#darkreader

2026-01-29

I recently spent ages trying to find a good solution to webpages not displaying in the font I want them to display in for accessibility reasons; I couldn't find a solution that worked everywhere or almost everywhere. Even the in browser settings aren't respected the majority of time.

But a couple of weeks ago I randomly discovered that the #DarkReader browser addon I have been using for years had a font override option the whole time. I've been using that feature since and haven't had an issue at all, it seems to work flawlessly with font fallback working too. I highly recommend it.

darkreader.org

2025-12-27

well well well, i have synthesised a pretty comfy workaround. the basic problem ofc remains, which is why i call this a workaround not solution.

  • my daily browser is :firefoxnightly: , hence can/does use the Mozilla-created AddOn #SideView (which tbh i always misremember as being #OpenInSidebar)
  • i have reverted my #Friendica Settings Display theme to the default Light [ow ow ouch, my poor eyes!]
  • i have re-enabled the AO #DarkReader for this site (eyes go phew!)
  • once again now, per my OP, if i access my received Friendica Notifications in the main page, Dark Reader entirely hides the momentary shading / highlighting of the applicable post... ie, most unhelpful
  • however, when viewing my account in the sidebar, via Side View, the Dark Reader AO does not work, so i see only the underlying Light theme. this is usually a large disadvantage IMO of using Side View, but in this specific scenario, it is actually handy...
  • if, hereafter, i open my account Notifications not any more in the main page, but in the sidebar, still being the Light theme means i now DO get to see that helpful momentary shading / highlighting of the applicable post
  • yes it is blinding, but less so than the main page coz its area is much smaller, plus i am only in that sidebar view for seconds, after which i revert to its default, being #TreeStyleTab.
  • so far, this new workflow seems quite good

fwiw.

2025-12-26

@helpers i really wish there was another option for having a dark theme in #Friendica. i would like having a multi-shade black / charcoal page, with lavender / violet accents, but so far have not found a way to achieve it (note, for many years i used to use the #Stylus AddOn, with which i created numerous custom themes for many sites, but a year ago i disabled it & others as part of my desire to begin minimising all non-essential AO attack surfaces). Though in many ways using #DarkReader for Friendica is quite good, overall i tend to eschew it being on for this site, coz it hides that handy temporary shading highlight of posts in a thread for which a Notification was received.

The small number of current dark themes offer me a rather unappealing colour choice.

The custom theme option initially excited me, til i realised, afaict, it is based on the Light theme, with no Dark theme option, so that all the dialogue boxes & dropdown menus remain eye-piercingly bright white, that hurts my eyes. The least-worst i could conjure was

{"nav_bg":"#54207b","nav_icon_color":"#f3d0f1","link_color":"#5b38a6","background_color":"#5b4d71","background_image":"","contentbg_transp":"42"}

but as mentioned, too much blinding white remains.

inevitably then, i keep returning to the so-called Black theme, but it is... quite boring. the entire page is simply all a single "shiny" black tone, with my chosen accent relieving the monotony. compare this to the so-called Dark themes, to see the difference; they use different shades of the base colour, which is more visually appealing, creating a "panelled" effect.

2025-12-07

Кажется браузер #firefox умеет следить. В видео, в районе 32-34 секунд можно заметить моргание на фоне. Полагаю это скриншот веб-страницы. В #chrome такого не заметил.
Дело было так, я зашел на страницу Википедии про #vault7 далее ради любпытства прошел по ссылке на страницу /*Goretti (10 February 2020). "US v. Joshua Schulte Trial Transcript 2020-0206". United States District Court Southern District of New York.*/ (ссылку не стану размещать), на VPN был европейский ip-адрес, потом выделял нужные строки на английском и переводил, чтобы понять записи из суда по делу об утечке из ЦРУ. Ну, вот так я заметил что на заднем фоне страница подозрительно моргала, я пробовал множество раз, вернулся назад на страницу Википедии и моргания продолжились, решил открыть домашнюю страницу расширения #darkreader там тоже самое, из множества попыток перевода моргнуло только с первой попытки, видимо избирательная система скринов или на другом конце человек.
Вдруг здесь есть хакеры, донесите до разрабов.

:awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉nemo@mas.to
2025-12-07

When a website has not a #darkreader mode my eyes be gonna 🔥👀🔥 #ouch

tenor.com/view/eyes-burning-my

2025-11-16

There's a lot of hate for the new #BOM page, but having used the beta version for ages I'm not feeling it personally. One gripe I do have is that the price tag didn't include a dark mode setting. Really?
Since I use the #DarkReader extension for #Librewolf it's not a huge issue, except that the page has background mages that make it unreadable in dark mode. So it looks like the before picture. So I got out the screwdriver, took the back off and jiggled some wires. So if anyone wants a #userScript that fixes bom.gov.au for Darkreader it's at codeberg.org/stib/userscripts/
#IMadeAThing #HackTheWeb

Bom site with darkreader applied. The light coloured background image makes the light text almost unreadableThe weather for Ouse (pronounced "ooze") in all its darkmode glory
2025-11-11

#DarkReader in #Firefox kann unheimliche Ergebnisse liefern. Zuerst habe ich passend zu #Weihnachten an den #Lebkuchenmann aus #Shrek gedacht.

Screenshot der DHL-Webseite mit einem lachenden Kind, das ein Geschenk hält und eine Weihnachtsmütze trägt. Alles sieht normal aus.Screenshot der DHL-Webseite mit einem lachenden Kind, das ein Geschenk hält und eine Weihnachtsmütze trägt. Die Farben des Bildes sind verfälscht, wodurch das Kind sehr gruselig aussieht.
2025-11-10

@pheonix AdNauseum, Decentraleyes, Dark Reader, Video Background Play Fix

What they do:
#AdNauseum : Is an ad-blocker but also fights back against advertising surveillance.
#Decentraleyes : Protects against tracking through "free", centralised content delivery.
#DarkReader : Dark mode for every website.
#VideoBackgroundPlayFix : Background playback on all sites (even the ones that don't want you to)

#browserextensions #browserextension #browser_extension #firefoxextensions #firefoxextension

Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2025-10-28

@eniko this should be something possible with #GreaseMonkey or similar #Plugins

2025-10-08

The current @FirefoxNightly has a bit of a transparency issue with #DarkReader plugin.

I'm looking forward to the next build that fixes it :)

There is no transparency
2025-09-19

Ich mag diese Erweiterung für den Firefox echt gerne. Die meisten Websites werden damit echt gut dargestellt.

addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/

#Darkreader #Firefox

WPNEWS.iowpnewsio
2025-09-19

To add dark mode in WordPress, enable Dark reader on your site. Then, in the settings panel, adjust the color contrast and grayscale of the dark theme. From the advanced[…]
 

ift.tt/J9glQFb

2025-09-15

@LovesTha@floss.social It launched last week, but is just frustrating. It works* on their news site, but not on their podcast sites, so when i disable #DarkReader coz now redundant* on main site, i get blinded at each pod page.

* Despite me allowing cookies not just per-session for their domain now [which i hate doing], the idiot thing keeps forgetting i have allowed its DM, so it asks me anew after each browser restart. I suspect they want me to actually log in, but they can fuck off on that score. I have now re-enabled DR for this domain [& reverted the domain cookie setting to my global no-cookies policy].

2025-07-26

> Please pay for Dark Reader
darkreader.org/support-us/
> Today is July 26, and we're kindly asking you to complete the payment to keep Dark Reader going. For over 10 years, Dark Reader has helped millions of people with migraines, photophobia, and light sensitivity. Please make a payment now or soon after trying the app. Take part in spreading dark mode across the internet and help making the web easier on everyone's eyes.

github.com/darkreader/darkread

#darkreader #celebration #support

2025-07-26

Giving this yet another try:

about:preferences#general -- Contrast Control -- Custom...

...in lieu of my hitherto AddOn
#DarkReader .

Its biggest weaknesses atm
remain
- an inability to add specific websites to an exception list
- it indiscriminately applies itself also to the GUI of important AddOns like
#uBlockOrigin, part of whose functionality is rendered impossible with this setting activated

#FirefoxNightly #ergonomics #DarkMode #ContrastControl #AddonsMinimisation

about:preferences#general
Contrast Control
Websites have a variety of foreground and background colors. Configure Nightly to use the same colors across websites for improved readability.
2025-07-07

Is there a lightweight #DarkMode add-on for #Firefox on #Android / #IronFox? #DarkReader way too bloaty and slows everything down, I absolutely advise against using it. Tried Dark Night mode but its configuration window won't open most of the time.

#FirefoxAndroid

:awesome: Leo 🇲🇽leoperbo@bonito.cafe
2025-06-27

Es #ViernesDeEscritorio y los ojos lo saben.

