Dark Mode List
Productivity
curated list
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
5 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Design: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful collection of apps with dark mode
From 3 comments
Very nice curated collection. I typically install RaspAP, a webapp for controlling wifi and hostapd, on every new Raspberry Pi. The project recently added theme support including…
r3cursion on HNThank you for building this list! Always wanted a dark mode on Slack, and I love this hack. I have now set my Slack on "Low contrast" mode and it's not being hard on my eyes.
arunsathiya on HNPretty cool site - thanks for letting me know about YouTube Dark mode, I immediately activated it. Citationsy (a webapp that let’s you create citations and reference lists) has a…
Cenk on HN
Objections
Many listed sites need third-party extensions or userstyles, which are unreliable
From 2 comments
There's a lot here which I wouldn't use because they require third-party extensions/scripts. Perhaps separate those with native dark-modes from those without?
Depllo on HNI don't think sites that can be modified with dark userstyles should be listed as "supporting dark mode" - that's misleading. Dark userstyles are not reliable since they break…
mark_and_sweep on HN
Some listed items only dim the screen rather than providing true dark mode
From 1 comment
0 - Already added Duck Duck Go 1 - Added. 2 - Seems it's that it just dim the brightness so wouldn't add it :b 3 - Yes very odd :)
andreyazimov on HN
Requests
Separate native dark mode from userstyle or extension-based options
From 3 comments
There's a lot here which I wouldn't use because they require third-party extensions/scripts. Perhaps separate those with native dark-modes from those without?
Depllo on HNI don't think sites that can be modified with dark userstyles should be listed as "supporting dark mode" - that's misleading. Dark userstyles are not reliable since they break…
mark_and_sweep on HNGood point. But best to not remove them, just move them to a separate section at the bottom.
diroussel on HN
Make the list open source so PRs can add apps
From 1 comment
Is this site open-source? Would be nice to be able to send PRs for new dark mode apps. :)
mark_and_sweep on HN
Questions
Is the site open source?
From 1 comment
Is this site open-source? Would be nice to be able to send PRs for new dark mode apps. :)
mark_and_sweep on HN
Alternatives named
Browser userstyle extensions like Stylish
From 1 comment
It's a userstyle from stylish. Click on the link to take you to the style. You will still need to install Stylish for whatever browser you are using.
cannonedhamster on HN
OS-level invert colors setting
From 2 comments
A couple years ago I gave up on looking for app support and started using "invert colors" (under accessibility settings) so the whole screen is always inverted. No special app…
jnwatson on HNIt's crude but for when I want it to be dark and the app doesn't support it I have 'xcalib -invert -alter' mapped to a keyboard shortcut so I can toggle display inversion on/off
firmgently on HN