GrayScale Overlay

About

## **GrayScale Overlay – Clean Monochrome Browsing**

### 🌐 Description

Bring clarity and calm to your web experience with **GrayScale Overlay** – a customizable Chrome extension that lets you apply grayscale filters to any website. Whether you're looking to reduce eye strain, focus better, or simply enjoy a distraction-free, minimalist interface, this extension has you covered.

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### 🎯 **Key Features**

#### ✅ Adjustable Grayscale Filter

* Apply a grayscale overlay to any webpage without disrupting interactions.
* Smooth, performance-friendly transitions.
* Customizable intensity from 0% to 100%.

#### 🎨 Multiple Visual Modes

* **Desaturate** (soft and subtle)
* **Grayscale** (true black-and-white)
* **Luminosity** (high contrast)
* **Color Dodge** (dramatic tones)

#### 🌍 Auto-Toggle Per Website

* Automatically activate grayscale on specific websites.
* Works with subdomains (e.g., `www.reddit.com`, `old.reddit.com`, `m.reddit.com`).
* One-click "Add Current Site" feature.

#### 💡 Real-Time Controls

* Instantly preview filter changes.
* Use a slider to fine-tune intensity.
* Choose visual modes from a dropdown menu.

#### 💾 Persistent Settings

* Saves your preferences across browser sessions.
* Remembers websites and intensity levels.
* Syncs settings across Chrome installations.

#### 🧠 Per-Tab Intelligence

* Each tab tracks its own grayscale state.
* Seamless transitions between enabled and disabled tabs.

#### 🧰 Easy-to-Use Interface

* Clean, modern popup design.
* Smart enable/disable buttons.
* Fully responsive and intuitive.

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### 👥 Ideal For:

* Students and professionals who need fewer distractions.
* Readers and researchers on text-heavy sites.
* Users sensitive to color brightness or visual noise.
* Minimalists who enjoy a clean, grayscale aesthetic.

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### 🔒 Privacy & Permissions

* **No data collection or tracking.**
* Settings stored locally using Chrome Sync.
* Requires only essential permissions: `activeTab`, `storage`.

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### ⚙️ How to Use

1. Click the extension icon to toggle grayscale.
2. Adjust intensity and mode in real time.
3. Use “Add Current Site” to auto-enable on your favorite websites.
4. Manage your website list directly from the popup.

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### ⚡ Performance

* Lightweight and fast.
* No impact on page load speed.
* Built using modern, efficient CSS rendering (`mix-blend-mode`, `backdrop-filter`).

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### 💬 Support

Need help or have suggestions? Reach out via the support tab on the Chrome Web Store.