NightRead Support
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NightRead

A softer web. A quieter night.

NightRead 2.0 brings a darker reading appearance to Safari on iPhone and iPad. Choose a palette, follow your system appearance, and keep individual websites just the way you like them.

View NightRead on the App Store · See screenshots

Price and availability

Download NightRead from the App Store where available. Availability depends on your Apple Account's country or region; check your local App Store listing.

One-time purchase. U.S. base price: US$0.99. No subscription, in-app purchases, or ads. Apple provides comparable local prices for other storefronts and may adjust them for taxes or exchange rates. Check the price shown in your App Store before purchasing.

A look at NightRead

Explore the app’s local sample, Safari reading appearances, and website exceptions. Select a screenshot to see it at full size.

NightRead iPhone app showing the local Soft gray reading sample and Day/Night controls.
Try the local sampleThe Day/Night sample runs in the app. Safari preferences and permissions stay unchanged.
NightRead Safari popup with On selected, Soft gray applied, and Soft gray, Black, and Warm choices.
Choose your Safari appearanceChoose Soft gray, Black, or Warm from the Safari popup.
NightRead Safari popup with Warm selected and a warm appearance applied to example.com.
Read in WarmBrown backgrounds and warm text tones on a permitted webpage.
NightRead Website exceptions list with example.com and a Remove button.
Keep your website choicesReview exact-host exceptions and remove an entry to enable NightRead there again.
See NightRead on iPad
NightRead iPad app showing the local Day/Night sample and Safari setup button.
The local sample on iPad. It does not change Safari preferences or website permissions.
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NightRead iPhone 应用中的本地阅读示例与日间／夜间按钮。
本地日间／夜间示例
NightRead Safari 弹窗中的柔灰、纯黑、暖色选项。
选择 Safari 阅读外观
NightRead Safari 弹窗选中暖色并应用到 example.com。
暖色阅读外观
NightRead 网站例外列表中的 example.com 与移除按钮。
管理网站例外

Choose your reading appearance

  • Soft gray: a muted dark palette.
  • Black: a deeper background.
  • Warm: brown backgrounds and warm text tones.

Switch palettes from NightRead's Safari popup and check the result on the webpage itself.

Decide when to use it

Mode What it does
On Apply NightRead's dark appearance to permitted webpages.
Auto Follow your device's system appearance: dark when the system is dark, unchanged when it is light.
Off Restore the website's own appearance.

Prefer a website in its original colors? Turn on Disable on this website. Manage saved hostnames in Website exceptions, and remove an entry to enable NightRead there again. Each exception applies to the exact hostname shown, so example.com and www.example.com are separate choices.

The popup reports the current page's result separately from your saved mode. Some websites already provide a dark theme and may be left unchanged. Results vary by website; choose Off or disable NightRead for a website if its layout or colors do not look right.

Try the sample, then set up Safari

Open the NightRead app to try the local Day/Night sample and read the setup guide. The sample demonstrates Soft gray; it does not change Safari preferences or confirm that the extension is enabled.

  1. In Settings, open Apps → Safari → Extensions → NightRead. On iOS/iPadOS 17, open Safari → Extensions → NightRead directly.
  2. Turn on Allow Extension and allow access to the websites you choose. All Websites access is optional; Private Browsing has a separate permission.
  3. Open a light webpage in Safari, then open the Page Menu beside the address bar and select NightRead. Look under Extensions or More if needed.
  4. Choose On, Auto, or Off, and select your reading appearance. Reload the webpage if needed.

Requirements and privacy

NightRead 2.0 requires iOS or iPadOS 17.0 or later and Safari on iPhone or iPad. No account is required. Preferences and website exceptions are stored locally on your device; NightRead has no analytics or advertising service.

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