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Top Dark Mode Extensions for Edge

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Microsoft Edge Add-ons

Extensions List

  1. Dark Reader icon
    Dark Reader
    Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.
    2,560,441 installs ★ 4.6 (1,370) Accessibility
  2. Dark Mode icon
    Dark Mode
    A global dark theme for the web.
    421,602 installs ★ 4.1 (128) Productivity
  3. Dark Mode - Night Eye icon
    Dark Mode - Night Eye
    Dark mode for websites with brightness, contrast, warmth, scheduling, and PDF support. No ads. Customize each site separately.
    152,280 installs ★ 4.3 (520) Accessibility
  4. Lunar Reader: Dark Theme & Night Shift Mode icon
    Lunar Reader: Dark Theme & Night Shift Mode
    Dark theme and night shift mode for every website. Care your eyes, use Lunar Dark Reader for night and daily web browsing.
    87,291 installs ★ 5.0 (1) Productivity
  5. Google Docs Dark Mode icon
    Google Docs Dark Mode
    Dark mode for Google Docs!
    74,871 installs ★ 3.2 (30) Productivity
  6. Dark Mode icon
    Dark Mode
    Gloom Dark Mode: Effortlessly Enable Dark Mode on Every Website, Your Way
    40,388 installs ★ 5.0 (3,990) Productivity
  7. PDF Dark Mode icon
    PDF Dark Mode
    Dark Mode for PDF files to reduce eye strain.
    30,486 installs ★ 3.7 (85) Accessibility
  8. Midnight Lizard icon
    Midnight Lizard
    Custom color schemes for all websites: night mode, dark themes, blue light filter, screen shader, high contrast, grayscale, etc.
    19,677 installs ★ 4.6 (60) Accessibility
  9. Darkling Dark mode icon
    Darkling Dark mode
    Darkling Dark mode - Turn on dark mode for web sites
    19,316 installs ★ 5.0 (3,264) Productivity
  10. DocsAfterDark icon
    DocsAfterDark
    Beyond dark mode for Google Docs
    19,179 installs ★ 4.4 (29) Productivity
  11. Dark Theme for Google™ icon
    Dark Theme for Google™
    A highly customizable dark theme for Google products (search, images, translate, and contacts)
    16,131 installs ★ 4.4 (26) Accessibility
  12. YouTube Dark Theme icon
    YouTube Dark Theme
    A light, dark theme for YouTube with easy toggle on and off and scheduling support. This theme is based on the default YouTube theme
    14,032 installs ★ 4.2 (10) Accessibility
  13. GitHub Dark Theme icon
    GitHub Dark Theme
    A Dark theme for all of GitHub based on Atom One Dark.
    11,583 installs ★ 4.3 (18) Developer Tools
  14. Dark mode - dark theme for Edge icon
    Dark mode - dark theme for Edge
    Turn on Dark mode for Edge. Take care of your eyes, and use a dark theme for night and daily browsing.
    10,803 installs ★ 4.8 (18) Productivity
  15. Dark Mode icon
    Dark Mode
    Switch on Dark Mode now. 100% Free Protect your eyes when you are using the computer.
    9,972 installs ★ 4.3 (62) Productivity

The cross-platform leader

Edge dark mode mirrors Chrome's concentration. Dark Reader holds 2.8 million installs, about 47% of its Chrome base. That cross-platform reach reflects its established name and consistent quality. The 4.5-star rating on 1.3K reviews points to satisfied users, though Edge's own native dark mode covers the basics and reduces the need for a universal extension.

The hierarchy

Dark Reader leads at 2.8M installs (4.5 stars, 1.3K reviews), a 6x gap to Dark Mode in second at 443K (4.2 stars, 117 reviews). The mid-tier includes Dark Mode - Night Eye (147K, 4.3 stars, 470 reviews) and Google Docs Dark Mode (84K, 3.1 stars). Several smaller extensions hold perfect ratings with strong engagement: Gloom Dark Mode (40.3K, 5 stars, 3.9K reviews), Darkling Dark mode (22.6K, 5 stars, 3.2K reviews), and Dusk (9K, 5 stars, 3.9K reviews).

Quality over scale

Smaller Edge extensions show strong quality compared with Chrome. The 5-star extensions Gloom, Darkling, and Dusk hit unusual review ratios. Dusk has 3.9K reviews at only 9K installs, close to total satisfaction and review conversion. Platform-specific tools hold up too: DuNight - Night Mode for Baidu (9.1K, 4.9 stars, 80 reviews), Dark mode - dark theme for Edge (9.9K, 4.9 stars), and Classic Dark Theme (8.3K, 4.9 stars, 210 reviews). That concentration of quality suggests Edge users seek out better alternatives beyond the install leaders.

Where to differentiate

Edge has better entry potential than Chrome thanks to a quality-minded user base and perfect-rated alternatives challenging the leader. Extensions at 10K to 40K installs with 5-star ratings compete well against the 2.8M leader, whose 4.5 stars trail several smaller rivals. A newcomer should focus on clean rendering, Edge-specific tuning, low performance overhead, and steady updates for modern web frameworks. Building review momentum early matters: reaching 4.8-plus stars with strong engagement converts Edge's quality-conscious users better than chasing install count.