---
title: "Monochromate - The Best Grayscale Extension – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4,000 users, rated 4.83 by 29 people. Version 1.5.5, updated 2026-11-11. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm"
---

# Monochromate - The Best Grayscale Extension

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4,000
- Rating: 4.83 from 29 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 05:41 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #11,109 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Well-being: #34 of 3,145

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Transform your web browsing with grayscale filter, site exclusions, and scheduling to reduce digital distractions doomscrolling

- Extension ID: `hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm`
- Developer: [lirena00](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ud9ab9099e3b27dc29a4047d709eed34f)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Lifestyle › Well-being](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/well_being)
- First published: 2025-02-20
- Last updated: 2026-11-11
- Version: `1.5.5`
- Size: 158 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `lirena.in`
- Support page: `https://github.com/lirena00/monochromate`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/monochromate-the-best-gra/hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 4,000 | 4.83 | 29 |
| 2026-11-07 | 4,000 | 4.83 | 29 |
| 2026-10-31 | 4,000 | 4.82 | 28 |
| 2026-10-24 | 7,000 | 4.82 | 28 |
| 2026-10-17 | 4,000 | 4.82 | 27 |
| 2026-10-14 | 4,000 | 4.82 | 27 |
| 2026-10-08 | 4,000 | 4.82 | 27 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4,000 | 4.82 | 27 |
| 2026-09-27 | 4,000 | 4.82 | 27 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-12: New version `1.5.5`, replacing `1.5.4`.
- 2026-10-17: New version `1.5.4`, replacing `1.5.3`.

## 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 2026-09-27.

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 where it runs scripts

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `commands`: Add keyboard shortcuts
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [LeetJump - Leetcode quick search extension](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mapaacjngblliffleponocgiopaclfld) | 48 | 5.00 | 1 | Developer Tools |

All 2 extensions by [lirena00](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ud9ab9099e3b27dc29a4047d709eed34f).

## 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 2026-11-12 05:41 UTC; next check around 2026-11-19.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Monochromate - The Best Grayscale Extension” (hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm,
  title   = {Monochromate - The Best Grayscale Extension (hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hafcajcllbjnoolpfngclfmmgpikdhlm},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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