Screen Shader Changelog

What's new in Screen Shader 2.0

Feb 7, 2022
  • Everything is coded from scratch!
  • New menu - very nice
  • Fixes bugs on countless websites
  • New shading algorithm
  • Manually set your location
  • Better optimized shading engine

New in Screen Shader 1.7 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Fixes for pages using buggy backdrops and backgrounds.
  • Big speed optimization for bug fixing subsystem.
  • Fixed bug with 10px bar at the top of the screen
  • Screen Shader now force-loads itself on every tab when it loads up, so every tab is shaded :)
  • Screen Shader now can safely work in incognito mode (if you enable it to do so on chrome://extensions)
  • The party easter egg was unfortunately removed because too many people were running into it accidentally
  • Fixed issues on xml documents
  • Fixed issues with lastpass extension
  • Fixed scrollbar issues in upcoming chrome versions
  • Screen Shader now shades podStation Podcast Player, another great extension you should totally try out!
  • Fixed incompatibility issues with norton security extensions.
  • Save Screen Shader's settings to a file and load settings from save file.
  • Added new shortcuts to increase/decrease the day or night shade separately.
  • Fixed a bunch of visual bugs on a variety of websites.
  • Rebranded to "Screen Shader - F.lux for Chrome" for better clarity
  • Other various bug fixes.

New in Screen Shader 1.6 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Screen Shader now works on anything fullscreen!
  • Screen Shader's content scripts have been rewritten to pure js. No more JQuery!
  • Screen Shader won't accidentally mess with your printing anymore.
  • Shaded scrollbar updated to v5.0
  • Polished the cross-extension messaging feature. Other extensions can now ask Screen Shader for a shade element!
  • Screen Shader will now stay off if you turned it off and close the browser.
  • Bugs with newtab page should now be fixed
  • Option to disable party mode and scroll shortcut
  • New keyboard shortcuts to increase/decrease darkness
  • A few bug fixes (of course)

New in Screen Shader 1.5 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • New option to set shade as high as you desire.
  • No White Flash script implemented
  • Fixed bugs with the new interface
  • Added donation page.
  • Using chrome.commands api, so now you can create your own keyboard shortcuts!
  • Added a ton of new keyboard shortcuts.
  • A lot of bugfixing.
  • All Screen Shader elements are now organized in their own parent

New in Screen Shader 1.4 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Fixed printing issue for google docs
  • Added a cool dynamic icon changer
  • Switched from hex color values and opacity to rgba color values(150% faster!)
  • Fixed a bug where the screen blinked when using the ctrl alt + shortcut
  • Compressed unnecessarily large images. -1.4 MB size!
  • Completely new and improved UI, thanks Jeeves!
  • Mix-blend-mode option for chrome. 20% cooler!

New in Screen Shader 1.3 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Fixed bug where the shader menu did not display correctly
  • Switched to a more reliable geo-ip service
  • Completely rewrote the shaded scrollbar, so it is now usable.

New in Screen Shader 1.2 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Fixed slowness issues on slow computers like chromebooks
  • Removed a good portion of the unnecessary code used for debugging
  • Improved the loading speed of the popup by running some scripts after the popup loads
  • Redid loader for map display
  • Removed console.logs
  • Updated sendRequests to sendMessages for next chrome update
  • Changed the 'Thank you' page to be more visually appealing

New in Screen Shader 1.1 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Finally! I updated/removed old code, improving performance.
  • Added ctrl alt scroll shortcut, and now keyboard shortcuts affect all tabs
  • Added the language option
  • Fixed a few bugs relating to the custom url option
  • Wrote a global system that manages the shade on every tab at the same time
  • When shade is changed, it affects all the tabs at the same time, so you don't see a blink or a flash when you change tabs
  • Page reload is no longer required on install

New in Screen Shader 1.0 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Added fullscreen mode
  • Added shaded scrollbar
  • Added custom urls option
  • Added a larger color selection interface + a new color picking menu
  • Added a install page to thank you guys for downloading Screen Shader!