Browser Dark Mode
By Richard Rost
2 years ago
Dark Mode Browser Extension for Chrome (& Edge)
In today's video, I'm going to share with you a handy browser extension for Chrome to give you dark mode on pretty much every website. We'll also take a look at one for Edge.
Update
My new favorite dark mode app for Chrome:
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#help, #howto, #tutorial, #learn, #lesson, #training, dark mode, browser extension, Chrome, Microsoft Access, VBA editor, color schemes, night mode, eye strain, accessibility, Edge, Firefox, website design, color palettes, Google Chrome extensions, Microsoft Edge extensions, web accessibility, user interface, technology tutorials, tech help, computer learning, web browsing, website optimization.
Intro In this video, I will show you how to enable dark mode on nearly any website using a free browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. We'll look at installing and setting up the extension in both browsers, discuss the pros and cons of a few different options, and talk about how dark mode can make browsing easier on your eyes, especially when working late at night. If you want a quick solution for darkening bright websites without any coding, this tutorial will walk you through the process step by step.Transcript In today's video, I'm going to share with you a handy browser extension for Chrome to give you dark mode on pretty much every website. So if you follow my channel at all, and you know that I do mostly Microsoft Access videos, and I've been playing around a lot with different color schemes and stuff in the VBA editor because a white background with black or colored text is sometimes hard on the eyes, right?
Especially for me, I'm blind in one eye and I only have one partially good eye. So at night, if I try to dim the lights in my office a little bit and work, that white on the screen is really harsh. A lot of programs have come out with dark modes lately. I know sites like Facebook and them have dark mode. But someone recently asked me if I was planning on making a dark mode for my website. And I could, but I really don't feel like taking the time to program all that and put alternate color schemes and stuff in.
So then I said to myself, I said, self, maybe there's a browser extension that'll do it automatically. And guess what? There is. It's right here. Watch this. Boom. Look at that. It's not perfect, but it certainly cuts down on a lot of that white stuff, right? So I flipped out at night when I'm working. I'll show you how to get this using Google Chrome in a quick, and this will die right there. Go to extensions. I come down to manage extensions, and over here discover more extensions in the Chrome Web Store.
Over there, right up here, you're gonna search for dark mode, and this is the one I like right here, is this little brown owl. There are other ones; I tried a couple of them; some of them didn't have great results. This is the one that I like, it's darktheme.org. No, they're not paying me for this, this is not a paid promotion, I'm not getting any kind of commission or whatever. Alright, right over here, you'll see add to Chrome, I've already added it, alright.
So once it's added, you'll see it in your list. If you drop this down, alright, you'll see dark mode in here. If you hit this little pin, hit the pin right there, that makes sure that it's always visible up here. If it's not pinned, it'll still be installed, but you'll have to drop the menu down to see it, but certain things I like to have right here. Okay, and then once you got it there, you know, it'll be installed. You can come over here and click the button, and there you go, dark mode, and back to light mode. That's pretty cool, right?
All right, now if you're using Edge, which I know a lot of you are, it's a dot dot dot menu and then extensions where extensions is right there edges kind of based on chrome so they're kind of the same thing a lot of the stuff is the same, the particular dark mode extension that I'd like does not show up under edge but let's let's try to find another one right let's go to manage extensions and then I'm gonna go get extensions for edge and in here dark mode will search here's all the different ones the one I'd look already the one that I like is not in here so what I do in that case I try to make sure that they've got five stars right and then go I go with the one with the most hits first the most insults right this is at one point nine Okay, that's got 1.9 also. All right, let's try this guy. Let's just, let's see it, why not?
Alright, now this extension can read and change all your data on websites, so be careful, but I'm gonna add that. Okay, there it is, it's been added. Right there, now again, it goes away, so drop the extensions down, we're gonna pin it. So, boom, click that thing there. They had to change the interface just enough from Chrome to make it, right? Okay, and then we'll let's see dark mode disable enable okay so let's go back to my site now oh there we go it looks like this is for all sites the one that I had in Chrome it saves the setting per site so that's pretty cool but this one appears to do pretty good job too yeah it's not going to change pictures this this picture actually has a white background. I was too lazy. I didn't make it a transparent graphic. I know, I should have. But my website's primarily white, so I didn't bother doing that.
This one actually, yeah, this looks pretty good. I think, in fact, these colors are closer than this one. Let's see. Yeah, these ones are, this is just showing up in gray, whereas this one in edge actually has a closer, is closer to my color palettes is very nice to this was a good stays on for everything all know i can barely see the what's new right there it didn't do a great job at that link right there so i guess there's something to be said for just graying out stuff instead of trying to get the colors but in any case that's how you install it on chrome and on edge if you using firefox i'm sure they've got something similar and if you're able user will what do you do in watching my channel? So But there you go, that's just a quick one for today folks, that's your tech help video.
Hope you learned something Hope this was helpful live long and prosper. I'll see you next time.Quiz Q1. What is the main purpose of the browser extension demonstrated in the video?
