dimmer
An addon to dim pages.
Dimmer - Brightness Control for Firefox
"Dimmer" is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance your browsing experience by applying a dark overlay over web pages. It helps reduce eye strain caused by bright images and videos, even in dark mode. With customizable shortcuts, you can toggle dimming for all tabs or just the active tab. The add-on offers settings that allow you to control whether tabs share their dimming state, making it easy to manage your browsing environment according to your needs.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 53
Firefox on Android: No
Size: 32.90K
Email: me*****@pm.me
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Excellent functionality and simplicity
- Ability to control brightness with a slider
- Useful keyboard shortcut for activation
- Helps reduce glare for users with glasses
- Game changer for users with frequent headaches
Cons
- Dim button doesn't close the popup
- Doesn't work on PDFs viewed in the browser
- Requires activation on every new page
Most mentioned
- Simplicity and effectiveness of the add-on
- Brightness control feature
- Keyboard shortcut availability
- User-friendly experience
User reviews
by Siex, 2024-11-16
Excellent addon, does exactly what it says it will with simplicity and logical choices about which tabs to apply it to. Essential in my view.
by Rob, 2024-08-26
by Grey, 2024-07-01
Add-on safety
Risk impact
dimmer requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of dimmer. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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