Noir
Noir is a Mac Safari extension that adds automatic dark mode styling to websites and lets you customize how pages look at night.
What is Noir?
Noir is a Safari extension for Mac that gives websites a dark mode even when they do not offer one themselves. It is designed for people who browse in Safari and want a more comfortable reading experience in low light or a more consistent look across the web. Noir generates a custom dark style based on a page’s existing colors, helping preserve contrast and visual emphasis instead of simply inverting everything. Users can control when dark mode is applied, adjust behavior for specific websites, and personalize the appearance with built-in themes or their own custom themes. The app also integrates with Apple platform features such as Shortcuts, Focus Filters, widgets, and iCloud settings sync. Noir is published by Jeffrey Kuiken and is available for macOS as a focused browser utility.
Key features
- Automatically apply dark mode to websites in Safari
- Generate site-specific dark styles based on page colors
- Customize behavior for individual websites
- Choose from built-in themes or create your own
- Link dark mode behavior to system appearance settings
- Use Shortcuts, Focus Filters, and widgets for quick control
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Noir is a legitimate Safari extension utility for Mac. Its website access is normal for its purpose because it needs to read page styling and apply a dark theme while you browse. According to the developer’s App Store privacy details, the app does not collect data, and its settings stay on your device or in your iCloud account if you use syncing. If you no longer use Safari or do not want website theming, removing the app simply stops dark mode from being applied to pages.
Recommendation: Keep Noir if you use Safari and want automatic dark mode on websites. Remove it if you no longer use the feature or prefer websites’ original appearance; the main effect is that Safari pages will return to their normal styling without Noir’s custom themes and controls.
Common paths
/Applications/Noir.app
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