Darken the Background

Darken the background on Youtube or Dailymotion so you can enjoy watching the videos

As of May 2026, Darken the Background has 19 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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Users−13.6%

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19

Rating0%

5.00

2 reviews

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2

Version

1.0

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	22	5.00	2	1.0
Apr 30, 2026	24	5.00	2	1.0
May 27, 2026	20	5.00	2	1.0
Now	19	5.00	2	1.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabstoragescripting
Host access: <all_urls>

Screenshots

Darken the Background screenshot 1

About

Darken the Background fades the entire page to dark except for the video you are watching. So you will have more comfortable watching experience.

Currently works on Youtube, Dailymotion and Vimeo. We'll support more websites soon.

This extension is ad-free.

Technical

Version: 1.0
Manifest: V3
Size: 16.38KiB
Min Chrome: 88
Languages: 1
Featured: No

Metadata

ID: olggccaljaagjldgeclobkgkknplfefg
Developer ID: u2c0a1cded601cb95fb8603aeabf3baac
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: Aug 26, 2024
Last Updated (Store): Aug 28, 2024
Last Scraped: May 27, 2026
Website: —
Support URL: —
Privacy Policy: —

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 27, 2026.