HOW TO Save your eyes with Noir

1 First-time setup

Once Noir is installed, open Safari and tap the puzzle piece icon on a new tab, then Manage Extensions. Enable Noir and tap Done. Tap the puzzle icon again, tap Noir, then Always Allow and ‘Always Allow on Every Website’.

2 When should Noir run?

Open the Noir app and tap Settings. At the top of the window, you can decide if Noir is either always enabled or always disabled (regardless of iOS Dark Mode), or whether it only runs when iOS’s Dark Mode is active.

3 Change the colour scheme

Below this, tap Dark next to Theme to change Noir’s active colour scheme. There are three options to choose from: Dark, Black or Gray [sic]. Open Safari to see the results (you might need to refresh the page each time).

Site-specific rules

To configure settings for the current website, tap the puzzle icon in Safari, then tap Noir. Under Enabled, you can switch between Default, Auto (which syncs with the iOS Dark Mode setting), always on or always off.

Noir shortcuts

Noir works well with the Shortcuts app. You can toggle the default Noir status, define the Noir status for the website you’re on, enable or disable image dimming, and set image dimming for the current website.

Dim images

Next on the Settings tab is a toggle to dim images when Noir is running. This prevents nasty surprises when you come across a bright picture. Tap Advanced Settings and you can adjust the amount Noir dims each image.

Temporarily disable

Open Safari’s Extensions menu and tap Disable Until Tomorrow to temporarily turn Noir off for the website you are browsing. If you change your mind, open the Safari menu again and tap Re-Enable Now to go back.

Create a shortcut

Add a new shortcut in the Shortcuts app, tap Add Action, then search for Noir. Tap Set Default Noir Status and change Status to Ask Each Time. Now you can trigger this shortcut to toggle Noir on or off using Siri.