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Shades Chrome to a soothing orange color to decrease eye-strain, eye fatigue and to appease your brain's day/night cycle.
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Now open source! Check out the source code and contribute here: https://github.com/MarcGuiselin/screen-shader
😁Do your eyes a favor, Install Screen Shader!
😍The most popular screen tinting application for Chrome!
🧐This extension is in not endorsed by or affiliated to f.lux Software LLC.
Computer displays produce bright blue light which can strain your eyes late at night and interfere with your sleeping cycle.
Screen Shader is designed to tint your computer display a “cozy” orange color to reduce eye-strain, eye fatigue, and restore day/night balance, while also providing a wide variety of settings for everyone's different tastes!
With over two months of very hard work I present version 2.0!
⭐A completely redesigned modern menu!
⭐A completely new shading algorithm based off the newest research
⭐Full control over geopositioning, color, and darkness settings
⭐Bug fixes for countless websites
⭐Optimized to never slow chrome down
👌Works everywhere you'd expect it to. YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, you name it!
👍Continually tested on windows, mac, and chrome OS, and is constantly being bugfixed and updated with feedback from its users.
🤟Includes these keyboard shortcuts to control the shade:
ALT SHIFT UP to increase
ALT SHIFT DOWN to decrease
ALT SHIFT S to toggle on or off
And many more! Edit them in the menu.
📨Send me an email, or comment here. I'll usually reply in a day or two! 😀
Be sure to read the research that this extension is based off of: https://justgetflux.com/research.html
📞Contact me at [email protected]
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rate this extension
Ｑ: I'm young and have good eyes. I don't need this.
Ａ: Young teens may be twice as sensitive to light at night, and the elderly much less so. These results have important implications for schools, senior care, and device usage at night, too. Simply put: everyone has a use for this and will notice benefits from decreased blue light.
Ｑ: Why not G.lux or Night Light?
Ａ: Other extensions like G.Lux or Night Light just change your display's color. Screen Shader is the only extension available that smartly changes the color of your screen throughout the day using sunset/sunrise times! Research has proven that the circadian rhythm is tied to solar time. Individuals have shown greater preference for screen tinting applications that take that into account.
Ｑ: Does this really remove blue light from my display?
Ａ: Yup! Screens work by individually tweaking the amount of red, green, and blue each pixel of your emits. Pixels being the small square of colors that together form the image. Screen Shader alters the coloration of websites to a redder color. To show these colors, the display will tweak its pixels to show more red light, less green light, and considerably less blue light; but just enough so you can still see different colors. The more you increase the shade, the more the color of the website will be reddened, the less your computer display will emit blue light!
Ｑ: Why do I need this? Can’t I simply change my screen's brightness?
Ａ: Changing the luminosity does not remove white and blue light from your display. Those colors are still unnatural and will irritate your eyes, even if dimmed. A full day in front of your computer can wreak havoc upon your melatonin cycle and internal clock. The unnatural light can also harm your eye retina. Screen Shader is designed to considerably reduce these effects by eliminating enough white and blue light to provide you with the best browsing experience and eye comfort.
Update log:
2.1:
Update to manifest v3
General optimizations
Many more site fixes
Add shade fullscreen (making it optional)
2.0:
Everything is coded from scratch!
New menu - very nice
Fixes bugs on countless websites
New shading algorithm
Manually set your location
Better optimized shading engine
Just try it out!
1.7:
Fixes for pages using buggy backdrops and backgrounds.
Big speed optimization for bug fixing subsystem.
Fixed bug with 10px bar at the top of websites
Force-loads itself on every tab when it loads up, so every tab is tinted :)
Can safely work in incognito mode (if you enable it to do so on chrome://extensions)
The party easter egg was unfortunately removed because too many people were running into it accidentally
Fixed issues on xml documents
Fixed issues with lastpass extension
Fixed scrollbar issues in upcoming chrome versions
Now works with podStation Podcast Player, another great extension you should totally try out!
Fixed incompatibility issues with norton security extensions.
Save extension settings to a file and load settings from save file.
Added new shortcuts
Fixed a bunch of visual bugs on a variety of websites.
Other various bug fixes.
1.6:
Works on anything fullscreen!
Content scripts have been rewritten to pure js. No more JQuery!
