Alternatives to Turn Off the Lights

Dims everything around a video and adds a site-wide dark mode. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Turn Off the Lights.

  • Dark Reader

    Generates a dark theme for every website, on the fly.

    FreeOpen sourceBrowser extension

    Dark Reader is open source under MIT and generates dark themes for every site with per-site settings, but has no video dimming, volume, speed or screenshot controls.

  • Night Eye

    Dark mode extension that converts pages locally while preserving colours.

    FreemiumProprietaryBrowser extension

    Night Eye converts pages to dark mode locally while preserving colours, but free use is limited and continued use needs a subscription or lifetime licence; there is no video dimming.

  • Noir

    Adds dark mode to every website in Safari to reduce eye strain and save battery.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    Noir is a paid dark mode app for Safari on macOS and iOS rather than a browser extension, and it has no cinema dimming or video controls.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Turn Off the Lights as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Video Speed Controller

    A browser extension that adds keyboard shortcuts to speed up, slow down and rewind HTML5 video.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Turn Off the Lights adds speed, volume and screenshot controls alongside video dimming and a site-wide dark mode, though its options page is cluttered.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.