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Best alternatives to Control Tab Brightness (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Control Tab Brightness, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Control Tab Brightness today

≈10K users3.3★ from 56 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago3 permissions

Control Tab Brightness alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Brightness Control

    Control brightness of Page with a simple slider.

    ≈10K users4.8★ from 11 ratings3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Control Tab Brightness
    • Listed under Tools
  2. 2

    Brightness

    Control the brightness for any website

    ≈1K users4.3★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Accessibility
  3. 3

    Adjust Page Brightness

    Control your browser's global screen brightness to use sites that do not support the native dark theme

    ≈100K users3.8★ from 191 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Rated 0.5 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  4. 4

    Video Brightness Adjuster

    Adjusts the brightness of the video to make dark scenes more visible.

    ≈3K users3.3★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago2 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  5. 5

    Blue light filter

    Blue light filter, brightness control

    ≈10K users1.9★ from 38 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Control Tab Brightness
    • Rated 1.3 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  6. 6

    YouTube Brightness Dimmer – Video Dark Mode

    Adjust YouTube video brightness with a native in-player control.

    ≈1K users4.5★ from 16 ratings2 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
  7. 7

    Adjust Screen Brightness

    This extension reduces the screen brightness level for both daytime and night time

    ≈3K users3.0★ from 43 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Rated 0.3 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
  8. 8

    Gestify – Video Gesture Control for Speed, Seek, Volume & Brightness

    Enhance web videos with gestures. Swipe to seek, hold to speed up, slide for volume & brightness. A-B loop & thumbnail preview.

    ≈1K users3.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago4 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
  9. 9

    Adjust Screen Brightness for Browser

    Changes the color temperature of websites.

    ≈5K users2.6★ from 87 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Control Tab Brightness
    • Rated 0.7 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Video Image Control ( new gamma )

    The extension regulate sharpness, contrast, brightness, saturation and other settings for video and images on the all websites.

    ≈10K users4.6★ from 675 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Control Tab Brightness
    • Rated 1.3 stars higher
    • Listed under Accessibility

Control Tab Brightness alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Control Tab Brightness?

By users, the most popular alternative is Adjust Page Brightness with ≈100K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Brightness Control.

Which Control Tab Brightness alternative has the best rating?

Video Image Control ( new gamma ) has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 675 ratings.

Is there a Control Tab Brightness alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Video Brightness Adjuster asks for 2 permissions, against 3 for Control Tab Brightness.

How many alternatives to Control Tab Brightness are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Control Tab Brightness on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.