Dark Reader

Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.

Dark Reader: Dark Mode For Every Website

'Dark Reader' is a Firefox add-on designed to provide a seamless dark mode experience on any website. It creates high contrast, easy-to-read dark themes on the fly, effectively reducing eye strain. Dark Reader allows users to adjust setting like brightness, contrast, and sepia filter. It neither shows ads nor shares user data, contributing to a secure and ad-free browsing experience. This open-source extension is available for installation via its GitHub repository.

Add-on stats

Version: 4.9.99 (Last updated: 2024-12-17)
Creation date: 2017-09-19
Weekly download count: 26,433
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • tabs
  • theme
  • <all_urls>
Size: 794.47K

Other platforms

Dark Reader (v4.9.96)
4.69 (12,049) 6,000,000
Dark Legends (v2.6.8)
4.40 (89,090) 3,025,285
Dark Reader (v4.9.96)
4.60 (1,223) 2,705,461
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Add-on summary

This eye-care extension enables night mode creating dark themes for websites on the fly. Dark Reader inverts bright colors making them high contrast and easy to read at night.

You can adjust brightness, contrast, sepia filter, dark mode, font settings and ignore-list.

Dark Reader doesn't show ads and doesn't send user's data anywhere. It is fully open-source https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader

Before you install disable similar extensions. Enjoy watching!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps reduce eye strain, especially for those with photosensitivity.
  • Works on almost all websites with ease.
  • Allows users to customize dark themes and opt out of darkening already dark-themed sites.
  • Regular updates and quick fixes for bugs by the development team.
Cons
  • Recent updates have caused issues with visibility and functionality, particularly with the bookmarks sidebar and menu bar.
  • Some users experienced crashes and slowdowns in Firefox after updating the add-on.
  • Certain versions have been reported to break Firefox, causing usability issues.
Most mentioned
  • Recent updates causing functionality issues.
  • Effectiveness in reducing eye strain and improving browsing comfort.
  • Quick response from developers for reported bugs.
User reviews
twitch neustále hlasí chybu doplnku že ho zpomaluje


very good works sometimes
by Star80, 2024-12-20
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Dark Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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