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PDF Dark Theme

by skylake112 · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Applies a dark theme to your PDF viewer

Users
9,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
+0.06 in 30 days
Ratings
34
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#10K
#8,990 among extensions
Version
1.04
updated 10 May 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
604,5309,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 9,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
01734Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 34 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 PDF Dark Theme

⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️: This extension won't work until you give it permission to access file URLs. You can do so by heading to your browser's extension page and enabling file access there. ⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️: This extension will only work on PDFs that you have installed locally on your computer. If you want it to work on PDFs you find online as well i.e. http://www.africau.edu/images/default/sample.pdf, I recommend you use Arshpreet Buttar's DarkPDF extension instead @ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/darkpdf/cfemcmeknmapecneeeaajnbhhgfgkfhp?hl=en. ⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️: Your PDF viewer should be set to light theme for this extension to work. If you try to open up a light PDF document in a dark PDF viewer, this extension is going to invert the colors for both of them. Leaving you with a dark PDF document and a light PDF viewer. You need to have both of a light PDF document and a light PDF viewer for the desired results. EDIT: As pointed out in the reviews, you can't change the theme for chrome's default PDF viewer without changing the theme of your browser (as of May 2024 at least). I use the Vimium C PDF Viewer chrome extension instead, which gives me a different PDF viewer that can have a theme independent of the browser. Put chrome in dark theme, put vimium C pdf viewer in light theme, and it should work out. You can find that extension here. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pdf-viewer-for-vimium-c/nacjakoppgmdcpemlfnfegmlhipddanj https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vimium-c-all-by-keyboard/hfjbmagddngcpeloejdejnfgbamkjaeg This extension is a fork of Buttar's extension (from above) except it's one file only. ```js let darkPdfDivStyles = ` pointer-events: none; width: 100vw; height: 100vh; background-color: #e6e6e6; mix-blend-mode: difference; z-index: 1; `; let darkPdfDiv = document.createElement('div'); darkPdfDiv.setAttribute("style", darkPdfDivStyles); document.body.appendChild(darkPdfDiv) ``` EDIT: I ended up switching to Buttar's extension myself, but in case people still want this one I'll leave it up. If anyone wants to use my logo, it's public domain no attribution required (no warranty). Code is GPLv3. https://github.com/chris-straka/pdf-dark-theme

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+1+0.06
6 months0+0.0%+5+0.07
1 year+1,000+12.5%+12+0.18

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where PDF Dark Theme appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
dark theme#61−3
black theme#88−10

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.0410 May 2024
1.0317 Mar 2023
1.0015 Jun 2022

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
15 Jun 2022
Size
20 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
dhhcfpbikhlkoicblakagcmfpnnkhkpl

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Site access
file://*.pdf

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