Won't accidentally mess with your printing anymore
Polished the cross-extension messaging feature
Will now stay off if you turned it off and close the browser
Bugs with newtab page should now be fixed
Option to disable party mode and scroll shortcut
New keyboard shortcuts to increase/decrease darkness
A few bug fixes (of course)
1.5:
New option to set shade as high as you desire.
No White Flash script implemented
Fixed bugs with the new interface
Added donation page.
Using chrome.commands api, so now you can create your own keyboard shortcuts!
Added a ton of new keyboard shortcuts.
A lot of bugfixing.
1.4:
Fixed printing issue for google docs
Added a cool dynamic icon changer
Switched from hex color values and opacity to rgba color values(150% faster!)
Fixed blinking bug when using the ctrl alt + shortcut
Compressed unnecessarily large images. -1.4 MB size!
Completely new and improved UI, thanks Jeeves!
Mix-blend-mode option for chrome. 20% cooler!
1.3:
Fixed bug where the settings menu did not display correctly
Switched to a more reliable geo-ip service
Completely rewrote the shaded scrollbar, so it is now usable.
1.2:
Fixed slowness issues on slow computers like chromebooks
Removed a good portion of the unnecessary code used for debugging
Improved the loading speed of the popup by running some scripts after the popup loads
Redid loader for map display
Removed console.logs
Updated sendRequests to sendMessages for next chrome update
Changed the 'Thank you' page to be more visually appealing
1.1:
Finally! I updated/removed old code, improving performance.
Added ctrl alt scroll shortcut, and now keyboard shortcuts affect all tabs
Added the language option
Fixed a few bugs relating to the custom url option
Wrote a global system that manages shading settings on every tab simultaneously
When settings are changed, it affects all the tabs at the same time, so you don't see a blink or a flash when you change tabs
Page reload is no longer required on install
1.0:
Uploaded to web store. yay :D
Added fullscreen mode
Added shaded scrollbar
Added custom urls option
Added a larger color selection interface + a new color picking menu
Added a install page to thank you guys for downloading the extension!
Proud to be Ad and Analytics free :)
Time article: http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/13/computer-eye-strain-explained-and-how-to-avoid-it/
I am in no way endorsed by or affiliated to Time inc or its partners.
The article was written by Laura Newcomer
Latest reviews
- (2023-10-19) go hirano: 長く使ってきて、これまでは起きなかったけど、皆さんはどうですか？というのは、Google DocsやSheetなどで印刷するとプレビューが白紙になり、そして白紙がプリンターから出てきます。最初原因がわからなかったけど、背景も印刷する、指定するお夕焼け色の背景とともに印刷したい書類がプレビューに現れる。ということは、印刷したいイメージが背景として扱われてしまっている。だから印刷されない。夕焼け色だったので、Screen Shaderを外してみると、印刷出来ました。小さなバグなんだろうけど、解決までにFirefoxで試してみたり、気がつけばなるほどこの拡張機能のせいだよな、とわかるけど。お知らせまで。この問題がなければ、夜の目には良いので3つをつけてありますが、いまは使ってません。解決すれば使うと思います。
- (2023-10-02) Andrea Haller: I used to love this extension! Now it is causing all sorts of issues on chrome. My pages will suddenly switch places, the screen will only be partially shaded, one of my screens will show up on the the other screen, and there will be colorful lines across the screen. As soon as I removed the extension all of these issues went away.
- (2023-09-26) Clark Heidi: The four stars are for how awesome this extension is when it works. MY problem is that I use a combination of a 2015 Macbook Pro, a Mac Mini, and a Windows PC at various work stations. This extension works wonderfully for the second two, but on my Macbook laptop, it turns both the background and text black and I can't see anything at all on my open tabs. On my other two computers I am able to click the icon and adjust the settings, but on my Macbook when I click the icon, it's just a narrow bar that opens up, and there are links (Shade, Color, Location, Settings) that change when I hover over them, but nothing happens when I click on them. What this means is that SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY, I am uninstalling this extension so that I can see what I am doing (at all) while working on my laptop, then reinstalling it when I work at my other two computers. Which so far, I have put up with. But it's extremely annoying.
