Auto Dark Mode for Windows

https://github.com/AutoDarkMode/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode

by hermitsings • 9 months ago

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mmwelt• 9 months ago

A very similar function was just added to Microsoft PowerToys 0.95 recently, called Light Switch[1]. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but basically does the same task, including switching modes automatically based on sunrise and sunset times.

[1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/light-sw...

mrkramer• 9 months ago

I had similar idea of changing my PC's brightness according to the time of the day. It probably could've been implemented pretty easily using Windows API and some little hacking.

sodaclean• 9 months ago

Look at (Monitorian)[https://github.com/emoacht/Monitorian] for that.

lousken• 9 months ago

It's honestly surprising that it took this long even on KDE. I was switching themes automatically for years with a preference setting in f.lux. Every app on system preference, dark reader as well.

gabrielsroka2• 9 months ago

Years ago, I wrote a very stripped-down version in a few lines of PowerShell. I'll upload it when I get home.

lostmsu• 9 months ago

I did the same just a few days ago based on webcam, 26 lines of PowerShell.

See https://gist.github.com/lostmsu/cde4a8578d8e0ea1182f579f44bd...

gabrielsroka2• 9 months ago

my minimal powershell code

    $old = -1
    while ($true) {
        $d = Get-Date
        $hour = $d.Hour
        if ($hour -ge 6 -and $hour -lt 19) {
            $light = 1
        } else {
            $light = 0
        }
        if ($old -ne $light) {
            Set-ItemProperty HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize AppsUseLightTheme $light
            $old = $light
            echo $light $d
        }
        sleep -Seconds 2
    }

BoredPositron2• 9 months ago

Does it really matter if 60% of system dialogs are still a flash bang?

xaxaxb2• 9 months ago

Are you on Windows 11?

BoredPositron2• 9 months ago

They fixed the copy dialogs now but it's still not a full dark mode.

Auto Dark Mode for Windows

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