Best alternatives to dimmer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to dimmer, 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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dimmer alternatives, compared
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Website Dimmer
NIGHT MODE FOR ALL WEBSITES. It darkens backgrounds of html based webpages.
515 users3.7★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 3.9× fewer users than dimmer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Lett Web Dimmer
Adjust brightness level on any website.
867 users4.5★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than dimmer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Dimmer
Easily adjust page theme and color temperature while browsing
≈7K users4.1★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago5 permissions- About 3.5× more users than dimmer
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Screen Dimmer
Use Screen Dimmer extension to dim laptop screen brightness with brightness control, blue light filter, and dimming screen modes.
≈2K users4.7★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to dimmer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Screen Dimmer
Screen Dimmer, blue light filter & break timer for eye protection. Reduces eye strain, encourages breaks, relax your vision.
≈10K users4.7★ from 159 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago7 permissions- About 5.0× more users than dimmer
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
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screen dimmer
≈4K users1.8★ from 45 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than dimmer
- Rated 1.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
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PDF Dark Mode
Dark mode toggle for PDF files.
≈1K users4.6★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than dimmer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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Dark Reader for Chrome
A classic Dark theme for every website. Switch any web pages to dark mode or night shift mode in one click.
≈7K users4.3★ from 40 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 3.5× more users than dimmer
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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PDF Dark Mode
Dark mode toggle for PDF files.
284 users3.7★ from 3 ratings4 permissions- About 7.0× fewer users than dimmer
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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DarkX PDF
Enable dark mode for web pages and PDFs.
≈4K users4.3★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than dimmer
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated less recently
dimmer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to dimmer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Screen Dimmer with ≈10K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Website Dimmer.
Which dimmer alternative has the best rating?
Screen Dimmer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 159 ratings.
How many alternatives to dimmer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to dimmer 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.