Dark Reader for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox This extension inverts brightness of web pages and aims to reduce eyestrain while you browse the web. Visit Edge Addons, Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons for more info. Dark Reader is an open sourceeye-care browser It doesn't senduser's data anywhere. Trusted by 3,000,000 users. Developed since 2014.
Previously, there is no dark mode for Google Chrome like other browsers. But now Chrome dark mode is available for every user who needs it. Ever since Google Chrome 74, you can enable the dark theme for Chrome on Windows 10 without turning the whole system black.
Therefore, there are mainly two available choices open to you in order to enable or disable Chrome dark mode, either turn on the dark theme for Windows or for Google Chrome only.
How to Disable or Enable Google Chrome Dark Mode on Windows 10, 8, 7?
It is natural that turning off Windows 10 dark theme would also disable Google Chrome dark mode as well. But if you prefer to disable Chrome dark mode but leave Windows system dark theme, you can only find answers below. And after that, given your needs, it is also feasible to turn Chrome dark mode on for Windows 10.
Whether you would rather disable dark mode on all the system or turn off it for Chrome only, prior to the specific steps, you are supposed to update Google Chrome and Chrome components so as to make sure the Chrome version supports dark mode on your PC.
Methods:
Method 1: Disable or Enable Chrome Dark Mode Only
Provided that you dislike dark mode on Chrome but need the dark theme on Windows 7, 8, or 10, you may as well turn off Google Chrome dark mode feature separately.
1. Right click Google Chrome on your Desktop to head to its Properties.
2. In Google Chrome Properties, under Shortcut, locate Target and then copy, paste -disable-features=DarkMode.
3. Then hit Apply and OK to save changes.
Restart your Chrome browser.
Now you can notice that Google Chrome dark mode on Windows 10 disappeared. Nevertheless, if you feel like enabling Chrome dark theme, just delete -disable-features=DarkMode from the Target box. As for users would rather dark mode in Windows but the light mode in Chrome, or light mode in Windows 10 but the dark mode in Google Chrome, you may need to try this way.
Method 2: Disable or Enable Windows and Chrome Dark Theme
Supposing you just love all the interface, either on Chrome or those on Windows system, just directly turn off Windows 10 color. That will bring your PC into the black theme in all programs.
1. Go to Start > Settings > Personalization.
2. Under Color, scroll down to locate Choose your default app mode and then set it Dark.
3. To disable Windows 10 dark theme along with Chrome dark mode, make the app mode Light.
The instant you tick the circle of Dark, you will observe all the app interfaces, including that of Chrome, are in dark mode.
Tips: It is said that Chrome dark mode will not be available until Windows 10 dark theme came into use. Therefore, you may as well check if your system support app dark mode or whether Google Chrome installed has a dark mode.
Method 3: Use Chrome Dark Mode Extension
When it comes to people whose Google Chrome is not supportive of dark mode, it is worth a shot to install a reliable and convenient dark mode extension on this browser. Such extensions like Dark Reader will enable you to enable and disable dark mode on Chrome.
Dark Reader Chrome Not Working
In short, in order to turn Chrome dark mode on or off on Windows or Google Chrome only, you are suggested to change settings for Chrome or for Windows 10 system.
This document will guide you through the features of Dark Reader.
Top section
- Toggle site button adds the current site into the ignore list (or removes it from there).
- On/Off switch enables or disables the extension.
- Click on the links under the buttons to modify the hotkeys for the extension.
- Note: If the toggle button is greyed-out, it means that browser restricts injecting scripts into current page.
Filter settings
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Adjust the mode, brightness, contrast, sepia, and saturation ('grayscale') settings. This can be used to better suit your screen parameters and the lighting in the room.
Custom site settings
The Only for button determines whether the above filter settings should only be applied to the current website.
To use, first click the button (which will become highlighted), then adjust the settings as desired for the current website. Click the button again to cancel.
Site list
- Use Invert listed only if you wish Dark Reader to work only on listed websites.
- Not invert listed will prevent the extension from working on listed websites.
- Possible patterns for values are
google.com, mail.google.com, google.*, google.com/mapsetc. - Clicking the Toggle button (in Top section) adds the current site into this list.
More tab
- Pick a font from list (or enter font name on Firefox), click the checkbox.
- Adjust the text stroke.
- Select a theme generation mode.
Theme generation modes
- Filter is the initial Dark Reader mode based on CSS filters.It inverts the whole page and reverts some parts back.Requires GPU resources.It is fast and powerful, but has several issues:it disables text sub-pixel rendering,inverts already dark parts into light,causes lags on large pages,and fails to render some pages in Firefox.
- Filter+ is the same as Filter, but is based on custom SVG filtersand handles colors better making images less dull.Works poorly in Firefox.
- Static rapidly generates a basic stylesheet.
- Dynamic deeply analyzes website stylesheets, background images, and vector graphics.Requires some resources on initial page load,but produces the best visual results.The work on this mode is in progress,but it already works well for many modern websites.
Bottom section
- Read our privacy policy, follow us on Twitter, view source and contribute on Github, read the Help documentation on this page.
- Donate – if you like the extension, please consider supporting the active development of Dark Reader.Crowdfunding is powered by Open Collective, which currently uses Stripe for handling payments.
- News – notifies about release notes and important events.
- Developer tools – opens a config editor for the current theme mode.
Using the Developer tools
If you are familiar with CSS selectors, you can help by suggesting a fix for filtering a website.Read how to use the developer tools here.
FAQ
The extension asks for permissions to read website data
The extension needs these permissions to be able to analyze and modify website appearence,determine if a website is disabled by your settings or to use site-specific rules.We do not insert ads and do not collect any data or send it anywhere.The extension is fully open-source and has no obfuscated code.Our monetization is transparent and is based on users' donations.
The extensions store page and settings pages remain white
The extension has no access to these pages.
New tab page and browser theme remain white
The extension cannot change the appearence of a new tab or browser (though in Firefox it can since version 60).We recommend installing a dark theme or new tab extension from extensions store.
Screen flashes white when opening a new tab or navigating to a website
Before loading a website, Chrome shows the theme background color by default.We recommend installing a dark theme from the store.
The extension doesn't work at all
If you have similar dark mode extensions installed, disable them, then reload tabs.Click Dark Reader icon, check if top-right button is set to On and that Toggle site is not excluding the current site.Open Site list tab, check that Not invert listed is selected.If nothing helps, something terrible has happened, e-mail us.
The website is displayed incorrectly or works slowly
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Please send the website address, a screenshot, your OS and browser versions to our e-mail.We will try to investigate the reason, at least for a popular website.Also try changing theme generation mode or try using Light mode.Check that the website is not listed under Site list tab.
The extension doesn't work in incognito mode
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Open chrome://extensions page, find Dark Reader, click Allow in incognito.
The extension doesn't work for local files
Open chrome://extensions page, find Dark Reader, click Allow access to file URLs.
Entire website is not displayed in Filter mode
If you are using Chrome for Mac OS, update Mac OS up to 10.13, this should update your video drivers.If you are using Firefox, this is most likely a browser bug, use another mode for such websites.
Contacts
For any questions e-mail to darkreaderapp@gmail.com