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Best alternatives to Midnight Lizard (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Midnight Lizard, 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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≈30K users4.4★ from 822 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions

Midnight Lizard alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    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 5.0× fewer users than Midnight Lizard
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  2. 2

    Dark Mode — Night Reader & Blue Light Filter

    Automatic dark mode for all websites + blue-light filter. Customize themes, reduce eye strain — fast, private Chrome extension.

    ≈30K users4.0★ from 547 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 0.3 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
  3. 3

    Night Mode

    Enable Night Mode for Chrome browser with sleek dark mode theme, chrome night mode, eye-friendly yellow filter & font size controls

    ≈2K users4.8★ from 27 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago4 permissions
    • About 15× fewer users than Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    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 10× more users than Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 0.2 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
  5. 5

    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 2.0× more users than Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 0.2 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
  6. 6

    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 8 months ago5 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Midnight Lizard
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
  7. 7

    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 2.7× more users than Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 0.2 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
  8. 8

    Dark/Light Mode Toggle

    Toggles between dark and light mode for websites. Remember your choice on a site-by-site basis. No tracking, no data harvesting.…

    ≈5K users3.0★ from 31 ratings2 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 1.4 stars lower
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
  9. 9

    Wikipedia night mode

    Wikipedia night mode allows you to work more comfortably on the Wikipedia website in the dark or in low light

    ≈30K users2.0★ from 188 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 2.4 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
  10. 10

    Night Shift

    Night Shift automatically shifts the colors of your browser content to the warmer end of the color spectrum after dark.

    ≈60K users4.0★ from 689 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Midnight Lizard
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)

Midnight Lizard alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Midnight Lizard?

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 Midnight Dark mode - Dark theme Chrome.

Which Midnight Lizard alternative has the best rating?

Lunar Reader: Dark Theme & Night Shift Mode has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings.

Is there a Midnight Lizard alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Wikipedia night mode asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Midnight Lizard.

How many alternatives to Midnight Lizard are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Midnight Lizard on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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