We all know that familiar feeling of opening a website and immediately having your retinas burnt out.
But now, instead of reaching for protective eyewear, this browser extension can save your eyes and eyesight. Pick from a selection of sunglasses inspired filters and browse the web in comfort.
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I have three reasons for this.
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After using many extensions of this nature, I have come to the conclusion that direct color manipulation of web content should be avoided. Those solutions always create problems on some sites, making sites less usable and also often less performant. The best way to alter the color of a website is with a simple overlay.
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Good UX. This extension has a stripped down feature set, just providing the core essentials. This simplicity makes it easier to provide an intuitive and usable interface.
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Privacy focused. This extension is open source and does not send your data anywhere. This is very important for an extension of this nature that requires direct access to the web pages you are viewing.
Select your preferred filter on the main screen.
Each filter has a settings screen where you can set the intensity and toggle it as the default filter.
Control which websites get which filter.