Las novedades en el proceso de personalización de #Fedora #KDE #PlasmaDesktop en mi #T14 son:

  • Adopción del tema Brisa oscuro.
  • Habilitación de la extensión #DarkReader, en Firefox, para que el #FeatherWiki que uso como página principal combine con las imágenes de fondo y cuide mi vista.
  • Agregué lanzadores a la barra de tareas, uno de mis favoritos es el de #LibreOffice Impress cuyo icono personalicé, basado en un ViewMaster, como parte de mi tema de iconos Historietosos.
Fondo de pantalla: Un atardecer en tonos ocre, con siluetas oscuras en primer plano, una silueta sentada frente a un poste, parece mirar hacia arriba, mientras que en el monitor derecho, una silueta de una persona sostiene un perro. El cielo está lleno de nubes dramáticas iluminadas por los tonos anaranjados y amarillos del sol poniente.

Barra de tareas (panel): Ubicada en la parte inferior de ambas pantallas, con iconos de aplicaciones ancladas, un lanzador de aplicaciones y el estado del sistema. Se aprecian iconos de aplicaciones como Firefox, Konsole, y gestores de archivos en estilo caricaturesco.

Aplicación en primer plano (monitor izquierdo): Una ventana de terminal (Konsole) mostrando la salida de fastfetch, se puede observar que el sistema operativo es Fedora Linux 42 (KDE Plasma), el host es un ThinkPad T14, con un kernel Linux 6.13.20. La CPU es un Intel i7-1135G7 y la GPU es una Intel Iris Xe Graphics.

Decoración: La barra superior del escritorio muestra el icono y título de la ventana alineados a la izquierda, el menú de la aplicación al centro, la fecha y hora, así como iconos de notificación y estado del sistema alineados a la derecha.Sobre la escena anterior, una instancia de un FeatherWiki (llamado "Nidorg") en un navegador web. La interfaz muestra un menú de navegación a la izquierda con opciones como "Save Wiki to Server", "Wiki Settings", "New Page", "Pages", "Recent", "¡Hola!", "Glory", "Sintaxis MD", y "Acerca de". En la parte central, hay contenido del wiki organizado en secciones como "Raíz", "Nubes" y "Otras nubes", con enlaces a diferentes notas y recursos. La apariencia de la wiki es oscura, en tonos ocres, acorde con el tema general del escritorio.Fondo de pantalla: Un atardecer en tonos ocre, con siluetas oscuras en primer plano. En el monitor izquierdo, se ve una silueta sentada frente a un poste, parece mirar hacia arriba, mientras que en el monitor derecho, una silueta de una persona sostiene un perro. El cielo está lleno de nubes dramáticas iluminadas por los tonos anaranjados y amarillos del sol poniente.

Barra de tareas (panel): Ubicada en la parte inferior de ambas pantallas, con iconos de aplicaciones ancladas, un lanzador de aplicaciones y el estado del sistema. Se aprecian iconos de aplicaciones como Firefox, Konsole, y gestores de archivos en estilo caricaturesco.

Aplicación en primer plano (monitor izquierdo): Una ventana de terminal (Konsole) mostrando la salida de fastfetch.

Decoración: La barra superior del escritorio muestra el icono y título de la ventana alineados a la izquierda, el menú de la aplicación al centro, la fecha y hora, así como iconos de notificación y estado del sistema alineados a la derecha.Sobre la escena anterior, se muestra la ventana del navegador con FeatherWiki y el escritorio extendido a dos pantallas.
Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2025-05-09

@Leah96xxx #DarkMode should be mandatory...

Bhavani Shankar 💭bshankar@fe.disroot.org
2025-04-17
I struggle to read dark themed websites outdoors. Any browser addons or hacks to force a light theme - like the opposite of dark reader?

Following the system theme is even better.

#firefox #chrome #webbrowser #darktheme #android #darkreader
2025-04-16

Been using #KDE Okular as my default pdf reader on #Linux, and just worked out that there's a setting that allows you to specify dark and light colours, meaning you can read pdfs in #DarkMode. No more having to put sunglasses on to read manuals! And you can assign it to a keyboard shortcut, so I've set it to the same as #DarkReader in #LibreWolf.
I love it when Linux Just Works.

Okular keyboard shortcut settings panel with a document in the background that has a dark background and light textThe accessibility settings in Okular with the Change Colours checkbox ticked, and Dark Colour set to 85% white and Light Colour set to 15% black

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