Merlin
Dark Theme for YouTube™

Dark Theme for YouTube™

A Dark and Smooth Theme for YouTube™.

What is Dark Theme for YouTube™?
The 'Dark Theme for YouTube™' is a Firefox extension designed to transform the YouTube interface into a darker, more eye-friendly color scheme. By implementing a black background, it assists viewing during night hours. This ultra-lite add-on supports HTML5 and Flash players, automatically applies the dark theme across the YouTube platform, and offers an in-page toggle button for user convenience. It is also equipped with two different dark themes depending on user preference or compatibility with Firefox updates.
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Users: 2,582 ▲ 9
Rating: 4.30 (57)
Version: 0.1.10resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2015-06-22
Weekly download count: 30
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 55.40K
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Dark Theme for YouTube™ (also named, YouTube™ Dark) makes YouTube website be easier on your eyes at the night time. It adds a Dark theme to YouTube with a smooth black background.

a. Ultra lite Addon for Firefox. b. Automatically sets a Dark theme for all YouTube pages. c. Supports both HTML5 and Flash YouTube players. d. Has an in-page switch button (at top right corner in YouTube website) to turn the dark theme ON or OFF. e. Has 2 dark themes. Theme (A) uses standard CSS techniques to darken the YouTube page. Theme (B) uses CSS filters to do this job. For some unknown reasons in Firefox, theme (B) makes YouTube videos to become slow (only for latest versions of Firefox; this might be fixed in future updates). When you install the Addon, the default theme is A, which works fine with no issues. But, if you want to switch to theme B, please make sure the videos are playing normal.

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Note 2: in order to submit bugs, please visit addon's Homepage and fill the Bug report form.

User reviews
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Pros
  • It works!
  • Works precisely as expected
  • I like it, it works
  • great! easy to use, can easily make custom themes, cool!
Cons
  • Slows the browser down
  • Cannot go into the full screen
  • black fonts in a video thumbnail are a bit dimmed
  • This appears to have stopped working
  • fullscreen videos doesn't work anymore
  • ne fonctionne pas, j'ai toujours tout en blanc.
Most mentioned
  • It works!
  • Makes custom themes
  • Slows the browser down
  • Cannot go into full screen
  • This appears to have stopped working
  • Fullscreen videos doesn't work anymore
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Safety
Risk impact

Dark Theme for YouTube™ may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Dark Theme for YouTube™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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