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Streaming Dark Mode
Dark Mode for Every Streaming Site
Guides for each streaming service below — plus the signature Turn Off the Lights feature that dims everything around the video, like the lights in a movie theater.
Why Streaming Sites Need Dark Mode
Streaming is a lean-back experience — you want the video to be the only bright thing on screen. White menus, comments, and recommendations pull your eyes away from the content. Dark mode keeps the interface in the background where it belongs.
More Than Dark Mode: Dim the Lights
Turn Off the Lights is famous for its namesake feature: one click on the lamp dims the entire page to a dark overlay while the video stays bright — a cinema effect on any site. Combine it with Night Mode and every streaming page stays dark even before you press play.
Open Source, Private, and Free — Always
Turn Off the Lights collects no personal data, displays no advertising, and charges nothing. The extension is fully open-source under the GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2), with its complete source code available on GitHub for anyone to inspect. It has been in continuous development since 2009 and remains one of the most trusted browser extensions available, with millions of active users across all major browsers. Stefan Van Damme is the solo developer and has maintained the extension with monthly updates for over 15 years.
How It Works
Get Dark Mode Everywhere in Under 30 Seconds
Turn Off the Lights is available in every major browser store and takes less than 30 seconds to install and activate. No configuration needed — it works instantly.
Install Turn Off the Lights
Add the free extension from your browser's store — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, or Opera.
Enable Night Mode
Open Turn Off the Lights Options → Night Mode tab and enable the Night Mode switch.
Customize Your Dark Theme
Pick your background, text, and link colors — or set an automatic schedule. Every website now loads dark.
FAQ
FAQ — Dark Mode for Streaming
Netflix's player is already dark, and YouTube has a native dark theme — but pages around them, like account and help pages, are not. Turn Off the Lights darkens those too, and can dim everything around the video.
Its signature feature fades the whole page to dark while keeping the video bright — like dimming the lights in a cinema. Night Mode additionally converts the entire site to a dark theme.
Yes — Night Mode applies to Twitch, Dailymotion, Bilibili, ESPN, and every other streaming site, with your own custom dark colors.
Yes — completely free and open-source, with no ads, no tracking, and no account required.
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