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🖥 Powerful Desktop Dimmer App Update for Windows 10

Posted on by Stefan Van Damme

The desktop dimmer app Turn Off the Lights for Desktop (for Windows 10) get a new update to have a more comfortable experience in a beautiful user interface, thanks to the Fluent Design System. For example, the Preference window is now updated with the new Acryl Material design. That gives you an accent of the context behind the window.

Desktop dimmer app for Windows 10
Turn Off the Lights for Desktop highlight the media player

Desktop Dimmer App

Turn Off the Lights for Desktop is the desktop dimmer app to dims your whole screen and with an option to highlight that selected app on the top of the dark layer. So, you can keep concentrating on that important app (without any distractions around your desktop).

For example, you can focus the video player app from Windows (or other apps such as iTunes, VLC Media Player, Aurora Player, etc.).

Responsive Layout

The preference window is now sizable for each screen. Responsive on the size you make with the preference window. And with the right navigation bar, you can find fast and clearly the option you want.

What is also great is that it works with your light and dark theme in the Windows color theme.

Schedule screen dimmer for Windows 10
Turn Off the Lights for Desktop Schedule page

Darker Right Click Menu

When you installed the app you see a white lamp icon left of your Windows clock. And with a single right click, you can customize the dark layer. Now, this context menu is a darker menu that is more comfortable for to click on a color or change the opacity of this dark layer.

Cloud Storage

Turn Off the Lights for Desktop use now the Roaming storage data. So with this new storage, it can sync the app data and settings to your Microsoft account. And whenever you log in to your new device, everything will be restored to your previous set settings.

You can download this remarkable Turn Off the Lights for Desktop app from the Microsoft Store. The desktop dimmer app update is available for Windows 10 build 1803 and higher. And for users who already got this powerful app on their Windows 10 desktop computer, it is a free update.

About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the lead Developer of the Turn Off the Lights Browser Extension for Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Yandex, Vivaldi, Brave, and Microsoft Edge.

🏅 Share a powerful 5-star positive online review to Support Our FREE Work!

Posted on by Stefan Van Damme

There are many positive online reviews for Turn Off the Lights in the Chrome web store, Firefox add-on gallery, Microsoft Store, etc. Our users (such as you) love the simplicity of the gray lamp button and the many great options inside this browser extension. For some users, it really gives them a new way of watching online videos. Also, we read great feedback on the review page, so we make the feature even better.
While millions of users use this practical tool in their favorite web browser. But the important key is that it must do what it must do. And that we continue to improve your online web experience with the free browser extension.

Positive Online Review

This is one of the user reviews from the Chrome web store. He rated it 5 stars and said about the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension, that it is the most ingenious idea for an extension. And there are many options inside, even the positive online review from the user thought it only adds a lamp button to dim the web page in his Chrome toolbar. But you can customize everything and also the action when you click on the lamp button. For example to activate the Night Mode or the Eye Protection layer.

You watch and read more user reviews on our YouTube Channel, and the browser extension store or gallery.

We read all the reviews that are visible in the store. And help you if you have a question. But, if you need any help, it is best to contact us by using our contact form on our support page. Or you can use the Google Assistant app (for iOS, Android, and Google Home devices). Ask for “Turn Off the Lights Support”, she can help you further.

We are proud of what we do. If you have the smallest bit of time over, rate & review now the Turn Off the Lights browser extension! Rate 5 stars on the Chrome web store
And it is to motivate us to continue to improve the web experience from a day-to-night experience.

About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the lead Developer of the Turn Off the Lights Browser Extension for Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Yandex, Vivaldi, Brave, and Microsoft Edge.

♿ Build for People with Disabilities is in our hearts and thoughts #1 important Concern

Posted on by Stefan Van Damme

Today, 17 May 2018 is the Global Accessibility Awareness Day. It is an awareness day focusing on accessibility. And people with disabilities need a helpful tool, so they can experience the web in a less fearful way. That is better for your eyes and for the screen reader software.

One of the first accessibility features in the Turn Off the Lights browser extension was the Speech Recognition feature. With a voice command, you can activate the dark layer and even play or pause the current video player. And that without touching any buttons on the web page. Since the launch of the Turn Off the Lights browser extension v4. There are many new improvements for People with Disabilities. Therefore, it starts all from a new Options page layout that is touch friendly but in the background also good for the screen reader software.

People with Disabilities

People with Disabilities need a good tool for the web. And Turn Off the Lights software enhances that visibility and reduces distractibility on the web. Here are 3 things that have been improved from the previous extension version:

1. Change the tab with your keyboard

You can change now the tab on the Options page, by using the alt key and the first (English) letter of that tab name.

Windows users

Press the alt key + N
That will open you the Night Mode tab on the Turn Off the Lights Options page.

macOS users

Press the ctrl + alt + B
With this shortcut key, it opens the Basics tab on the Turn Off the Lights Options page.

2. Touch-friendly and comfortable layout

The options page is now not compact and compressed into one single view. And every single tab has its own icon that describes the function of that web page.

3. Dark Mode Options page

People with Disabilities do not like too much bright light shining directly in their eyes, and it is not good and healthy. You can even be blind for a second of that light. Because of this uncomfortable aspect, there is an option to get a dark user interface for the Options page.

Dark Mode Option
Dark Mode Option
  1. Open the Turn Off the Lights Options page, that by clicking right on the gray lamp button. And choose the menu item Options
  2. Then the Turn Off the Lights Options page will show up in a new tab. And On the top right you see a vertical 3-dot icon, click on it to open the menu list
  3. Next, choose “Dark mode OFF” and it will automatically convert to a Dark theme
Accessibility tool for disable people
Turn Off the Lights Options page in Dark Mode

The Turn Off the Lights browser extension is built for everyone. This browser extension enhances the computing and web experience for those users who we care about. And we are aimed to continually improve the accessibility of the Turn Off the Lights browser extension. There are many People with Disabilities. Of the world population, 15% do have a disability. And everyone must get a good experience in his web browser. If you love our work, please make a small contribution to support us.

About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the lead Developer of the Turn Off the Lights Browser Extension for Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Yandex, Vivaldi, Brave, and Microsoft Edge.