- (2023-09-17) Joseph: Hace lo que promete. Muy recomendada si no te gusta tener el modo oscuro
- (2023-08-29) Little Hadlie: Amazing extension, however for some reason when i tried to click autofind, my antivirus went off .. why is that there?? what do you need that for? good shader though 9/10 (-1 for there being a virus)
- (2023-08-14) Witty Humour: When you have to read for a prolonged amount of time, this Chrome plugin is really beneficial for decreasing eye strain.
- (2023-06-14) Adam Wade: This is a game changer if you have glaucoma. Your eyes will thank you.
- (2023-05-29) Angel S: Great Use as Dyslexia Colour Overlay I've been looking for a colour overlay extension for ages to change the colour on a PDF for ages. I used to use the "Colour overlay" extension but that was actually so bad and not compatible with either Linux or Vivaldi. Today I finally came across "Screen Shader" and it has finally happened a fully browser compatible overlay that even works on pdf. You can change it to any colour and I was just looking for a nightlight initially because my colour is yellow and that's basically what a night light does. But this is like putting any colour of your plastic overlay on your screen.
- (2023-05-27) This extension was lovely until I realized it doesn't turn off when disabled. It kept modifying and breaking the UI of outlook online, etc. while definitely toggled to the 'Disabled' position. Bummer! Could have been a great tool for light sensitivities.
- (2023-05-19) Mac Woodruff: This makes it much easier for me to read without causing eye-strain and migraines
- (2023-05-18) Kanhaiya Kumar: useful
- (2023-04-02) Miika Ampe: i really wish it worked for me, i have an older macbook and this practically made it explode after adding it. i hadnt even applied it to any websites yet. it kept heating up and up for minutes after i uninstalled it. i believe it works, which is why i gave it more than one star, but they need to fix how much energy or whatever it takes.
- (2023-03-12) Maisha Disha: this a really good one..I love it! thank you for making it!
- (2023-02-14) Jarett Drucker: Marc Guiselin, developer of Screen Shader, is a GENIUS! This guy really knows how to shade a screen. I can't believe my eyes, they no longer burn like the fire of a thousand suns! I am getting 80, and even 90% ratings on my circadian response meter, and it is all thanks to Screen Shader! Thank you Marc Guiselin, I owe you my life and I will PayPal you $10,000.
- (2022-12-03) Alexandra LaFon: The greatest thing ever! It helps me sustain focus on whatever I'm working on. Other screen tinting products and features don't do enough, I would still get headaches like it was a regular screen. BUT SCREEN SHADER CHANGED EVERYTHING. NOW I WANT to look at my computer and work on assignments, even boring things. This is a college MUST-HAVE. I've stopped dreading my computer and have greatly increased my productivity, and I can easily still sleep after. This is amazing. Screen Shader has changed my life. Thank you so much Marc Guiselin and the crew of wizards!
- (2022-11-15) Chris Scott: Does not work on the pages where it is needed most like Chrome bookmarks, google search, new tab etc.
- (2022-11-05) Stephanie Liy: Works perfectly with no issues, and the extension is well supported (not common!). I work in IT and spend the bulk of my day online. Since installing, I've had a huge reduction in the daily headaches I was dealing with. Very very happy with this extension!
- (2022-10-22) Danilo: It works as I expected
- (2022-10-04) Ian Chaplin: It has helped my eyes so much at night time. Before i installed this extension, i could only be on my pc for a few hours before i had to get off because my eyes just start to hurt.
- (2022-09-17) Jason James Cooper: Before i installed the Screen Shader app Yo, my eyes would bother me sofa-king bad they would mad itch and constantly and tears ran down my face even my tear ducts became swollen! when using my Samsung Chromebook with a small 12 inch screen... now that I'm using Screen Shader no more problems at all with eyestrain I would recommend this app to anyone that has similar problems! and a big -time thanks to the person the developed this app. thank you singed Jason J Cooper
- (2022-09-08) Anna Laura McGranahan: My eyes definitely felt less strained after using this, but it made all of my screenshots look weird. I need to be able to share screenshots often for work and they all had the orangey tint.
- (2022-08-12) Ashish Saket: Exactly what I was looking for. Great work for saving world's eyes. 👁 Thank you!
- (2022-07-11) Rik van den Reijen: The most beautifully designed browser I have ever seen! It would be great to be able to also change the start and end times.
