Author: Stefan Van Damme

Today, dark mode is available for the Turn Off the Lights Blog! We updated our blog website design so that it matches the complete brand guideline of all our web pages. With now support for Dark Mode. When your Operating System (Mac and Windows) uses the dark appearance, it will automatically convert this website to Dark Mode. So you can read conformable the latest news and tip without the bright light. Our Turn Off the Lights Blog will match the style of your Operating System appearance setting. If your appearance is set to Light you will see the blog in Light theme, and if it is Dark then you see the Dark theme.

For the reader that is unfamiliar, Dark Mode is a dark background with the text in a light color such as white. Typical websites these days usually use a white background with the text color in black. But in low-light environments, the Dark mode theme will be more relaxing for your eyes and this can help to reduce eyestrain. And even reduce the power consumption on OLED screens.

Welcome to the Dark Side

We know many of you have been asking for this, and we are excited to bring dark mode to all our websites. That solves this issue, that users reading our website and navigating to our blog see a sudden too bright light and distracting the overall desired web experience.

Furthermore, the blog includes now a translucent navigation bar that stays sticky on the top. And a sidebar on the left for viewing the blog by categories or by following our social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.

If you just reading this now, and want to get Dark Mode on all websites. Here is the solution to your question. Install the free and Open-Source Turn Off the Lights browser extension, it provides the handiest Night Mode feature to customize the website to your personal dark mode theme color. And do not forget to support our hard work by making a small contribution.

The macOS Monterey is now available for the public. And the Turn Off the Lights Safari extension is already for this new update. And this Safari dark mode extension is 100% free and Open-Source on Mac. Because we believe the tool should be available for everyone. You can get the free Turn Off the Lights for Safari app from the Apple App Store.

What is new in Turn Off the Lights Safari extension version 4.3?

Here is brief information about the new and improved features of the Turn Off the Lights Safari extension.

Improve in the Night Mode feature

The Turn Off the Lights Safari extension version 4.3 makes a huge improvement in the Night Mode feature. That makes this the Safari dark mode extension that everyone needs to use. Because now you can customize the dark theme you want to see on your Safari web browser. And you can choose the background color for the borders and buttons. And thereby it provides you the option to automatically switch the current web page to Night Mode if the OS appearance is set to Dark.

When you activate the Night Mode feature, it will extend this also outside the web content. So your top navigation bar is also black.

Furthermore, it adds improvement to the domain table. Because now you can use the * character to add your wildcard domains. For example here is the wildcard domain for the Bandcamp website:

https://*.bandcamp.com

Add Game Controller support

When you are watching your favorite movie or YouTube video clip from a distance, you can use now your PlayStation or Xbox controller to control the current media in your Safari web browser. For example, you can play or pause the current video player, increase or decrease the audio level, and even go to the next or previous video in the YouTube playlist.

The Gamer Controller gives you the remote control of your Mac computer. And it is also available for iPhone and iPad users.

Support the development

This Safari Dark Mode extension does much more on your Safari web browser. That all to get the best and comfortable experience.

And the Turn Off the Lights Safari extension is free on all platforms because we believe this accessibility tool should be available for everyone. So please do not forget to support our hard work by making a small contribution. So that to continually improve this experience and get the app available for everyone at the Apple App Store.