Dim any web page like virtual sunglasses — classic dimmer plus a Smart mode that darkens only the bright parts.
Users
12
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Store rank
#183K
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Version
1.6
updated 20 Jul 2026
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About Sunshades
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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Sunshades dims web pages like a pair of virtual sunglasses — perfect
for late-night browsing, bright white sites, and blinding outdoor
livestreams.
TWO WAYS TO DIM
• Classic — an even dimmer over the whole page, like tinted glass.
• Smart — dims by TRUE brightness: only the parts of the page
brighter than your Threshold get darkened. Dark videos, dark
themes and deep colours stay completely untouched.
- Threshold picks WHICH parts get dimmed.
- Strength picks HOW DARK they get — up to near-black.
A white article with a dark video in it? The page dims, the video
keeps its full contrast.
PER-TAB BY DESIGN
Every tab keeps its own on/off, mode and level — a dark indoor
stream in one tab, a blinding outdoor stream in another, each with
its own shade. Settings survive reloads and reset when the tab
closes.
WHOLE-BROWSER CONTROLS
• Master switch — pause/resume every shade at once (each tab
remembers its own level).
• All tabs at once — push a Classic or Smart shade to every open
tab in one drag.
Also works over fullscreen video. No data collected, nothing leaves
your browser — the only permission is local storage for your
settings.
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WHAT'S NEW IN 1.6:
Smart mode: dims only the parts of the page brighter than your
chosen threshold (true perceived brightness — dark videos and deep
colours untouched), with independent Threshold and Strength sliders,
per tab or across all tabs at once. Note* Due to technical limitations on how the smart filter is able to actively process the brightness, it introduces a minimum level of blur in the image so if you prize definition above all in the page you are watching (ie. movies, video, etc) your best bet is to use the classic filter to a minimum (ie. 14% strength) on those and leaving the smart filter for pages where definition doesn't matter such as browsing or reading pages where you also usually also get those bright white pages.