🖤 Introducing *Grayscale Webpages*: A Simpler, Calmer Way to Browse

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

Do you ever feel your screen is too colorful—like every website is shouting for your attention?
Grayscale Webpages is a lightweight Chrome extension that turns any site instantly black‑and‑white, helping your eyes and focus rest.

How it works

• Once installed, Grayscale Webpages adds a single button to Chrome’s toolbar.
• Clicking the button applies a minimalist CSS filter: grayscale(100%) to the current tab, turning the entire page grayscale instantly.
• Clicking again removes the filter and restores color.

The extension injects only this CSS filter, affecting the current tab without requiring additional permissions, analytics, ads, or tracking.

Benefits

• Reduced eye strain – softer contrast and less visual noise.
• Improved focus – removes distracting colors from news feeds and social media.
• Mindful browsing – helps separate “fun scrolling” from “intentional reading.”
• Developer tool – quickly check a design’s grayscale contrast and accessibility.

Bonus tip

You can pair Grayscale Webpages with “Dark Mode” or “Reading Mode” extensions to create a distraction‑free digital environment for deep work or nighttime reading.

Installation

Install Grayscale Webpages on the Chrome Web Store

1. Add the extension to Chrome.
2. Click the toolbar button to toggle grayscale on or off.

Feedback

If the extension helps you focus or makes your browsing calmer, feel free to leave a review, share feedback, or submit feature requests. You can comment below, tag the author on dev.to, or reach out via GitHub (link provided on the Chrome Web Store page).

Together, we can make the web a bit calmer, one tab at a time.