- (2022-07-08) Jai Dev: Nice extension when you work for a long time & also at night. Full satisfied extension. Overall :) HAPPY
- (2022-07-07) Cehlo Soares: Muito bom! Acabei de baixar a extensão, parece funcionar muito bem e tem alguns recursos bem uteis.
- (2022-06-29) Wo De: Hello. Thank you for your work to make this extension. I have a question. Why I have to reload page to enable this extension every time. Can't it work by itself?
- (2022-06-13) Swirlheart YTV: Extension works great. Chromebook nightlight is really glitchy and this is a great substitute. However, one of the only thing that doesn't adapt to the settings I set is the panel itself. Meaning, if I want to adjust the screen, I'm going to have to go through a page of blinding white.
- (2022-06-09) Eriadna Duca: do as promess. well done
- (2022-06-06) youtubesucks 2021: Simple with few options but I like it. It's much easier to look at the screen.
- (2022-05-21) Ashes Ghosal: awesome app. probably best app possible for eye strain reduction.
- (2022-03-20) Jerzy Glabicki: Access to more selectable colors than Night Shift Redux.
- (2022-03-13) Sahaj Uttam: definitely better than windows in built night light. Gives a lot of customizing features for variable cases. The colors are soothing and much more comfortable to eyes than the windows night light option.
- (2022-03-09) pepe ga: great!
- (2022-02-07) David: Obviously, I must be stupid but I don't understand how it works or what the various presets are supposed to do. For me, it doesn't have anything to do with the time of the day. I just want to take the edge off the brightness of the screen. I shall have to uninstall it and find an extension that just does that without giving me lots of complicated options I don't understand the purpose of.
- (2022-01-14) Alex Johnson: Saving my eyes. Best extension I've literally ever found. Have severe myopia and astigmatism.
- (2021-12-30) Julia Walker: Concept is brilliant but it keeps just not working, I want to use the colours to make reading easier and they just aren't affecting the page
- (2021-10-15) Andrey Podzemsky: Яндекс.Браузер заблокировал установку потенциально опасного расширения ("Screen Shader | Smart Screen Tinting")
- (2021-10-06) Semolous Van Dess: Would be better if it didn't mess with video playback. When I try to go fulscreen this extension forces youtube videos to be whited out, and on streaming services, the videos won't play at all.
- (2021-08-30) Bill Coyne: For years I fruitlessly chased color darkeners to ease my reading the screen. They helped, but not to the extent that this one does. Although the screen did not darken as much as I was accustomed to, my eyes immediately feel more relaxed with the experience. That the shade is easily adjustable is a comforting bonus.
- (2021-08-16) YEETIS GAMING: Best app for those who look at screens at night, highly recommend, 5 stars!!!!!
- (2021-07-28) Mukundh Babu: Very nice.....I attend classes and i loveeee it . Reduces eye strain by a large scale
- (2021-07-28) Cherry Gaming: I like it, but it would be better if you can enable it only on one website since I'm kind of using this for reading Edit: Never mind, I figured out how to do it, I really like the extension. Helps on reducing eye strain when reading online.
- (2021-07-15) Mex Mexes: In the beginning, it works fine. Then, it's not working.
- (2021-06-16) Jack Slobodian: Its ok but relatively limited in use. I highly recommend anyone try Color Temperature (Change Lux) instead.
- (2021-06-09) Sagittarius: High CPU usage when playing videos
- (2021-05-12) Amelia W.: Great idea to have customizable colors. Bright green is thought to relieve eye strains caused by migraines, and with this I can try that out. Thanks
- (2021-04-23) ねろ: 使い始めたばかりです。 簡単で使いやすいけど、一瞬暗くなります。なぜ？ …履歴を削除したら今の所治まっています。
- (2021-04-18) Cary Plummer: A much better solution than Dark Mode for these old eyes. I set on Reduce Eye Strain and made no changes.
- (2021-04-11) Nishan: Best extension of this type in Chrome. Really helped me through the intense reading time. Thank you developers.
- (2021-03-23) test christina: In general this extension is great. But have found on some webpages. When I try to use it some of the page doesn't load any content. But If I uninstall and then load the page and then reinstall it does work.