.0 2024.2.6
Short description
It is a dark mode for all the browse. It darkens all the websites you visit so you can browse without straining your eyes. Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
Full summary

Want to rest your eyes from the glare of a computer screen? The best way to protect your eyes when you are using the computer at night is to have white font and a black background color for the website. If you want to continue using the computer for a long period of time and not have strained eyes, simply install our software Dark Mode for Google Chrome™ Our software allows you to turn the website into dark mode status where it uses white font and a black background. Simply press the software icon to turn dark mode on/off for the web page you are on. Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by Google and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this Chrome extension. Dark Mode for Google Chrome™ is not owned by, is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Google Inc.

Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger automatically discovers trackers based on their behavior. Privacy Badger sends the Global Privacy Control signal to opt you out of data sharing and selling, and the Do Not Track signal to tell companies not to track you. If trackers ignore your wishes, Privacy Badger will learn to block them.

Besides automatic tracker blocking, Privacy Badger replaces potentially useful trackers (video players, comments widgets, etc.) with click-to-activate placeholders, and removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook and Google, with more privacy protections on the way. To learn more, see our FAQ at https://privacybadger.org/#faq

To get help or to report bugs, please email extension-devs@eff.org. If you have a GitHub account, you can use our GitHub issue tracker at https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues

*** Why does Privacy Badger need to read and change all my data on the websites I visit? ***

When you install Privacy Badger, your browser warns that Privacy Badger can “read and change all your data on the websites you visit”. You are right to be alarmed. You should only install extensions made by organizations you trust.

Privacy Badger requires these permissions to do its job of automatically detecting and blocking trackers on all websites you visit. We are not ironically (or unironically) spying on you. For more information, see our Privacy Badger extension permissions explainer: https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/blob/master/doc/permissions.md

Note that the extension permissions warnings only cover what the extension has access to, not what the extension actually does with what it has access to (such as whether the extension secretly uploads your browsing data to its servers). Privacy Badger will never share data about your browsing unless you choose to share it (by filing a broken site report). For more information, see EFF’s Privacy Policy for Software: https://www.eff.org/code/privacy/policy