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Description from extension meta
Increase contrast in Google Maps
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** Right-click (Mac: control-click) the Earth/Satellite button to toggle! **
This extension increases the contrast on Google Maps so it's easier to see buildings and roads.
It works for both traditional Google Maps at maps.google.com and the new one at www.google.com/maps.
Toggling to Earth/Satellite mode turns off the extra contrast.
By right clicking the Earth/Satellite button you can toggle the extra contrast independently.
The extra contrast is implemented using a CSS -webkit-filter and is determined experimentally. There probably exists better filter than this one, and the filter will be improved in the future. Please feel free to send suggestions.
Bugs:
* Entering or leaving street view does not automatically toggle the contrast, yet.
* Labels become a bit blocky.
* The extension asks for permission to *all pages* because I didn't have time to enumerate all top-level domains for Google Maps such as www.google.de/maps and www.google.co.jp/maps (there are lots).
Latest reviews
- (2023-01-26) Dylan Morgan: It works... kind of... It does improve the map view of Google Maps enough that it is usable... but it makes the satellite view UNUSABLE. The developer claims that it only affects map view, and that you can toggle it on/off... but these are LIES. The developer has known for years that these features don't work, and has never bothered to fix them.
- (2023-01-15) What's in a Name?: Can't turn it off! Pitty, i was looking for such an extension..
- (2022-11-26) Martin Lasarsch: toggle is not working in chrome, not working at all in opera. Pictures and sat view gets way to dark. There a so many comments that it is not working, maybe do something. If it works it is great.
- (2022-07-30) Malc B: Simply doesn't work.... you should get your T shirt, long haired software geeks to put down their coffee and fix it...
- (2022-04-27) Craig Given: Did not work. Right-clicking satellite did nothing. Refresh didn't work either.
- (2021-11-10) Joanna Doe: Doesn't work.
- (2021-09-20) Pim van Bree: After installing the extension, make sure you reboot Google Chrome. You shouldn't need to press the right mouse button after that.
- (2021-05-24) Michael Briggs: I really like it but it could use an update. The toggle doesn't work but it's easy enough to work around if I keep Extension Manager open on another tab. Is there anything similar for IOS app?
- (2021-05-09) Nicht Wichtig: Danke, danke, danke, zum erstenmal schaut das wie eine eine Karte aus, was denken diesichj bei Google eigentlich das Problem ist seit Ewigleiten bekannt und es scheint eoine einfache Lösung zu geben? Da Google Maps aber für viele Benutzer nicht benutzbar bleibt muß man im kommerziellen Einsatz immer noch auf Bing zurückgreifen was hilfts.
- (2021-04-21) Robert Billing: On Linux it simply doesn't work at all, nothing happens.
- (2021-03-18) Paul Blay: No longer works? I would love to have this working but it doesn't appear to do so.
- (2020-09-30) Mikel Reber: Isn't high contrast enough and doesn't print well, you also can't simply "toggle" you have to refresh the page.
- (2020-08-21) Roy Leith: Does not seem to work in Linux, either in Chromium or in Opera (which has the ability to run Chrome addons). I tried the 'right-click' toggle and also 'Control-click' and 'Alt-click'.
- (2020-03-20) David McGowen: Behaves well with a map but the satellite image now looks like a photo taken at night. Doesn't make a scrap of difference in My Maps where I usually work so unfortunately it's not very useful to me.
- (2019-09-12) Erick Romero: Realmente una opcion muy util para visualizar mejor los mapas.. lamentablemente el contraste se aplica a todo haciendo que al usar "street view" las calles se ven todas oscuras
- (2019-08-14) James Bird: Didn't seem to make much difference to me, text is bolder but minor roads are still difficult to see.
- (2019-04-30) Chad Johnson: Does not work at this time.
- (2019-04-26) ray ham: The toggle does not work. To turn off you need to switch off extension, then refresh any open map to get it to restore. When on it makes map view better contrast - good for screen shots. But it also makes sat view way way too dark. To see effect open map first before turning on the extension. Please improve this app. It needs the toggle to work on the extension icon rather than the map/sat view icon.
- (2019-04-21) James Greig: I can't get it to work
- (2019-04-07) Adam Metzberg: It's not working. I followed "toggle" instruction and there's no difference.
- (2018-08-16) Cholin hernandez solis: bueno
- (2017-09-26) Ilias Bennani: If I could turn off the high-contrast mode on the satellites (bugg, I guess), I'll give this five stars.
- (2017-06-18) Bob Walters: This tool is dope (superb). The contrast is nicely raised and the color palette is well-selected. It simply and elegantly does what it promises. Highly recommended.
- (2013-12-23) J Coleman: I've really enjoyed this; makes a huge difference!