# Dark theme for the forum

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Created:** [30 April 2019 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677 "2019-04-30T14:15:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TheHypnoToad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/thehypnotoad/32/7979_2.png) [@TheHypnoToad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TheHypnoToad)\
**Post date:** [30 April 2019 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/1 "2019-04-30T14:15:36Z")

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Hi would it be possible to add a dark theme to this forum?

It would be easier on the eyes in the evening and at night, thanks.

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**Author:** ![moebius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/moebius/32/2872_2.png) [@moebius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/moebius)\
**Post date:** [30 April 2019 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/2 "2019-04-30T14:32:56Z")

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If you use chrome, you could try Dark Reader which would work for every site (almost).

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**Author:** ![realjax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/realjax/32/895_2.png) [@realjax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/realjax)\
**Post date:** [30 April 2019 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/3 "2019-04-30T15:35:59Z")

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Nice. But unfortunately not on mobile devices.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 19:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/4 "2019-05-01T19:55:31Z")

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> [@moebius](#):
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> Dark Reader

Nice call, oddly I'd been thinking about a dark-mode for this forum only a couple of days ago. Nice to have the option.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/5 "2019-05-01T20:03:34Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> oddly I'd been thinking about a dark-mode for this forum only a couple of days ago

Oddly me too!  
My Google Pixel phone battery is starting to show it's age, and I rarely get a full day's use from a single charge now.  
Because it has a AMOLED display, it uses far less power when viewing white text on a black background, than the opposite.  
I've started using dark themes for a number of apps & sites now, and seeing the benefits....

Paul

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 20:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/6 "2019-05-01T20:08:33Z")

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I'm looking for the desktop though as I rarely use the forum on mobile. But I like my PC - and me 🙂

to be in a darker room at night-time.

I use the Night Light settings of Windows 10 to tone things down but W10 on laptops is notoriously bad at choosing sensible display brightness levels, especially in the dark.

It has taken me a long time to start liking dark modes though for some reason. Given that I started on green-screen's, you'd think I would take to them readily.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/7 "2019-05-01T21:35:32Z")

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Seeing as it's Friday (for me) and we're in a good mood....  
Now under your user preferences...  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/6/6691ab8b4feeff26c3e9ea9d83a268ddc31ed8a8.png)

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/8 "2019-05-01T21:47:51Z")

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Exciting - but I'm afraid that I'm not seeing that?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 21:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/9 "2019-05-01T21:55:44Z")

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Took me a couple goes to find it....

 ![Profile_-knolleary-_Node-RED_Forum](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/a/a7a9502fefed29c39175b6433f62f8cfe5cf3ed5.png)

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 21:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/10 "2019-05-01T21:57:08Z")

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Hmm, not quite what I see I'm afraid:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/4/44817e4aab63caa233fe4978aabb6fd7885eca4e.png)

I will try another browser.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 22:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/11 "2019-05-01T22:00:05Z")

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I _think_ the reason it took me a couple attempts to find is because it wasn't there the first time I went looking in the Interface section. A couple page refreshes and it was there.

My guess - it hides the option when there's only one theme, and some caching means it doesn't instantly notice there's now a choice available.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/12 "2019-05-01T22:02:25Z")

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OK, yes. Found it on another browser - once turned on, it appeared in my main browser too after a refresh.

Thanks guys.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 22:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/13 "2019-05-01T22:58:21Z")

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OOooh, liking it!

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**Author:** ![TheHypnoToad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/thehypnotoad/32/7979_2.png) [@TheHypnoToad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TheHypnoToad)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2019 10:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/14 "2019-05-02T10:13:39Z")

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Thanks very much, works great. 🙂

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**Author:** ![drmibell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/drmibell/32/8424_2.png) [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2019 23:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/15 "2019-05-02T23:37:43Z")

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I want to love the dark theme, but when I switch to it, the extra navigation bar at the top of the screen (Node-RED home about blog etc.) disappears -- ouch! Or is it just me and my browser?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2019 06:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/16 "2019-05-03T06:09:28Z")

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> [@drmibell](#):
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> the extra navigation bar at the top of the screen

Yes. All @dceejay has done is enable the default dark theme discourse provides. It does not include all the customisations I made to the regular theme.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2019 06:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/17 "2019-05-03T06:16:43Z")

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I did wonder why I had all that extra space on my phone screen 🙂

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**Author:** ![drmibell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/drmibell/32/8424_2.png) [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2019 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/18 "2019-05-03T15:14:57Z")

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I guess some greedy people would like the best of both worlds 🙂. (What you get for trying to do a good deed.)

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**Author:** ![ristomatti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ristomatti/32/5857_2.png) [@ristomatti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ristomatti)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2019 07:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/19 "2019-05-07T07:13:37Z")

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@realjax If you happen to have an Android phone, You might want to try out "Samsung Internet" (yes really, against all odds). It includes a REALLY good dark mode, some plugins and even reflows text when font size is changed. I think it even does better job than Dark Reader. It's available in Play Store and not Samsung's own. I haven't tried it on non-Samsung devices but a friend just installed it on his Huawei tablet unless I completely misunderstood him.

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**Author:** ![realjax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/realjax/32/895_2.png) [@realjax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/realjax)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2019 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-for-the-forum/10677/20 "2019-05-07T10:23:13Z")

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Thanks, I happen to have a Samsung phone so I'll try it out. The new dark theme works fine too however. All though it broke a few minutes ago...

edit: and it works again 🙂

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