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Dark reader works unreasonably well.it has done more than any other project to restore some degree of visual consistency to our computer screens in the age of w

by adrusi 5y ago

Dark reader works unreasonably well.it has done more than any other project to restore some degree of visual consistency to our computer screens in the age of web apps.

Accacin 5y ago
I tried it a while back in Firefox and after a a few days I noticed memory usage in Firefox was going way up and whenever I opened dev tools everthing would slow down drastically. Removed the addon and everything went back to normal. Anyone getting these types of issues still? I would love to start using it again.
- codefined 5y ago
  Definitely slower than something that has a pre-defined stylesheet, e.g. Stylus. Does occassionally cause graphical issues (say, below 0.05% of websites I visit, once a month?) that means I have to toggle it off for that site. Still use it because the speed / memory different isn't noticeable on most modern laptops / desktops. Even my phone uses it now as it's quick enough with the 'dynamic' update they made (toggle onto it under the 'more' section)
- Jiocus 5y ago
  I'm a happy Dark Reader user. The issue you experienced could be related to which type of ‘filter’ you used. The four different kinds, Filter, Filter+, Static and Dynamic approach re-theming in different ways that varies in resource use[1]. For example, Filter ”requires GPU resources”, while Filter+ “works poorly in Firefox”. Dynamic pays up-front on first pageload, but subsequent pageloads should be lean. [1]: Theme generation modes, https://darkreader.org/help/en/#filter-settings https://darkreader.org/help/en/#filter-settings
erikbye 5y ago
Dark Reader is great if you do not care about performance.
- adrusi 5y ago
  Performance has improved somewhat, at least using the dynamic mode. I think largely through more effective caching. I use it even on my phone these days.
  - noloblo 5y ago
    which phone do you use it on? as ios browsers do not seem to support it?
    - adrusi 5y ago
      It's supported on Firefox for Android. I use it on a two-year old OnePlus 7 Pro.
    - cercatrova 5y ago
      Won't work on iOS, only Android. Kiwi Browser is great, Chromium with extension support. Or Firefox on Android, also with extension support.

by adrusi 5y ago

Dark reader works unreasonably well.it has done more than any other project to restore some degree of visual consistency to our computer screens in the age of web apps.

Accacin 5y ago

I tried it a while back in Firefox and after a a few days I noticed memory usage in Firefox was going way up and whenever I opened dev tools everthing would slow down drastically. Removed the addon and everything went back to normal. Anyone getting these types of issues still? I would love to start using it again.

codefined 5y ago
Definitely slower than something that has a pre-defined stylesheet, e.g. Stylus. Does occassionally cause graphical issues (say, below 0.05% of websites I visit, once a month?) that means I have to toggle it off for that site. Still use it because the speed / memory different isn't noticeable on most modern laptops / desktops. Even my phone uses it now as it's quick enough with the 'dynamic' update they made (toggle onto it under the 'more' section)
Jiocus 5y ago
I'm a happy Dark Reader user. The issue you experienced could be related to which type of ‘filter’ you used. The four different kinds, Filter, Filter+, Static and Dynamic approach re-theming in different ways that varies in resource use[1]. For example, Filter ”requires GPU resources”, while Filter+ “works poorly in Firefox”. Dynamic pays up-front on first pageload, but subsequent pageloads should be lean. [1]: Theme generation modes, https://darkreader.org/help/en/#filter-settings https://darkreader.org/help/en/#filter-settings

erikbye 5y ago

Dark Reader is great if you do not care about performance.

adrusi 5y ago
Performance has improved somewhat, at least using the dynamic mode. I think largely through more effective caching. I use it even on my phone these days.
- noloblo 5y ago
  which phone do you use it on? as ios browsers do not seem to support it?
  - adrusi 5y ago
    It's supported on Firefox for Android. I use it on a two-year old OnePlus 7 Pro.
  - cercatrova 5y ago
    Won't work on iOS, only Android. Kiwi Browser is great, Chromium with extension support. Or Firefox on Android, also with extension support.