Privacy & permissions

Where it runs

Docs Dimmer runs only on docs.google.com — the home of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It draws its dimming, warmth, and dark-mode overlays on top of those pages and does nothing else. On every other site it isn't active at all.

The one permission it asks for

Docs Dimmer requests only the minimum permission it needs:

• storage — to remember your dimming, warmth, dark-mode, and editor settings so they persist and sync across your Chrome profile.

It doesn't read, change, or transmit the contents of your documents — it only lays a visual overlay on top of the page.

No backend, no account

• There's no backend — the extension works entirely within your browser.
• There's no sign-in and no account to create.
• No analytics, no trackers, no external servers. Nothing about your documents or browsing leaves your machine.

Your settings stay local

Your dimming and warmth levels, the dark-mode and on/off states, and your Apply to choices are stored in your browser via Chrome's sync storage, for your own convenience across devices. They aren't uploaded to us or anyone else.

Questions about privacy?

If anything here isn't clear, let us know — we're happy to explain exactly what the extension does and doesn't do.

Related guides

Want to limit where it applies? See Choose which editors are affected. Hitting a snag? See Troubleshoot common issues.