Better Darker Docs
Gives Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings a proper dark mode based on system theme, plus clearer text
Better Darker Docs - Dark Mode Add-On
Better Darker Docs is a Firefox add-on that provides custom scripts and styles to give the google docs suite a proper dark mode, including subpixel hinting (ClearType/TrueType) on text in docs and sheets. It ensures document appearance is much more accurate than css-only modifications offered by other extensions.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 167
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- storage
Size: 19.57K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Easy to use
- Works well on Google Sheets and documents
- Open source and consistently functional
- Looks aesthetically pleasing on sheets and documents
Cons
- Inverts colors on documents and images, making some hard to read
- Causes glitches in Google Sheets when moving columns
- Background becomes unreadable in PDFs, requiring deactivation and restart of Firefox
- Does not work consistently on all Google Drive services, like 'drive.google.com'
Most mentioned
- Extension may invert colors on documents and images
- Glitches occur when manipulating content in Google Sheets
- Extension improves visual accessibility for users
User reviews
Mainly using with Google Sheets and it looks very good, but have had some issues.
When moving a column, the spreadsheet background can glitch black and white, although fixable with a refresh.
While viewing PDF in FireFox, the extension made the background black and therefore text unreadable, which could only be undone by deactivating the extension AND restarting FireFox. Please ensure the extension reads the URL and only applies dark mode for "docs.google.com" and no local files.
Other than those things, extension seems to work well. Many thanks.
by Firefox user 18864715, 2025-03-04
by k49, 2025-03-03
by edgarallanpoo, 2025-02-25
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Better Darker Docs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood
Better Darker Docs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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