Gmail Dark Mode

Gmail Dark Mode allows you quickly to enable a dark theme for Gmail.

Gmail Dark Mode

Gmail Dark Mode is an efficient Chrome extension designed to apply a soothing dark theme to your Gmail interface. Utilizing the advanced algorithm from Night Eye, it doesn’t just invert colors but thoughtfully transforms the entire Gmail theme into a more eye-friendly design.

Benefits of Using Gmail Dark Mode

This extension helps reduce eye strain, boosts productivity, and protects your eyes during long hours of screen time. With email being a significant part of daily communication, using Gmail Dark Mode can make your email experience more comfortable. Rest assured, the extension only analyzes page colors and does not read or store your emails. Transform your Gmail interface today by adding the Gmail Dark Mode extension!

Manifest V3
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.17
(23)
Version: 1.4.5 (Last updated: 2025-02-27)
Creation date: 2022-04-27
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://mail.google.com/*
  • *://*.gstatic.com/*
Size: 204.80K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: 17 hours ago

User reviews

Pros
  • Greatly improves the visual comfort for users with dark mode
  • Easy to install and use, providing an instant dark theme
  • Effectively recolors email backgrounds and fonts
  • Highly recommended by multiple users
  • Good integration with system and browser dark themes
Cons
  • Significantly slows down the Gmail interface
  • Changes label colors and email signatures unexpectedly
  • May cause delays in sending or replying to emails
  • Some features like sliders not being dark enough
  • Random inversions of colors for certain elements
Most mentioned
  • Performance issues with slow loading times
  • Inconsistent changes to tag colors and email signatures
  • Improvement in eye comfort with dark mode
  • Ease of use and installation
  • Quality of dark theme application across Gmail UI
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
This just randomly inverses things, not useful

Very nice, but it would be nicer if the sliders were also darker.
by Paweł Garapich, 2024-08-28

only wish it kept the right tag colours
by Jay Stephano, 2024-03-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact
High risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Very low risk likelihood

Gmail Dark Mode has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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