Switch your Wikipedia site mode to dark or light with just one click.

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Night Mode for Wikipedia Extension

Do you like using Wikipedia on your computer? Try installing this extension to protect your eyes when you use Wikipedia on your
desktop computer at night time.

Night Mode for Wikipedia allows you to rest your eyes when you use the Wikipedia website at night. It allows you to change the background
to black and the text is changed to white color. This would reduce the stress on your eyes when you are surfing Wikipedia at night.

To turn dark mode on and off for the Wikipedia website, just click on the extension icon when you're on the Wikipedia website.

You can toggle the dark mode/night mode for Wikipedia to be on and off.

Please note this extension is NOT created by Wikipedia and is created by a team of independent developers. We're constantly updating this
extension and you can e-mail us if the extension is not working as Wikipedia updates their desktop website and can cause our extension to break.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","name": "__MSG_name__","short_name": "__MSG_short_name__","manifest_version": 3,"version": "3.0.1","description": "__MSG_description__","default_locale": "en","action": {"default_icon": "img/enable.png","default_title": "__MSG_name__"},"content_scripts": [{"matches": ["*://*.wikipedia.org/*","*://*.mediawiki.org/*","*://*.wikimedia.org/*"],"js": ["scripts/content.js"],"run_at": "document_start"}],"background": {"service_worker": "scripts/background.js"},"permissions": ["storage"],"icons": {"189": "img/enable.png"},"homepage_url":"https://night-mode-wikipedia.freespeedcheck.net/"}
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How to download and manually install Night Mode for Wikipedia extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Night Mode for Wikipedia extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

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

If you ever need to manually install a Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Night Mode for Wikipedia extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Night Mode for Wikipedia extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia extension file

Select and download the Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia 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 Night Mode for Wikipedia extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Lord Vltor (Lord Vltor) (ID: 000000fa5c9b6893) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/31/2023 Wonderful for now. I hope it won't be marked as "malware" in a latter time.

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Daniel (ID: 000000eb4ab7b58a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/25/2023 only good one

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Milk And Cereal (ID: 0000006dae5e839b) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/01/2023 Better than the other extension which had ads in it, and the other one which had a horrible full black and white text. although the text in this one has a weird tint of yellow

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J (ID: 000000d5b6dc2ad2) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/23/2023 Excellent extension!

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Protages (ID: 0000005a5cc6fd42) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/08/2023 Thak you! Its work)