# Toggle darkmode

> Adds a button to enable or disable global dark mode. Manual configuration is required since the default colors are still black text on white background.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/toggle-darkmode](https://chrome-stats.com/d/toggle-darkmode)

## Overview

- **ID:** `toggle-darkmode`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MrOtherGuy
- **Category:** appearance,other
- **Daily users:** 705
- **Weekly downloads:** 27
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2019-02-21
- **Size:** 8.00 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/toggle-darkmode/)

## Description

Toggle Darkmode is a simple Chrome extension that adds a convenient button to enable or disable global dark mode in your browser. Users need to manually configure color settings in Firefox Options under Language & Appearance for optimum dark theme experience, adjusting background, text, and link colors. Although Android lacks direct settings access, the same changes can be made via about:config preferences. This extension streamlines toggling override color preferences, making dark mode activation seamless and customizable.

## Rankings

- #4,108 — Overall
- #5 — toggle
- #28 — dark mode
- #59 — override
- #62 — model
- #92 — configure

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browserSettings`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate the add-on's simplicity and its ability to toggle dark mode quickly without menu navigation. They value its customizable appearance potential. However, common issues include the absence of a whitelisting feature, no built-in keyboard shortcuts for faster toggling, and difficulty locating the add-on in the Firefox store due to limited search options.

### Pros

- Simple and works as advertised, allowing quick toggling between dark and light modes.
- Enables quick swapping between 'always' and 'never' custom color settings without navigating menus.
- Has potential due to customizable appearance settings.

### Cons

- Lacks a whitelisting option, which limits usability for some users.
- No keyboard shortcut support for quick toggling, making it less convenient.
- Difficult to find the add-on in the Firefox extension store due to search limitations.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/toggle-darkmode)