Turn Off the Lights (extension)

Last updated
Original author(s) Stefan Van Damme
Developer(s) Stefan Van Damme
Initial releaseDecember 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)
Stable release
4.1.4.0 / February 8, 2020
Repository https://github.com/turnoffthelights
Written inJavaScript, XUL, XML, HTML, CSS, Swift
Platform Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Opera, Yandex Browser, Maxthon, Brave, Vivaldi, UC Browser
Size 5.45 MiB
Available in54 languages
List of languages
Bahasa Indonesia, Malay, Deutsch, English, English (UK), English (United States), Filipino, French, Swahili, Dutch, Norsk, Vietnamese, Turkish, Catalan, Danish, Estonian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Croatian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Slovak, Slovak, Finnish, Swedish, Czech, Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Hebrew, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Thai, Amharic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Arabic, Japanese, Korean
Type Cosmetic software
License GPLv2
Website www.turnoffthelights.com

Turn Off the Lights is a browser extension developed by Stefan Van Damme that lets users dim everything on their screen except the video they are watching.

Contents

Operation

A gray lamp icon is displayed in the browser menu bar when a video is detected; users click on the icon to make the screen surrounding the video fade. Clicking outside the video restores the rest of the screen. Users can adjust the opacity of the screen blocking and select a color other than black if desired. The extension can also be set to dim the screen automatically, and there are a variety of YouTube-specific features as well to bring an object to the front. A keyboard shortcut gives users quick access to the program's services.

Reception

In 2017, Turn Off the Lights was awarded the "Bronze Award" and the "People's Lovie Awards" from Lovie Awards. [1] Turn Off the Lights was named the winner of Best Websites, Web Services and Applications in the 7th annual Lovie Awards.

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References

  1. "The Lovie Awards Winners Gallery". The Lovie Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-06-15.