Best alternatives to Dark Mode - Dark Reader for Сhrome (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Dark Mode, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Dark Mode alternatives, compared
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Dark Reader - Dark Mode for Chrome
Turn on dark mode for Chrome. Take care of your eyes, and use a dark theme for the night and daily browsing.
≈60K users4.3★ from 149 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
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Dark Mode - Dark Reader for Chrome
Simple dark mode for Google Chrome. Switch all websites to dark mode as desired. Take care of your eyes by the night theme.
≈60K users4.5★ from 65 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
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Dark Reader
Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.
≈7M users4.7★ from 13.2K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago5 permissions- About 35× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Dark Mode - Dark Theme for Chrome
A classic dark theme for every website. Use dark mode for the night and daily browsing to care for your eyes.
≈60K users4.4★ from 60 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
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Dark Mode for Chrome
Dark mode for all websites. Use dark theme for night and daily browsing with dark reader. Night shift mode.
≈60K users4.5★ from 2K ratingsUpdated 20 months ago7 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Lunar Reader: Dark Theme & Night Shift Mode
Dark theme and night shift mode for every website. Care your eyes, use Lunar Dark Reader for night and daily web browsing.
≈70K users4.7★ from 1.4K ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions- About 2.9× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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Dark Theme - Dark mode for Chrome
Dark mode switch any websites to dark theme. Take care of your eyes day using a classic dark reader or change screen brightness.
≈500K users4.3★ from 7.8K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago5 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Dark Mode
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Dark Theme - Dark Reader for Web
Dark Theme switch any web pages to dark mode. Take care of your eyes day using a dark reader or change screen brightness.
≈90K users4.5★ from 475 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 2.2× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Chrome Reader Mode
An eco-friendly, ad-free reader view for any website — Chrome Reader Mode via browser: dark theme, download PDF, custom text width.
≈10K users4.7★ from 85 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago4 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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ReaDark - Reading & Dark Mode
ReaDark - Reading & Dark Mode for turning all websites in Chrome browser to reading or dark mode or both.
≈1K users4.1★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
Dark Mode alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Dark Mode?
By users, the most popular alternative is Dark Reader with ≈7M users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Dark Reader - Dark Mode for Chrome.
Which Dark Mode alternative has the best rating?
Lunar Reader: Dark Theme & Night Shift Mode has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings.
How many alternatives to Dark Mode are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Dark Mode on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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