Turn Off the Lights for YouTube™ by Stefan vd

4.6 Stars out of 5

Review by Jagick

Used to love this add-on years ago, but now no matter what settings I try, and no matter what site I go to, the video player is dimmed along with the rest of the sites making it impossible to access video controls. This wasn't always the case years back.

Developer response

posted 3 months ago

Hi Jagick,

You rated 2 stars about seeing the video not on top of the dark layer.

Please do not use the review page as a support forum. I am happy to help you at https://www.turnoffthelights.com/support

Have you tried to reset the Turn Off the Lights settings? That will make sure you are a fresh user with default settings.
1. Open the Turn Off the Lights Options page
2. Click on the Advanced Options tab. Scroll to the bottom of the web page, and click on the big button "Reset the Turn Off the Lights settings
3. Restart your Firefox web browser

Also, check you are using the latest Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension version. And try to disable the other Firefox extensions you are using in the background. That should solve this issue.

Thanks,

672 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18680413, a day ago
Rated 1 out of 5
by Shirato, 3 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Qivate, 18 days ago
Удобное расширение как раз именно то что я и искал!
Developer response
posted 18 days ago
Hi Qivate,

Thank you for your 5 stars review. And for using the Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension!

If you need any help or have feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at www.turnoffthelights.com/support
I am happy to help you.

Thanks,
Rated 5 out of 5
by drydry2, 24 days ago
Rated 2 out of 5
by Kaj, 24 days ago
Simple and effective extension that I did not knew I needed before finding it. Unfortunately it is not possible to set it to automatically activate. With no auto activation, I have little to no use of this and will uninstall.
Developer response
posted 24 days ago
Hi Kaj,

Please do not use this review page as a support forum!

You rated 2 stars for not automatically activating it. However, you can customize the Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension, and yes you have the option to set the dimmer automatically when to a certain time or play button click. And more:
See this YouTube video tutorial:
How to automatically dim the web page at a certain time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWYVktAvLeo

How to the Turn Off the Lights Options page:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh4agktea9o

How to auto dim the web page when click on the video play button:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16evoySkac

If you need any help or have feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at https://www.turnoffthelights.com/support
We are happy to help you over there.

Thanks,
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18638830, a month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18470087, a month ago
Rated 4 out of 5
by Firefox user 14848056, a month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18539033, a month ago
Rated 4 out of 5
by Antihero, a month ago
En solid udvidelse. Virker desværre ikke på Max (tjek din streamingstjeneste) - men rigtig godt på YouTube og lignende services.

Kunne godt bruge en frisk opdatering, i ny og næ - så kan du støtte projektet finansielt, så vil jeg opfordre dig til det.
Developer response
posted a month ago
Hi Antihero,

Thank you for using the Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension. And for your 4 star review.

If the video frame is not detected properly, it is possible that the streaming service is using an
Rated 5 out of 5
by d_cantwell, 2 months ago
I like the idea behind this extension. I listen to background music while working and I get very easily distracted by the recommended videos so I wanted a way of hiding them. Although this extension did darken the area around the video, I found it wasn't dark enough and would like a way of deciding how dark it gets. Otherwise it's very handy.

Edit:
I didn't realise there was an option to set the opacity. I only tried to find options by right clicking the extension. Changed to 5 stars, very helpful extension.
Developer response
posted 2 months ago
Hi d_cantwell,

Thank you for your 4 stars review. And using the Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension!

In the Turn Off the Lights Welcome Guide I explain this feature. There are many ways to set the dark layer to 100% black. You can do that in the Turn Off the Lights Options page; Or in the double-click on the gray lamp button, that will open the mini settings panel. See this YouTube video tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsmGfOAgcoE

Please do not use the review page as a support forum. I am happy to help you at www.turnoffthelights.com/support

Thanks,
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18592153, 2 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Krumann, 3 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by ziro, 3 months ago
nice
Developer response
posted 3 months ago
Hi there,

Thank you for your 5 stars review. And using the Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension!

If you need any help or have feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at https://www.turnoffthelights.com/support

Thanks,
Rated 5 out of 5
by Rint Fint, 3 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18482702, 5 months ago
Rated 1 out of 5
by Firefox user 18480462, 5 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18328133, 5 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 14228392, 5 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18433380, 5 months ago
все просто и понятно)
Developer response
posted 5 months ago
Hi there,

Thank you for your 5 stars review. And using the Turn Off the Lights Firefox extension!

If you need any help or have feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at https://www.turnoffthelights.com/support

Thanks,
Rated 1 out of 5
by Firefox user 18432772, 6 months ago
Rated 1 out of 5
by Firefox user 18371556, 6 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18404523, 6 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by uzaylul, 8 months ago