glareless

by Jaime Silvela · glareless.silvela.org · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

ensures the background color for text is not too bright

Users

−2 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#226K

#189K among extensions

Version

1.1.0

updated 16 May 2026

Users

monthly, 6 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 6 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About glareless

Many (most?) web pages that don't use dark mode, use the default background of full white for text areas. Notably, most mainstream news sites. This is uncomfortable for reading on prolonged sessions. You're forced to look at something bright intently, because you're reading. In addition, full black text on full white background is very high contrast, much higher than ink on paper. This extension watches for text areas, and if the background is brighter than a threshold value (configurable) it applies a more muted background color (also configurable).