It is a night mode for the entire Internet. It darkens all the websites you visit so that you can browse without straining your eyes

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2.0.6
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June 15, 2020
Size
262KiB
Developer
darknightmode.com
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Users
70,000+
Rating
4.1983 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Dark Night Mode Extension

Dark Night Mode is a Free Open Source Software which makes all the websites you browse into dark/night mode so that you can browse the internet without straining your eyes. It is an extremely useful chrome extension for those who use internet especially at night.

We use a unique algorithm to apply dark mode to all the websites in real-time as you browse. It basically detects the color of each element of a website and intelligently converts it to a darker shade. Bright colors are darkened at more intensity than dark colors so that most of the colors are preserved. Unlike other similar extensions, we do NOT invert the colors, so black websites will not change its color into white. An added benefit is that the images will also not be distorted! I think we were hit by the one-star-bot-ratings because we were the only extension to have this intelligent-algorithm. Now, after this extension became popular, one another super famous extension have copied this feature of ours.

We have also put immense effort in eliminating the flashes of bright white screen while loading different websites. It was a challenging task due to the limitations of chrome, but we were able to eliminate this problem with 99.9% success rate.

Using the brightness slider, you can adjust the brightness of your browser beyond what your computer's brightness adjuster allows. This is useful in dimming the brightness to your likening. For example, by default the images are shown with normal color, but you can darken it by sliding down the brightness slider.

There is also an Auto mode which will automatically turn on the Dark Mode at night 8:00PM and will turn off at morning 6:00AM. It was complicated to develop an option to customize this timing, but we are working on it and may add this option in the future versions.

There is also Whitelist feature which can be helpful if you do not want the dark mode to work on certain websites.

Since this extension will darken all the websites you visit at night, you will initially not enjoy it due to the huge change in your routine. However, our internal studies have shown that people start getting used to it after about three weeks of use. Some people have claimed that this extension helps them sleep better while some others have said that it helped them reduce the burning sensation in their eyes caused by extensive browsing of the internet in the dark.

This plugin is NOT 100% perfect. It never will be perfect because many websites are developed in a non-standard fashion and there is no easy way to detect a site and perfectly change its colors in real time withing milli-seconds so that the user do not see the bright colors. It is a double edged sword - If we add more conditions to make the algorithm smarter, then it will affect the processing speed and the user will see flashes of white light, so we had to make some choices to get an optimal balance.

If you want your browser window to also look black similar to how it is shown in the screenshots, then you must install a Dark Chrome theme as well. We suggest to search \"Morpheon Dark Theme\" and install it in google chrome.

It took us - two developers two whole months of full time developmental efforts to conceptualize, design, code, test, calibrate and deploy this extension. We had initially started it as a side project aiming to make it in couple of days, but it ended up taking significantly more time than expected! We hope you enjoy it.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "version": "2.0.6", "name": "Dark Night Mode", "manifest_version": 2, "short_name": "darknightmode", "description": "It is a night mode for the entire Internet. It darkens all the websites you visit so that you can browse without straining your eyes", "permissions": ["tabs","storage", ""], "web_accessible_resources": ["css/*.css"], "homepage_url": "https://darknightmode.com", "options_page": "templates/options.html", "offline_enabled": true, "icons": { "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon" : "icons/icon.png", "default_popup" : "templates/popup.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "all_frames": true, "match_about_blank": true, "matches": [""], "run_at": "document_start", "exclude_globs": ["*/chrome/newtab*"], "js": ["js/main.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Dark Night Mode extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Dark Night Mode extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Dark Night Mode extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Dark Night Mode extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Dark Night Mode extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Dark Night Mode extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Dark Night Mode Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Dark Night Mode extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Dark Night Mode extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Dark Night Mode extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Dark Night Mode extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Dark Night Mode extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Dark Night Mode extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Dark Night Mode extension file

Select and download the Dark Night Mode extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Dark Night Mode extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Dark Night Mode extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Dark Night Mode extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Dark Night Mode extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Felipe Nunes (ID: 0000006b7161017e) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/08/2023 Não funciona para as planilhas do google.

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Saswati Acharyya (ID: 00000014340b58e7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/27/2023 Truly the easiest Dark mode addon. using it for years on 3 different browsers

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Filip Skowroński (ID: 00000037ecf3429c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/15/2023 It's awesome!

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Michael Paterek (ID: 0000009a60ff9282) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/08/2023 Finally something that saves me eye strain and helps me sleep better. It's not perfect (as the developers point out), but it's definitely a game-changer.

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Daiana Cabrel (ID: 000000a0933988b1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/01/2023 Muy buena, perdí mucho tiempo buscando una buena extension porque la mayoria me cambiaba mucho el diseño de la pagina, pero esta es genial.