---
title: "Dark Theme for Google™ – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "40,000 users, rated 3.84 by 320 people. Version 0.6.3, updated 2023-03-02. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc"
---

# Dark Theme for Google™

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 40,000
- Rating: 3.84 from 320 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-09 20:07 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #2,796 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Developer Tools: #252 of 30,442

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> A highly customizable dark theme for Google products (search, images, translate, and contacts)

- Extension ID: `apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc`
- Developer: [MeryDev](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u5a225ce3ab29da06228223c7abbdd51f)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Developer Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/developer)
- First published: 2017-02-15
- Last updated: 2023-03-02
- Version: `0.6.3`
- Size: 156 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://webextension.org/listing/dark-theme.html?from=google`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dark-theme-for-google/apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-09 | 40,000 | 3.84 | 320 |
| 2026-11-02 | 40,000 | 3.84 | 320 |
| 2026-10-26 | 40,000 | 3.84 | 320 |
| 2026-10-18 | 40,000 | 3.84 | 320 |
| 2026-10-11 | 40,000 | 4.02 | 320 |
| 2026-10-04 | 40,000 | 4.02 | 320 |
| 2026-09-27 | 40,000 | 4.02 | 320 |
| 2026-09-26 | 40,000 | 4.02 | 320 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `*://www.gstatic.com/*`: www.gstatic.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*/*`: Every website

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `idle`: Detect when you're away from the computer
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Download All Images](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nnffbdeachhbpfapjklmpnmjcgamcdmm) | 200,000 | 4.09 | 289 | Art & Design |
| [Tab Auto Refresh](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jaioibhbkffompljnnipmpkeafhpicpd) | 100,000 | 4.16 | 78 | Tools |
| [Volume Booster for YouTube™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/camciclnnglajljifpjocnpmepnkajgi) | 90,000 | 4.57 | 151 | Well-being |
| [YouTube Dark Theme](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/icgoeaddhagkbjnnigiblfebijeinfme) | 60,000 | 4.07 | 225 | Accessibility |
| [WebRTC Protect - Protect IP Leak](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bkmmlbllpjdpgcgdohbaghfaecnddhni) | 40,000 | 4.15 | 48 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Theater Mode for YouTube™ (large player view)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dgognhgbpdoeidccnbfhohblklhbbomh) | 20,000 | 3.65 | 107 | Tools |
| [Page Screenshot](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aoifpkjpdcfpdphnncjhgljdhpolajii) | 10,000 | 3.62 | 8 | Tools |
| [Font Inspector](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kgekdppfhdacjmnogfkklnljiglcphip) | 10,000 | 3.27 | 11 | Developer Tools |
| [Mute Tab](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ogbpneobokibiimcnecppphklbpcibfo) | 10,000 | 3.47 | 36 | Tools |
| [Print Selection to PDF](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/leelcgmlfncnjldfomkmpefndongkijg) | 6,000 | 1.71 | 17 | Tools |

All 18 extensions by [MeryDev](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u5a225ce3ab29da06228223c7abbdd51f).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-09 20:07 UTC; next check around 2026-11-17.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Dark Theme for Google™” (apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc,
  title   = {Dark Theme for Google™ (apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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