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Dark Reader for Firefox Changelog

What's new in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.77

Feb 29, 2024
  • Fixed errors when Adopted Stylesheets were not present.
  • Fixed breaking on ::view-transition selectors (Airbnb issue).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.76 (Jan 22, 2024)

  • Improved dark theme detection.
  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.74 (Jan 17, 2024)

  • Improved image analysis performance.
  • Improved dark theme detection.
  • Fixed 404 errors when loading images with relative paths.
  • V5 Preview: Moved settings into a separate page.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.73 (Jan 4, 2024)

  • Improved subdomain handling in Site List.
  • Improved dark theme detection.
  • Fixed page crashes (Slack issue).
  • Fixed Site List migration.
  • Reduced image analysis memory usage.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.68 (Nov 22, 2023)

  • Fixed for Reddit (incorrect CSS comment handling).
  • Fixed working on domains containing `constructor` part.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.63 (Jun 21, 2023)

  • Site toggle panel (detect dark theme and shortcut).
  • App toggle panel (automation and shortcut).
  • Improved Site List indexing.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.62 (Jan 9, 2023)

  • Fixed a edge case with extracting color numbers, it's now able to extract `rgb(0 0 0/0.04)`.
  • Improved IPv6 check.
  • Faster UI loading.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.61 (Jan 4, 2023)

  • Only invert PDFs on mail.google.com and drive.google.com, if the setting for PDF inversion has been enabled.
  • Show in the new UI design when a page is disabled, because it's protected by the browser.
  • Improved restoring Dark Reader elements, when the whole DOM is being overwritten.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.59 (Oct 27, 2022)

  • Fixes a issue where `darkreader-fallback` wasn't removed from the DOM, when Dark Reader finds a `<meta name="darkreader-lock">` element.
  • Be stricter when the user specifies a last slash for a URL in the Site List.
  • A button to clear the Site List (v5 Preview UI).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.58 (Oct 23, 2022)

  • Remove newlines from CSS URL values, before handling them.
  • Better detection for text color property in variables.
  • Es-419 (Latin America & Caribbean Spanish) translation.
  • Updates to Hebrew and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.57 (Sep 22, 2022)

  • Fix iframes not getting modified when settings were changed.
  • Fixed registering system automation handlers multiple times.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.55 (Aug 16, 2022)

  • Fixed Google calendar.
  • Fixed incorrect inline background colors when `mask` is explicitly disabled.
  • Fixed breaking for some old browser versions.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.53 (Aug 9, 2022)

  • Don't manage styles that have an empty `href` attribute.
  • Use `navigator.UserAgentData` when possible.
  • Add a `<meta name="darkreader-lock">` detector, to disable Dark Reader when detected (only dynamic theme).
  • Fix filter theme for Firefox v102+
  • Correctly open static theme editor on Mobile.
  • Migrate automation settings to its own object.
  • Correctly handle empty URL's in `background-image` property.
  • Make color parsing use cache.
  • Send updates only to affected tabs when toggling sites.
  • Fixed images with masks (Gmail icons issue).
  • Background page refactoring.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.52 (Jun 28, 2022)

  • Correctly handle escaped characters in CSS `url(...)` values.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.47 (Apr 18, 2022)

  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.46 (Mar 14, 2022)

  • V5 Preview: Auto-detect dark theme on websites.
  • V5 Preview: Option for running dark theme on hidden tabs immediately.
  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Translation improvements.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.43 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.36 (Sep 21, 2021)

  • Preparing the app for work in non-persistent background context.
  • Dynamic mode bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Users' fixes for websites

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.34 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • Dynamic mode bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Minor UI improvements.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.33 (May 28, 2021)

  • Fixed disability to switch on sites in Global Dark List.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.32 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.31 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • Fixed performance bottleneck for websites with CSS variables.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.30 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Improved CSS Variables support.
  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Fixed toggle shortcut keys for PDFs.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.29 (Feb 23, 2021)

  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.27 (Jan 22, 2021)

  • Dynamic mode improvements.
  • Thunderbird support.
  • Users' fixes for websites.
  • Users' translation improvements.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.26 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.25 (Nov 25, 2020)

  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.24 (Nov 19, 2020)

  • Dynamic mode fixes and performance improvements.
  • Updates for Dutch translation.
  • Users' fixes for websites.
  • Reduced assets size.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.23 (Oct 27, 2020)

  • Fixed missing images on some websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.22 (Oct 26, 2020)

  • Fixed high CPU usage caused by conflict with some websites.
  • Dynamic mode bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.21 (Sep 26, 2020)

  • Fixed wrongly displaying pages where the extension is disabled.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.20 (Sep 25, 2020)

  • Dynamic mode fixes.
  • Fixed page blinking (Word Online and Patreon issue).
  • Minor UI improvements.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.19 (Sep 8, 2020)

  • Fixed forcing users from local to sync storage after restart.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.18 (Sep 4, 2020)

  • Fixed inverting pages in side panels.
  • Fixed Site List layout (v5 Preview).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.17 (Sep 2, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a white flash happening when a webpage starts loading.
  • Fixed loading settings when synchronization is disabled.
  • Fixed disabling the extension for local files and various URL protocols.
  • Users' fixes for websites.
  • V5 Preview:
  • Ability to run the extension on protected pages (if enabled by browser flags).
  • Ability to disable system controls styling.
  • Ability to quickly remove site list record.
  • Minor UI improvements.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.16 (Jul 28, 2020)

