Best alternatives to Dark Theme - Dark Reader for Web (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Dark Theme, 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 Theme alternatives, compared
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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 5.6× more users than Dark Theme
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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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 78× more users than Dark Theme
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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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 1.5× fewer users than Dark Theme
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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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 1.5× fewer users than Dark Theme
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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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 1.5× fewer users than Dark Theme
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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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 2.2× more users than Dark Theme
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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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- A similar number of users to Dark Theme
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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PDF Dark Theme
Applies a dark theme to your PDF viewer
≈9K users3.0★ from 34 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Dark Theme
- Rated 1.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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YouTube Dark Theme
A light, dark theme for YouTube with easy toggle on and off and scheduling support. This theme is based on the default YouTube theme
≈60K users4.2★ from 225 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years5 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Dark Theme
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Udemy Dark Theme
A dark theme for the udemy website
≈8K users3.7★ from 99 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 11× fewer users than Dark Theme
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
Dark Theme alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Dark Theme?
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 Theme - Dark mode for Chrome.
Which Dark Theme 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 Theme alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
PDF Dark Theme asks for 1 permissions, against 4 for Dark Theme.
How many alternatives to Dark Theme are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Dark Theme on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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