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Apps with Auto Dark Mode support

Armin Osaj edited this page Feb 29, 2024 · 14 revisions

This list represents a number of apps adapting to the Windows app theme. We also list some plugins and alternatives for popular tools.

Alternatives

Plugins

Apps

  • Anki (Learning): Tools → Preferences → User Interface → Theme → Follow System
  • Bitwarden (Password Manager): Settings → Themes → System
  • Cold Turkey Blocker (Blocker): Settings → Themes → Application Theme → System
  • Discord (Messenger): Settings → Appearance → Theme → Sync with Computer
  • foobar2000 (Music Player): File → Preferences → Display → Default User Interface → Colors and Fonts → Dark Mode → Use system setting
  • KeePassXC (Password Manager): View → Theme → Automatic
  • Macrium Reflect (Backup): Other Tasks → Change Theme → Windows Color Theme
  • Microsoft Office inlcuding Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook Desktop: File → Options → Office theme
  • Microsoft PowerToys (Utilities): General → Appearance & behavior → App theme → Windows default
  • Notepad++ (Text Editor): Settings → Preferences → Dark Mode → Follow Windows
  • Obsidian (Notebook): Settings → Appearance → Themes → Default
  • Okular (Document Viewer): Settings → Color Scheme → Default
  • OnionMedia (Video Downloader & Converter)
  • paint.net (Photo Editor): Settings → User Interface → Color Scheme → Default
  • Screenbits (Screen Recorder)
  • Telegram Desktop (Messenger): Three-stroke-menu → Settings → Chat settings → Auto-Night Mode
  • Twinkle Tray (Brightness Control): Settings → Theme
  • Visual Studio Code (Code Editor): Add "window.autoDetectColorScheme": true in settings.json
  • VMWare Workstation Pro (Virtualization): Edit → Preferences → Display → Color Theme
  • Windows Terminal (Command Shell): See this discussion
  • WinSCP (File Transfer): Options → Preferences → Interface