Firelux

Firelux

Reduces the color temperature of the browser by adding a filter on web pages.

What is Firelux?
Firelux is a Firefox add-on designed to create a comfortable browsing environment by reducing the blue light emitted from web pages. It accomplishes this by applying a customizable filter, allowing users to adjust the color and intensity. Additional features include automatic activation, usage of Firefox Sync, and an option to deactivate the filter for specific websites. The add-on operates offline, ensuring user privacy as no information is collected.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 1,264 ▼ -3
Rating: 4.68 (19)
Version: 2.0.1.0 (Last updated: 2020-06-02)
Creation date: 2016-03-16
Weekly download count: 31
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 86.25K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This add-on allows to apply a filter in the web pages in order to attenuate the blue light.

You can configure:

  • Color of the filter
  • Filter intensity
  • Automatic activation of the filter (Interval of hours)
  • Firefox Sync usage
  • Deactivation by website
To configure it, click on the add-on icon to open configuration panel.

This module works completely offline. No information will ever be collected.

In order to improve this module, thank you to argue your criticism with the positives and negatives as well as the points to improve.

For any issues or feature request, you can create an issue on Framagit or GitHub.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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
  • Helpful for reducing eye strain
  • No color distortion on websites
  • Responsive developer support
Cons
  • Random crashes
  • Compatibility issues with Firefox Nightly
Most mentioned
  • Reduces eye strain
  • Random crashes
  • Developer support
Recent reviews
Stops working suddenly. My eyes loved it until the crash.
by Yslesor, 2024-03-18

by Ryan, 2023-04-10
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Safety
Risk impact

Firelux 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 Firelux if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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