A. To automatically convert websites into dark mode for easier viewing
B. To speed up the loading of websites
C. To block online ads
D. To translate web pages into different languages
Q2. Why does the presenter prefer using dark mode or dark color schemes?
A. Because it saves internet data
B. Because it is easier on the eyes, especially at night
C. Because it is faster for programming in VBA
D. Because most websites only offer dark mode
Q3. How does the presenter find the recommended dark mode extension in Chrome?
A. By searching for "dark mode" in the Chrome Web Store
B. By downloading it directly from a random website
C. By emailing the developer
D. By using default Chrome settings
Q4. Which feature about the Chrome dark mode extension does the presenter highlight?
A. It saves dark mode settings per website
B. It changes all images to be transparent
C. It removes advertisements automatically
D. It sorts websites by user preference
Q5. When a Chrome extension is installed, what can the user do to keep its icon visible at all times?
A. Click the pin icon next to the extension name
B. Restart the computer
C. Sign out and back into Chrome
D. Install more extensions
Q6. What difference does the presenter mention when using the dark mode extension in Edge compared to Chrome?
A. The Edge extension applies the setting to all websites, not per site
B. The Edge extension only works on Facebook
C. The Edge extension cannot be pinned
D. The Edge extension causes the browser to crash
Q7. According to the presenter, what is important to check before installing an unfamiliar extension in Edge?
A. That it has five stars and high user numbers
B. That it is recommended by Microsoft
C. That it is free of charge
D. That it has a blue icon
Q8. What does the presenter mention about pictures and dark mode extensions?
A. Pictures with white backgrounds are not changed by the extension
B. All pictures become transparent in dark mode
C. Pictures are automatically cropped to fit the new theme
D. The extension makes all pictures grayscale
Q9. If the viewer is using Firefox, what does the presenter suggest?
A. Firefox likely has a similar dark mode extension available
B. Firefox cannot use dark mode extensions
C. The presenter will provide a Firefox tutorial soon
D. Only Chrome and Edge have this capability
Answers: 1-A; 2-B; 3-A; 4-A; 5-A; 6-A; 7-A; 8-A; 9-A
DISCLAIMER: Quiz questions are AI generated. If you find any that are wrong, don't make sense, or aren't related to the video topic at hand, then please post a comment and let me know. Thanks.Summary Today's video from Computer Learning Zone covers a useful Chrome browser extension that enables dark mode across almost every website. If you've followed my channel, you know I mainly focus on Microsoft Access content, and I've spent quite a bit of time adjusting color schemes in the VBA editor. A bright white background with dark or colored text can be very straining on the eyes, especially for those of us with vision challenges. For example, I have limited vision myself, so working at night with the lights down makes a bright screen even harsher.
Many modern programs now offer built-in dark modes, and sites like Facebook have implemented this feature as well. Recently, someone asked if I would be adding a dark mode option to my website, but creating and programming alternate color schemes would involve more effort than I'm willing to spend. That led me to explore whether a browser extension could automate this process, and as it turns out, there is a great solution available.
The Chrome extension I prefer displays a brown owl icon and is made by darktheme.org. This is not a paid advertisement, just my own experience. After you add it to Chrome, it appears in your extensions list. For easy access, you can pin it to the Chrome toolbar so it remains visible. Once installed, toggling dark mode is as simple as clicking the extension button, which instantly transforms web pages from the traditional bright look to a darker theme that is much easier on the eyes.
For those who use Microsoft Edge, a similar process applies because Edge is now based on Chromium and handles extensions in much the same way. However, the specific dark mode extension I prefer for Chrome does not appear in Edge's extension store. In Edge, I suggest searching for 'dark mode' and paying attention to user reviews and ratings when selecting an alternative. Choose an extension that has a high rating and many users. Once installed, pin it to your Edge toolbar if you want quick access. In my testing, the Edge extension worked well, though its way of handling colors and site-specific settings differs slightly from the Chrome version. The extension for Edge seems to use the same dark theme across all sites rather than saving preferences for individual pages. Also, keep in mind that color changes might not affect certain images, especially if they have solid white backgrounds baked in.
If you're using Firefox, there are likely similar extensions available in the Firefox add-ons store. Although I focus on Chrome and Edge here, the general process should be much the same.
That wraps up this quick tech help video. I hope you found this information useful and that it helps make late-night browsing a little easier on your eyes. You can find a complete video tutorial with step-by-step instructions on everything I discussed here on my website at the link below.
Live long and prosper, my friends.Topic List Installing a dark mode extension in Chrome
Searching for dark mode extensions in the Chrome Web Store
Selecting the preferred dark mode extension (Darktheme.org)
Adding and pinning extensions to the Chrome toolbar
Enabling and disabling dark mode using the extension
Installing a dark mode extension in Microsoft Edge
Searching and selecting Edge-compatible dark mode extensions
Pinning extensions to the Edge toolbar
Comparing dark mode behavior between Chrome and Edge
Limitations of dark mode extensions with images and color palettes |
