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A catalog of dark pattern examples sorted by category, with explanations of tactics such as bait and switch, confirmshaming, cookie walls, disguised ads, fake scarcity, hidden costs, misdirection and nagging. Entries include named companies and cases.
The Dark Patterns Tip Line collects reports of dark patterns, described as design tactics in websites and apps that persuade people into actions they would not otherwise take. A team of designers, academic researchers, legal experts and policy specialists leads the project. Submissions are reviewed before posting and may be used in research or to illustrate dark patterns to the public, media and policymakers.
Dark Patterns Detective is a game with eight realistic checkout, sign-up and cancel flows. Players are asked to spot manipulative design tricks and then see the honest version, addressing detection of deceptive tactics and design psychology. Eight scenarios take about five minutes.
Deceptive Patterns, also known as dark patterns, are tricks used in websites and apps that make people do things they did not mean to. The site documents types of deceptive pattern, relevant laws, enforcement cases, a hall of shame and a reading list.
Subtle Patterns is a Toptal-provided collection of free textures for web projects. The library includes patterns such as Pink Flowers, Moroccan Flower, Watercolor, Leaves, Paisley, Dark Denim and Fancy Cushion, each with a listed creator and date and a download link. Submissions must be tileable PNG or GIF files created by the uploader, and accepted entries are made available free under Creative Commons.
Sessionic is a web extension for saving, managing and restoring sessions, windows and tabs. It offers session import and export, automatic saving at set intervals, URL filtering with match patterns, tags for sessions, light and dark modes, and cross-browser support for Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Opera. It is compatible with Session Buddy, OneTab and Tab Session Manager.
