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
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:120 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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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
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Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
+1
+0.8%
0
0.00
30 days
+51
+73.9%
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0.00
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