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BlackOut

by protocat112 · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Force a forground text colour of off-white and a background colour of off-black.

Users
8
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#213K
#178K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 10 Nov 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
0510Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About BlackOut

Uses a CSS rule to force a foreground text colour of off-white and a background colour of off-black to make light mode pages dark mode. This improves accessibility for people who struggle to read black text on white.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−20.0%00.00
30 days−2−20.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year−2−20.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.09 Nov 2022

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
9 Nov 2022
Size
26 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
bfjkgibpldfjdjipakgeonjncifpblga

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2

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