SMRY vs Dark Reader
Compare SMRY and Dark Reader for dark article reading, whole-web dark mode, AI summaries, TTS, highlights, and browser-extension tradeoffs.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Main job
What the product is designed to transform
Dark mode scope
Where dark styling is applied
Per-site controls
Configure behavior for individual domains
Reader cleanup
Remove surrounding page chrome and clutter
Works without extension install
Use from a normal browser tab
Last updated June 2026
Fact sources: Dark Reader / Dark Reader help / GitHub / Firefox Add-ons
Pricing comparison
See how SMRY and Dark Reader compare on pricing.
Extension
Free
Chrome, Firefox, Edge; Safari app sold separately
Why people switch to SMRY
More than just another read-it-later app.
Article-first dark reading
Dark Reader recolors websites. SMRY extracts the article into a focused reader, then applies dark themes without keeping the original page chrome around the text.
AI on top of the article
SMRY adds summaries, article chat, TTS, highlights, and export. Dark Reader intentionally stays focused on visual theming.
No all-sites extension permission
Use SMRY from a URL in the browser. Dark Reader needs broad website access because it has to inspect and modify page appearance.
Different best use case
Keep Dark Reader for dashboards, web apps, search pages, and social feeds. Use SMRY when the page is something you actually want to read.
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