Merlin
Dark Background and Light Text

Dark Background and Light Text

Make every web page (or just the pages you want) display light text on dark backgrounds. All color variations are fully customizable.

What is Dark Background and Light Text?
Dark Background and Light Text is a user-friendly Firefox add-on that allows users to customize their browsing experience. With a few clicks, users can change the background of any webpage to a darker shade and the text to a light color. This gives a unique contrast that can help in reducing eyestrain and facilitating reading. Designed with practicality and user convenience in mind, any color variation of the page display is customizable.
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Version: 0.7.6 (Last updated: 2021-02-09)
Creation date: 2014-03-27
Weekly download count: 1,122
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
  • storage
  • browserSettings
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 87.04K
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# 393
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Changing the look of web pages is easy with Dark Background and Light Text. Access controls from the button in the toolbar menu to customize the display of any page.

Submit bug reports and feature requests to [email protected] Or create an issue on github if you have a github account.

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User reviews
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Pros
  • lightweight and functional
  • easy to use
  • highlights text
  • eases eye strain
Cons
  • doesn't work well with ESPN.com
  • some sites don't look right with the colors
Most mentioned
  • easy to use
  • highlights text
  • eases eye strain
Recent reviews
by cvb, 2024-04-23
by cvb, 2024-04-23
by Firefox user 12343839, 2024-04-23
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Safety
Risk impact

Dark Background and Light Text is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Dark Background and Light Text if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Dark Background and Light Text has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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