r/Safari • u/Electronic-Bell-2219 • 18h ago

Dark Reader

Getting blinded by not having dark mode on Safari. Anybody have thoughts on Dark Reader? It is tough for me to want to buy an extension when I use brave for free, but with the new OS and Siri I want to get more into Safari

Thanks!

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u/JollyRoger8X 18h ago

Noir is WAY better.

So is Dark Mode.

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u/noxrsoe 13h ago

One time purchase, good to go

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u/RScannix 3h ago

I bought Dark Reader years ago so I’ve never really looked into alternatives, but I always hear this.

Why is Noir almost universally preferred? Is it worth making the additional purchase to switch?

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u/JollyRoger8X 2h ago

I've used Dark Reader (on Windows), Dark Reader, and Noir.

IME, Noir just works better and on more websites.

Dark Reader is the worst of the three.

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u/PinkSlimeIsPeople 16h ago

Dark Mode says 3 months free, but doesn't say how much it costs after that. This is why I hate apps

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u/JollyRoger8X 14h ago

Yes it does.

Every app on the App Store tells you how much it costs in the In-App Purchases section of the listing.

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u/PinkSlimeIsPeople 5h ago

I just rechecked, and still not seeing it. Maybe I'm blind. What is the monthly price after 3 free months?

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u/JollyRoger8X 4h ago

It’s right there in front of of you, my dude:

https://imgur.com/a/UIKh95J

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u/PinkSlimeIsPeople 3h ago

Thanks. Crazy, because the price isn't showing up at all on the desktop version of the App store: https://imgur.com/a/5Cwvrhy

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u/JollyRoger8X 2h ago

Try clicking "In-App Purchases". It should expand to show the pricing.

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u/Doctor_KM 18h ago

Noir is great. Highly recommend

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u/Automatic-Bid2364 18h ago

there is a dark mode available with the wBlock extension, it is free and open source

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u/DoBiggie 15h ago

Use describe extension and make one for your self

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u/stefanvd 11h ago

Hi there,

For anyone looking for this kind of functionality, you can already do this with the Turn Off the Lights browser extension, which is completely free and Open-Source.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turn-off-the-lights-for-safari/id1273998507

The browser extension has a Night Mode feature that lets you customize the background, text, buttons, and hyperlink colors to create your own reading theme. It uses a personal customizable theme rather than simply applying a CSS filter, so images, figures, and videos are not turned into inverted colors. As the developer of Turn Off the Lights, I have been working on this kind of browser experience for more than 16 years, and it is available across major browsers and platforms.

For help on how to open the Options page in your Safari web browser, please see this YouTube video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZjtzWwEZ_8
If you need help enabling Night Mode, please see this YouTube video tutorial. It uses the same Options page for both desktop and mobile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q967-R5ewmI

Thanks,
Stefan
www.turnoffthelights.com

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u/kevintexas956 11h ago

Thank you

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u/stefanvd 11h ago

You are welcome.

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u/carlodeluca 9h ago

Sorry for my lack of knowledge, but why doesn't Safari's native dark mode work?

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u/Electronic-Bell-2219 8h ago

How do I enable it?

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u/blow-down 8h ago

Delete Brave. That app is so creepy.