YouTube Secret Dark Mode

Enable YouTube's secret dark mode

What is YouTube Secret Dark Mode?

YouTube Secret Dark Mode is a Chrome extension developed by stemarcoh, and its main feature is "Enable YouTube's secret dark mode".

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Download YouTube Secret Dark Mode Extension CRX File

Download YouTube Secret Dark Mode extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        UPDATE: As of 2-May-2017 this dark mode is now official in YouTube and you no longer need this extension! See here https://www.youtube.com/new

Enables YouTube's secret dark mode by setting a known cookie to enable server-side styling and a new page layout from YouTube itself. Unlike some other extensions, it does not change the HTML or style sheets after they are downloaded.

The first time it is enabled and you load youtube.com, it will display a desktop notification indicating the you'll need to reload the page, and enable Dark Mode in the settings menu to see it in dark mode.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name YouTube Secret Dark Mode YouTube Secret Dark Mode
ID dlhbodnkplchkjdcbchlbfbbjekjicoo
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-secret-dark-mode/dlhbodnkplchkjdcbchlbfbbjekjicoo
Description Enable YouTube's secret dark mode
File Size 101 KB
Installation Count 354
Current Version 1.1
Last Updated 2017-05-02
Publish Date 2017-05-02
Rating 2.78/5 Total 9 Ratings
Developer stemarcoh
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "YouTube Secret Dark Mode",
    "description": "Enable YouTube's secret dark mode",
    "icons": {
        "16": "img\/icon16.png",
        "48": "img\/icon48.png",
        "128": "img\/icon128.png"
    },
    "author": "Steven Cohn",
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "background.js"
        ]
    },
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "img\/icon19.png",
        "default_title": "YouTube Secret Dark Mode"
    },
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/*",
                "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "content.js"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_start"
        }
    ],
    "permissions": [
        "cookies",
        "notifications",
        "tabs",
        "http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/*",
        "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/*"
    ],
    "version": "1.1",
    "web_accessible_resources": [
        "img\/icon48.png"
    ]
}