Dark Reader AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Screen Dimmers

The best Screen Dimmer alternative to Dark Reader is Midnight Lizard, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Dark Reader, but unfortunately only one of them is a Screen Dimmer.

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Dark Reader alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025

Midnight Lizard
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Midnight Lizard web-extension for Google Chrome™ and Mozilla Firefox™ provides custom color schemes for all websites.
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Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Dark Mode Enforcer
Origin
Russia
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
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Is Midnight Lizard a good alternative to Dark Reader?

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Midnight Lizard vs Dark Reader Comments

Sam Lander
Positive commentMay 29, 2024
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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 commentFeb 21, 2023
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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
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

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