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Is Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader safe to install?

Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader asks for 1 browser permission and 3 site patterns. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.

Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader

Chrome extension by sabhyagupta4xr · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility

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What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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At a glance

Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.

Site access
Access to every site
Data collection
Declares it collects none
Upkeep
Updated 363 days ago
Publisher
No store badges
Audience
123 users · 3.0/5

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Routine for an extension

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 3 site patterns.

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility, 23% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to every site.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 1 browser permission.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

123 users

Users
+8 since 01.09
103-123 · 31 readings
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What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

sabhyagupta4xr. This listing has been in the store since 2025-11-03 and was last updated on 2025-11-03.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

  1. PDF Dark Mode – Night Mode for PDF Reader Runs its code on every site · 1 permission 1k users ★ 4.7
  2. PDF Dark Mode — Night Reader for PDFs No site access · 3 permissions 154 users ★ 2.5
  3. DarkPDF No site access · 4 permissions 5k users ★ 4.3

How to check or remove it in Chrome

  1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
  2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
  3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader access?
Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 1 browser permission.
What data does Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader collect?
The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
Has Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does Darken - PDF Dark Mode Reader publish a privacy policy?
No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-11-01.

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