Best alternatives to Dark Mode — Night Reader & Blue Light Filter (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.
Dark Mode — Night Reader & Blue Light Filter today
Dark Mode alternatives, compared
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PDF Dark Mode – Night Mode for PDF Reader
Read any PDF in dark mode instantly. Smart AI-powered PDF Viewer for Chrome. Reduces eye strain with brightness & sepia filters.
≈1K users5.0★ from 5 ratings1 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- 2
Dark mode / night reader
Inverts page colors, showing white text on a dark background
≈10K users4.2★ from 241 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago4 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- 3
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 2.0× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- 4
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 2.3× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- 5
Blue Light Filter
One-click blue light filter and eye protector. A gentle screen dimmer for comfortable night mode with blue light reduction.
≈3K users5.0★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated more recently
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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 2.0× more users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Dark Night Mode
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
≈60K users4.2★ from 736 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Dark Mode - Night Eye
Dark mode for websites with brightness, contrast, warmth, scheduling, and PDF support. No ads. Customize each site separately.
≈300K users4.5★ from 3.3K ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago7 permissions- About 10× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Dark Mode - Dark Reader for Сhrome
Dark Mode a classic dark theme for every website. Switch website to dark reader and for night and daily browsing.
≈200K users4.4★ from 2.6K ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Blue light filter
Blue light filter, brightness control
≈10K users1.9★ from 38 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Rated 2.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
Dark Mode alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Dark Mode?
By users, the most popular alternative is Dark Mode - Night Eye with ≈300K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is PDF Dark Mode – Night Mode for PDF Reader.
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.
Is there a Dark Mode alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
PDF Dark Mode – Night Mode for PDF Reader asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Dark Mode.
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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