46 points

Did anyone actually test how fast it is compared to Dark Reader?

Calling yourself “the fastest” is all nice and good, but some benchmarks would be nice.

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Yep, people have benchmarked:

  • Firefox without any Dark Mode addon = 27 points Speedometer
  • With Dark Reader = about 11 points
  • With UltimaDark = 25-26 points
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Try it your self. Use a pretty low end device. You will see difference. It’s life saver for my eyes and pretty old computer.

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19 points

My “pretty low end device” is an Android, which they do not support. :/

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It does, enable Desktop Mode and install

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Just use Cromite for dark mode! ;) …

…oh shit, wrong sub.

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29 points

Ah it doesn’t work on Android? A pity, that’s where I need dark mode the most.

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18 points

Dark Reader works a charm on Android.

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It works but it’s config interface looks borked

Edit: NVM, it also breaks some sites

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I just tried it on a Firefox fork and it works fine.

Just go to the link in OP, then enable Desktop Mode in Firefox. That will let you install it.

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Didn’t tried on android.

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Pro tip: Firefox can do dark mode natively, if you’re ready to accept some ugly websites.

Settings > Manage colors > then set your preferred hues and Override to Always.

It’s blazing fast with zero white flash, and most sites are perfectly legible.

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While I’m glad they’re trying this, it has the same problem as Brave, no configuration. Dark Reader lets you configure individual site profiles via a toggle of static/dynamic/etc to fix ones that don’t work well. Without that, nothing will compare.

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Is there a way for the same on Firefox on Android, Fenix?

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Although it works well, this is so experimental, it makes lab rats look like seasoned professionals.

Looks good, but I wait until its proven and stable.

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It’s been in development for 4 years.

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That doesn’t mean it’s stable. From his own description:

This is still highly experimental so it can also ruin your internet experience

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Yea, I mean it will take eternity(not really) to become stable. xD

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Because of the fact that UltimaDark is going the hardest route, using a totally different API, unlike Dark Reader

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Dark Reader has been in development since 2014 and is much more polished

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