Dark Reader Alternatives

Dark Reader is described as 'This eye-care extension enables night mode creating dark themes for websites on the fly. Dark Reader inverts bright colors making them high contrast and easy to read at night' and is a very popular dark mode enforcer in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dark Reader for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mac, Mozilla Firefox, Windows and iPhone apps. The best Dark Reader alternative is Midnight Lizard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dark Reader are Dark Background and Light Text, Noir, Night Eye and Dark Mode.

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Dark Reader alternatives are mainly Dark Mode Enforcers, but if you're looking for Screen Dimmers or User Styles Managers you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Dark Reader.
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  1. Midnight Lizard icon

    Midnight Lizard

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    Midnight Lizard web-extension for Google Chrome™ and Mozilla Firefox™ provides custom color schemes for all websites.

    36 Midnight Lizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Midnight Lizard as an Alternative to Dark Reader
    Sam Lander
    Positive
    0

    Similar extension size as Dark Reader, but offers much more customization levels. It allows you to fine tune things like background image saturation and size.

    If you want something smaller, you can just use an inversion extension, or even just change a setting on many browsers to invert.

    sbeiermann
    Positive
    -1

    might be a little worse in its implementation but at least it doesn't feel like adware, and i can apply custom colour schemes like dracula

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    • Almost everyone thinks Midnight Lizard is a great Dark Reader alternative.

    • Midnight Lizard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dark Reader.

    • Midnight Lizard is Free and Open SourceDark Reader is also Free and Open Source
    • Midnight Lizard is LightweightDark Reader is not according to our users
  2. Dark Background and Light Text icon

    Dark Background and Light Text

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    Makes every page (or only pages that you want) to have light text on dark background. Exact colors are customizable.

    17 Dark Background and Light Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Almost everyone thinks Dark Background and Light Text is a great Dark Reader alternative.

    • Dark Background and Light Text is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Dark Reader.

    • Dark Background and Light Text is Free and Open SourceDark Reader is also Free and Open Source
  4. Noir icon

    Noir

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    Noir is a Safari extension for iOS that automatically adds a dark mode to every website you visit.

    21 Noir alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Noir is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Dark Reader.

    • Noir is the most popular commercial alternative to Dark Reader.

    • Noir is Paid and ProprietaryDark Reader is Free and Open Source
    • Noir is LightweightDark Reader is not according to our users
  5. Night Eye icon

    Night Eye

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    Night Eye is a browser extension that enables dark mode on nearly any website. It does NOT simply invert the colors, but utilises a completely new approach that improves your browsing experience.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  6. Dark Mode icon

    Dark Mode

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    Dark Mode is a browser add-on that helps you quickly turn the screen (browser) to dark at night time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  7. Dark Night Mode icon

    Dark Night Mode

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    It is a universal night mode for the entire Internet. It uses a special algorithm to automatically change the colors of the websites you visit into dark mode so that you can browse without straining your eyes, especially at night.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  9. Owl icon

    Owl

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    Owl transforms webpages with a comfortable dark theme on-the-fly, protecting your eyes from the glaring color schemes on most websites. Owl comes bundled with a ton of features. With Owl, you can:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Owl is the most popular Web-based alternative to Dark Reader.

    • Owl is Free and Open SourceDark Reader is also Free and Open Source
  12. Cascadea icon

    Cascadea

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    Introducing Cascadea, the first custom style manager designed as a Safari App Extension and native macOS app. Cascadea makes it easy to install custom styles that change the look and feel of any website you want.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Safari
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  13. Dark Mode for Safari icon

    Dark Mode for Safari

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    Dark Mode makes your browser more comfortable, enjoyable and cool by changing the colour scheme to make web pages easier to read.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
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  14. Colorgram icon

    Colorgram

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    Dark mode for Instagram. Themes for Instagram. Colorful Instagram. Need any of this? You can find it here!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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