Dev Dark Mode Toggle icon

Dev Dark Mode Toggle

by truuba@gmail.com · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Flip any tab between light and dark using its own native theme. Real prefers-color-scheme emulation, no color inversion.

Users
120
+51 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#79K
#66K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 9 Jul 2026

Users

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060120Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 120 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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001Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Dev Dark Mode Toggle

Dev Dark Mode Toggle flips the current tab between light and dark by genuinely emulating the CSS `prefers-color-scheme` media feature — so every site renders the theme it already ships. No color inversion, no injected stylesheets, no distorted images. HOW IT WORKS • Click the toolbar icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+L / ⌘+Shift+L) on any tab. • The first toggle forces the opposite of your system setting: if your system is dark, the tab goes Light; if light, it goes Dark. Toggle again to return to your system default. • State is per-tab and temporary — nothing is saved, nothing persists across reloads, and each tab is independent. • The toolbar icon adapts to your browser theme and shows the current WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most dark-mode extensions fake darkness by inverting colors or overriding CSS, which wrecks photos and fights the site's design. This extension uses the same mechanism as Chrome DevTools' "Emulate CSS media feature" so `@media (prefers-color-scheme)` actually matches and the site's own theme takes over. A NOTE YOU SHOULD KNOW True prefers-color-scheme emulation is only possible via Chrome's debugger API, so while a scheme is forced Chrome shows a "started debugging this browser" banner on that tab. That is a Chrome security notice, not an error — toggling back to System removes it. The extension only attaches to the tab you toggle. PRIVACY No data is collected, stored, or transmitted. No analytics. No servers. No host permissions. Everything runs locally.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+0.8%00.00
30 days+51+73.9%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Dev Dark Mode Toggle appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
toggle#94−1

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.09 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
9 Jul 2026
Size
66 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
herrderb.github.io
Support
github.com
Extension ID
oadbljjdlpmnhnndgkpgccnjcemkfnei

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
debuggeroffscreen

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