  • V5 Preview:
  • Theme presets.
  • Export generated CSS into a file.
  • Ability to force Sites Fixes sync.
  • Font settings.
  • Basic Site List
  • Rounded controls.
  • Display app version in popup.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Detect if a website uses Dark Reader API to prevent high CPU usage.
  • Fix for websites that constantly remove Dark Reader's style sheet.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.15 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed resolving some absolute URLs.
  • Fixed stack overflow for self-referenced CSS variables.
  • Fixed not working for Wikipedia file previews.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.14 (Jul 6, 2020)

  • Fixes for websites that clear Dark Reader style (Baidu and others).
  • Fix for style links in Shadow DOM.
  • Fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.13 (Jun 29, 2020)

  • Fix for Gmail with custom background images (multiple levels of media queries).

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.12 (Jun 29, 2020)

  • Hot fixes:
  • Fixed broken Custom Site Settings.
  • Fixed error for Shadow DOM in closed mode.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.11 (Jun 29, 2020)

  • V4.9.11:
  • Adopted Style Sheets support (if supported by browser).
  • Make Dev Tools usable on mobile.
  • Fixed working on some not escaped URLs.
  • Users' fixes for websites.
  • Other bug fixes.
  • Slovak translation (thanks to Vladimír Kubala).
  • V5 Preview:
  • Custom background and text colors.
  • Ability to import and export settings.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.9 (May 25, 2020)

  • Huge performance improvements:
  • Optimized watching for web page changes.
  • Handle huge page changes when the loading is complete.
  • Using faster iteration methods for array-like objects.
  • Reusing single Canvas for image analysis.
  • Other optimizations.
  • Other bug fixes:
  • Added ability to toggle IPv6 addresses.
  • Fixed handling CSS files with broken imports.
  • Fixed waiting for CSS loading.
  • Fixed substitution of CSS variables inside color declarations.
  • Fixed observing style sheets that moved into a different location.
  • Improved pixel lightness calculation for image analysis.
  • Analyze list images.
  • Other minor bug fixes.
  • Users' fixes for websites.
  • V5 Preview:
  • Ability to set custom scrollbar color or disable styling.
  • Ability to set custom text selection color.
  • Separate page for automation options.
  • Show confirmation dialog before resetting the settings to defaults.
  • Dev Tools:
  • IGNORE INLINE STYLE instruction for elements whose inline style attributes should not be processed.
  • Pressing Tab key inserts 4 spaces.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.8 (May 4, 2020)

  • Fixes for websites.
  • Fixed loading images from some URLs.
  • Fixed opening Dev Tools in new UI.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.7 (Apr 28, 2020)

  • Fix for disappeared icons (Facebook issue).
  • Fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.6 (Apr 23, 2020)

  • Fixed CSP error on some websites.
  • New design preview (activate in Dev Tools).
  • Fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.5 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Fixed analyzing images for non-index paths.
  • Fixed CSS filter issue for some browser versions.
  • Hebrew translation (thanks to @refael722).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.4 (Mar 30, 2020)

  • Prevent overriding Stylus extension's style sheets (thanks to @Gusted).
  • Fixed breaking on closed Shadow DOM elements (thanks to @Gusted).
  • Users' fixes for websites (special thanks to William Tijl @Gusted).

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.3 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • Improved user interface for mobile browsers.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.2 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Fixed compatibility with older browsers (that don't have Shadow DOM support).
  • Improved German translation (thanks to @Mertyn
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.9.0 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Better support for Shadow DOM.
  • Better support for CSS-in-JS libraries.
  • Ignore disabled styles (Linkedin issue).
  • Better compatibility with other add-ons.
  • Improved notifications for important news.
  • Vietnamese translation (thanks to @taozherotoxic).
  • Updates to Portuguese translation (thanks to @Perkzitos).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.10 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Arabic translation (thanks to Omar Namis).
  • Updates to Indonesian translation (thanks to @zmni).
  • Fixes for Facebook and Instagram.
  • Users' fixes for websites (special thanks to @Myshor).

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.9 (Feb 6, 2020)

  • Restore removed styles overrides (Baidu issue).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.7 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • Swedish translation (thanks to August Norkko and Kartik Choudhary).
  • Polish translation (thanks to @rail01).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.6 (Dec 5, 2019)

  • Fixed shortcut editing (thanks to Ryan Wilson).
  • Portuguese Help page translation (thanks to Rafael Liberatori).
  • Persian translation (thanks to Matin Afkhami).
  • Bengali translation update (thanks to Meraj al Maksud).
  • Fix for Google Sheets (thanks to Griffin J Rademacher).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.5 (Nov 25, 2019)

  • Fixed broken UI for Japanese language on Mac.
  • Bengali translation (thanks to Meraj al Maksud).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.3 (Oct 25, 2019)

  • Ability to override Global Dark List.
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.2 (Oct 22, 2019)

  • Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) help pages are available (thanks to @reiscigit).
  • Chinese translation fixes.
  • Hindi translation fixes (thanks to Sidhant Bhatia).
  • Users' fixes for websites.

New in Dark Reader for Firefox 4.8.1 (Oct 11, 2019)

  • Fixes for YouTube colors.
  • Users fixes for websites.
  • Update for Turkish translation.