Reviews for Dark Reader
Dark Reader by Dark Reader Ltd
Review by LT Smash
Rated 4 out of 5
by LT Smash, 7 years agoWorked just fine for a couple months, then Firefox quarantined it (when it was still named Dark Mode and wasn't recommended yet), this message appears below the disabled and locked out "Dark Mode" :
Dark Theme (Malware) has been blocked for your protection.
Why was it blocked?
This add-on violates Mozilla's ad-don policies by using obfuscated code.
What does this mean?
The problematic add-on or plugin will be automatically disabled and no longer usable.
When Mozilla becomes aware of add-ons, plugins, or other third-party software that seriously compromises Firefox security, stability, or performance and meets certain criteria, the software may be blocked from general use. For more information, please read this support article.
Blocked on Feb 28, 2020. View block request.
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Now I'm using the slightly inferior Dark Night Mode add-on, because I can't stand all that LED light at night, especially that harmful blue wave we experience that seriously messes with the circadian rhythm/sleep cycle (like those new LED streetlights, im glad my city still mostly just has the orange sodium lights and hope the newfound harmful health effects slow down the deployment of that even worse light pollution).
Mr. Shutau, can I trust your new "Dark Reader" or will it attempt to inject malicious code sometime in the future? I really liked your "Dark Mode", but using Debian Linux, I was surprised to see the word Malware in my add-ons when I went to the Add-Ons menu when I noticed the extension stopped working and the icon disappeared from my toolbar.
If an explanation of what happened here can be obtained, I'd love to see it...
Dark Theme (Malware) has been blocked for your protection.
Why was it blocked?
This add-on violates Mozilla's ad-don policies by using obfuscated code.
What does this mean?
The problematic add-on or plugin will be automatically disabled and no longer usable.
When Mozilla becomes aware of add-ons, plugins, or other third-party software that seriously compromises Firefox security, stability, or performance and meets certain criteria, the software may be blocked from general use. For more information, please read this support article.
Blocked on Feb 28, 2020. View block request.
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Now I'm using the slightly inferior Dark Night Mode add-on, because I can't stand all that LED light at night, especially that harmful blue wave we experience that seriously messes with the circadian rhythm/sleep cycle (like those new LED streetlights, im glad my city still mostly just has the orange sodium lights and hope the newfound harmful health effects slow down the deployment of that even worse light pollution).
Mr. Shutau, can I trust your new "Dark Reader" or will it attempt to inject malicious code sometime in the future? I really liked your "Dark Mode", but using Debian Linux, I was surprised to see the word Malware in my add-ons when I went to the Add-Ons menu when I noticed the extension stopped working and the icon disappeared from my toolbar.
If an explanation of what happened here can be obtained, I'd love to see it...
6,963 reviews
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20147760, 6 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Marie ☆, 7 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Lil tech nerd, 7 days agoMore than just and extension
Protects you from flashbangs from sites
Although it doesn't work on some sites - Rated 5 out of 5by Haconus, 9 days ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Sieve, 9 days agoWas amazing for a while but currently has way too many performance issues that even extends to sites where it's not even on
- Rated 2 out of 5by Daineic, 10 days agoI've used Dark Reader for YEARS but I'm finally throwing in the towel. At least on Firefox, this extension will lag your browser to death. I spent a whole week trying to trial and error what extensions were causing such huge memory usage issues and constantly causing sites to lag. I figured it was something like ublock, canvas blocker, or chrome mask. Nope. Everything lead back to Dark Reader.
This extension has helped with my eye-strain issues so much. I seriously hate to get rid of it but I can no longer look over the performance issues. Please, figure out a way to make this extension lighter or at least a stripped back version. I would love to come back and write a nicer review. For now, I will be using Stylus and simply grabbing user dark themes where I can. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20186780, 11 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by febog, 11 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12379283, 12 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by intelfx, 12 days agoRating 5 stars because this feature is invaluable, and I've been happy to donate to the extension's development. This extension made giant strides since a few years ago; I almost don't need to disable it to unbreak sites. The performance could have been better, though.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20196564, 13 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Kamik, 14 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Samyak Sahlot, 15 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Aveyal, 16 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by AC, 16 days ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Milan Regec, 18 days agoWhile it works beautifully, it has a super high impact on the performance of a browser, whether is it active on the website or not :-/
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19918711, 20 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by spaceKite, 20 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Aayush Chawla, 20 days ago