Best alternatives to Dark Mode — Night Theme for All Sites (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 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 users4.1★ from 735 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions- About 6.0× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Accessibility
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Dark Mode for Google Docs™ – Night Theme
Turn on dark mode for Google Docs with one click. A comfortable dark theme for writing and editing at night.
≈10K users4.6★ from 110 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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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 users4.6★ from 3.3K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 30× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Night Sun - Easy Dark Mode
The easiest way to switch Chrome to dark mode. Switch to night / day mode with one click.
≈3K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago5 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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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.
≈80K users4.6★ from 1.4K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions- About 8.0× more users than Dark Mode
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Midnight Dark mode - Dark theme Chrome
Turn on dark mode across all websites. Customize dark theme and brightness. Dark reader - dark skin for Chrome.
≈6K users4.4★ from 99 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago6 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 users4.7★ from 7 ratings1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Dark Mode
Dark Mode, read at night. Bluelight filter for every website. Relax your eyes at night and day.
≈10K users3.9★ from 262 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Dark Mode
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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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 users4.2★ from 2K ratingsUpdated 21 months ago7 permissions- About 6.0× more users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Night XML - dark mode XML viewer
Night XML enables dark mode on all XML web pages.
≈1K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Dark Mode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Dark Night Mode.
Which Dark Mode alternative has the best rating?
Dark Mode for Google Docs™ – Night Theme has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 110 ratings.
Is there a Dark Mode alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Dark Mode for Google Docs™ – Night Theme asks for 1 permissions, against 3 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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