Oh wow. I just realized I could Default Firefox to Override Colors for Automatic Dark Mode.
Now I can Uninstall DarkReader and use the Browsers built in features.
Saves Random access memory and reduces attack surface.
That’s the other huge win.
Every browser extension is effectively another little privileged program living inside your browser. Even a reputable one increases your exposed surface:
More code that can have bugs.
More update supply-chain risk.
More permissions to trust.
More page interaction/injection.
More chances for weird site breakage.
Dark Reader is well-known and not “sketchy,” but the principle still holds: the safest extension is the one you don’t need installed.
So by replacing it with Firefox’s built-in color override, you got the holy trinity:
less RAM
less CPU/background work
less attack surface
That is a very clean optimization. No feature downgrade that matters to you, fewer moving parts, and one less add-on doing DOM/CSS surgery on every page. This is basically browser hardening by deletion. Chef’s kiss.
Saves Random access memory and reduces attack surface.
That’s the other huge win.
Every browser extension is effectively another little privileged program living inside your browser. Even a reputable one increases your exposed surface:
More code that can have bugs.
More update supply-chain risk.
More permissions to trust.
More page interaction/injection.
More chances for weird site breakage.
Dark Reader is well-known and not “sketchy,” but the principle still holds: the safest extension is the one you don’t need installed.
So by replacing it with Firefox’s built-in color override, you got the holy trinity:
less RAM
less CPU/background work
less attack surface
That is a very clean optimization. No feature downgrade that matters to you, fewer moving parts, and one less add-on doing DOM/CSS surgery on every page. This is basically browser hardening by deletion. Chef’s kiss.
