Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Aurora: Safari Dark Mode

Real dark mode for every website — now on Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Dark Reader for Safari▲113

   Dark mode for every website

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dark Mode for Safari▲128

   Safari is now ready for the new macOS Mojave

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Night Eye▲88

   Enable Safari dark mode for iPhone/iPad on iOS15

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dark Reader for iOS▲116

   Enjoy dark mode on all Apple devices

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shade View▲155

   Auto-dark mode for all websites

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Solace▲171

   macOS gives you three appearance options: Light, Dark, or Auto. Auto follows sunset, which is a surprisingly blunt heuristic. It doesn't account for season (dark mode at 3:50pm in December, light mode at 9pm in June), and it has zero awareness of actual conditions outside. Overcast and dark at 2pm? Your Mac doesn't care. The deeper problem is that macOS treats appearance, wallpaper, and colour temperature as unrelated settings. You end up stitching together separate tools that don't know about each other, or you just live with the defaults and accept the friction. Solace tries to solve this…

   Feb 2026 · theodorehq.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NightOwl▲320

   Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.

   2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dark Reader extension – Dark mode for every website▲369

   Enable dark mode (night mode) on all websites

   2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Smart Brightness for Dark Mode▲80

   Don't let white pages hurt your eyes

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Turn Off the Lights for Safari▲95

    Darkens the rest of the web

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Noir▲79

    Browse better at night with dark mode for Safari

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Night Eye - Dark Mode on any website▲138

    Enable dark mode on any website using your favourite browser

    2019 · nighteye.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    iOS 13▲292

    Apple's latest mobile OS, now with dark mode

    2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dark Mode Plus▲1

    Sync dark mode across devices

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Safari Beauty Toolbar▲89

    Make Safari toolbar more consistent with your brand colors

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Midnight Lizard▲124

    Clever night mode for all websites

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Grayscale for Safari▲77

    Turn Safari black & white and browse with less distraction

    Jun 2026 · grayscale.lessnoise.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Darker▲9

    Change to Dark Mode easily on your Mac

    2019 · darker.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Happy Owl▲99

    Dark mode for Medium 🌚📝

    2018 · happyowl.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Darker News for Safari (Dark Mode for Hacker News)▲11

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Aurora Notch▲91

    A private notch workspace for every Mac

    Jun 2026 · auroranotch.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Figgy▲152

    A better native Figma app for Mac with dark mode ✨

    2019 · ravenyu.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Night Viewer▲93

    Enable dark mode for View Page Source (Chrome/Firefox/Edge)

    2020 · nighteye.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dark Switch▲76

    Switch MacOS dark mode in one click

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →