Turn Off the Lights for Firefox

Name: Turn Off the Lights for Firefox
Rating: 4.5693 (685 reviews)
Author: Stefan vd

The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the videos as if you were in the cinema. Works for YouTube and Beyond. Dark mode for all websites. It works for all known video sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc.

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Turn Off the Lights for Firefox is a powerful browser extension that dims your entire webpage except the video player, creating a cinema-like viewing experience. Compatible with popular platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Dailymotion, and Facebook, it boosts focus by fading distractions into a customizable dark layer.

This lightweight extension offers extensive features including automatic HD playback, picture-in-picture mode, customizable dark themes, eye protection modes to reduce glare, and easy toggle controls. Users can personalize colors, opacity, and enjoy shortcuts for seamless use. It also supports multimedia detection, video looping, and volume control via mouse wheel.

Furthermore, Turn Off the Lights includes advanced options like night mode across all websites with custom whitelist settings, video screen capture with filters, and gaming controller support. With translations in 55 languages and open-source licensing, it's a trusted tool favored by video lovers and dark mode enthusiasts alike.

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

4.5.7 Last updated: 2025-02-20

Version code:

5889736

Creation date:

2010-11-17

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
storage
webNavigation
scripting
theme

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

8.86M

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 332 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#15 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 1

#17 in Appearance ▲ 1

#1 in delight keyword 1

#1 in flight keyword 28

#2 in return keyword 40

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Other platforms

Turn Off the Lights (v4.5)

3,000+ 4.49

(47)

Turn Off the Lights for Mobile (v1.2.7)

100,689+ 4.04

(747)

Turn Off the Lights (v4.5.7)

387,149+ 3.90

(125)

User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on's helpful and simple functionality, along with responsive developer support. However, many report serious issues including excessive memory consumption causing crashes, freezing on options page, incompatibility following Firefox updates, and interference with YouTube suggestions. The absence of an auto activation feature is also a downside for some. Overall, the extension is valued but hampered by stability and usability problems.

Pros

Helpful and effective at dimming the screen for video watching
Developer is responsive and provides fixes quickly
Simple and user-friendly design
Useful for gamepad support

Cons

Causes extremely high memory usage leading to browser crashes
Extension sometimes stops working after Firefox updates
Options/settings page causes browser lockups or freezes
Interferes with YouTube search suggestions by displaying a grey bar
Lack of an auto activation feature limits usability

Recent reviews

Extension attempts to use ALL of your available memory, no matter how much you have! My browser memory usage is usually under 1 GB, even with a hundred active tabs. But adding this extension made both Firefox and Waterfox crash horribly, with a reported memory usage of 59 GB! (My system has 64 GB, which explains the crash, when the usage had reached the maximum.) I had to open the Task Manager to force close the browser. There is a very small time window of about 10 seconds when you first open the browser where everything is working. But then the memory usage quickly climbs, causing the freeze. I was able to take advantage of that small window to quickly remove the extension, and now everything is back to normal. I tested the extension by disabling all other extensions, except this one. I also tried it on 3 other computers with different configurations. This is crazy! How can such a popular extension have such a massive memory problem? More like a memory black hole! I wanted this extension simply for the gamepad support. But definitely going for something else now.

by AlconburyBlues, 2025-05-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Turn Off the Lights for Firefox requires a lot of sensitive permissions. 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

Turn Off the Lights for Firefox is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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