Dark View for Firefox

The blue screen light is the one that puts a strain on your eyes, mostly if you are using the computer during the night. However, there are a few things you can do about it. Aside from getting a pair of digital screen protection glasses, you can also apply a darker theme to reduce the amount of blue light that reaches your eyes. Dark View for Firefox is a simple extension that can help you in this regard.

Installing the extension is just a matter of a few clicks, as Firefox instantly detects the file type and sends it its extension manager. Once you grant it the access permissions, the addon is installed and you should notice a new button in the toolbar area, right next to the address bar.

The first impulse is to click it and, regardless of the website you are currently visiting (except for the Firefox Browser Add-ons webpage), everything should turn to black. The entire page is covered in a black veil that is meant to reduce the eye strain and help you navigate more relaxed when using Firefox. Nevertheless, in the extension’s options, you can define a list of exceptions, containing websites on which the dark mode will not work.

If you go to the Extensions Manager in Firefox, you can access the settings of Dark View. Using a simple slider, you can adjust the darkness to a level that you feel is right for your eyes. The darkness level you should choose highly depends on the surrounding light. It is also important how comfortable you feel reading with a specific level of darkness, without having to make an effort to see the text.

To make things easier, Dark View for Firefox comes with a set of shortcut keys that you can use to turn the dark mode on and off, decrease or increase the darkness level.

To get the most out of an extension such as Dark View for Firefox, it is advisable you also use a dark theme for the Firefox browser, which can turn the toolbar and the browser’s menu to black. If you are staying in front of the computer during nighttime, using a dark theme is one of the first things you need to do in order to make sure your eyesight is affected as little as possible.