---
title: "Shades - Because the web is too bright – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "13 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.1.7, updated 2026-02-28. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid"
---

# Shades - Because the web is too bright

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 13
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:21 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #138,609 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #5,056 of 7,982

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Protect your eyes while browsing the web. Apply color filters to reduce eye strain, filter blue light, and enhance visual comfort.

- Extension ID: `cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid`
- Developer: [lukehaas](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ufb73d6c95b17736fa3d1a00302f19cf6)
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2026-01-13
- Last updated: 2026-02-28
- Version: `1.1.7`
- Size: 266 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://github.com/lukehaas/Shades/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/shades-because-the-web-is/cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fcnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 13 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

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

## 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

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Lorem Ipsum Generator](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pglahbfamjiifnafcicdibiiabpakkkb) | 10,000 | 4.36 | 14 | Developer Tools |

All 2 extensions by [lukehaas](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ufb73d6c95b17736fa3d1a00302f19cf6).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:21 UTC; next check around 2026-10-22.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Shades - Because the web is too bright” (cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid,
  title   = {Shades - Because the web is too bright (cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

From Extension Tracker, a public record of the Chrome Web Store: <https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnmgiengbdlfjgfocfagcnlimkmpclid>. It isn't affiliated with Google. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>), crediting Extension Tracker. Extension, developer and list pages come as Markdown too: add `format=md` to the address, as in `https://extensiontracker.com/extension/{id}?format=md`.