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NightOwl forces dark mode on any website using CSS inversion. Per-domain toggle so sites with good native dark themes (GitHub, etc.) can keep their own.\n\nFor the privacy-minded: runs locally with no telemetry, no analytics, no remote calls. Pairs well with uBlock Origin.\n\nFree and open source.

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    61·
    27 days ago

    DarkReader is the most common add on for this, NightOwl is not monitored by Mozilla for security concerns, so what makes NightOwl more privacy oriented?

    • firefoxdev@lemmy.mlBannedOP
      113·
      27 days ago

      Good question — worth clarifying the distinction.

      All extensions hosted on AMO (addons.mozilla.org) go through Mozilla’s review process, including NightOwl. The review checks for malicious code, policy violations, and security issues before an extension goes public.

      What NightOwl doesn’t have is Mozilla’s ‘Recommended’ badge. The Recommended badge means Mozilla’s team has done an additional in-depth review beyond the standard process. Dark Reader has been around since 2014 and has millions of users, so it’s well-established for that badge.

      NightOwl is a newer, smaller extension and hasn’t been through the extended Recommended review yet.

      On privacy specifically: both extensions run locally and don’t phone home. NightOwl’s privacy argument is simpler code = smaller attack surface, not that it’s undergone more scrutiny. If you want the more established, thoroughly audited option, Dark Reader is that.

      So the honest answer: Dark Reader is the safer established choice. NightOwl is for people who want a simpler lightweight alternative with the same local-only approach.