Dark Mode for HN is overdue

Just use a browser that lets you apply a custom style sheet and apply one.

just go to https://hacked.stream if you need it, you'll still need to upvote via HN interface until proxy is implemented

No, dark mode is redundant and makes sites feel too new-agey.

I recently built a site for myself which defaults to dark mode and shows me the top posts from HN, Lobste.rs, Tildes, SlashDot, Bear and a few tech/STEM related subreddits in a time-ordered list. Maybe you will find its useful:

https://limereader.com/

It's sad that everyone has to run around implementing hard-coded "dark themes" 30 years after computers users could routinely set up system-wide color schemes themselves.

Personally, I think dark mode is unnecessary feature creep. But it's also because I never use it and hate it when it's the default and I have to go hunt for the hidden button to switch it off: I need lots of light, otherwise letters get blurry for me, so I'm just another biased human being =)

One can always add those stylesheets themselves in their browser, or through the uBlock Origin extension. Otherwise (one of the many darkmode extensions) "Dark Reader" is available for Safari (macOS and iOS), Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox (Windows, macOS, Android). On iOS you can also use Firefox (or Brave) that has builtin darkmode for all websites.

While there are options, and pretty much all of them mentioned several times here (going the darkreader route myself) - it is no complex task for someone who has done CSS before, on a site like HN.

You are allowed to reduce your display brightness. I run my iPhone at the lowest possible setting at night (right now). Try it sometime. It might seem really dim at first but your eyes will adjust in a few minutes.

I think dark mode can be deceptive. Blazing hot white text on a pitch black oled background is like visual caffeine to me. I would not want to be staring at this if I was adjacent to bedtime.

  ! dark mode (adapts to your browser preference)
  news.ycombinator.com##html:matches-media((prefers-color-scheme: dark)):style(filter: invert(90%) hue-rotate(180deg))

Use https://darkreader.org/

Automagic dark mode on every site

A quote from the post you mentioned > I don't want my eyes to burn when I'm browsing HN at night on my phone

Is it just me who feels completely opposite? I struggle to read dark, text-heavy websites for the exact same reason.

Also, if dark mode ends up happening, please put the checkbox on the account page, the UI is busy enough :)

I see a lot of people in here saying no. Just don’t use it if you don’t want it. It’s really that simple. This is a very simple feature request for HN.

If you're on firefox, this extension is lovely https://www.modernhn.com/

https://darkreader.org/

I put my phone’s brightness down to minimum at night. Nonetheless I use HN purposely as a dim light when the phone’s torch would be too bright and a beige glow does the job splendidly. (Typically, when I’m moving around the house late at night and everyone else is asleep - when pitch black the torch is too extreme.)

That said, given the amount of time I spend reading on the site I do wish there was a dark mode option.

I checked my calendar. It didn't say anything about dark modes. What does the current year have to do with anything?

I've been actively developing https://hcker.news, a replacement for the hacker news frontpage. It does its best to be familiar with the hn reading experience while adding a lot of missing features.

A lot of people use it on the regular and I have been lucky to have a lot of their feedback since I shared it here a few months ago.

I just added support for comments too! I'd love to know what folks think.

https://hcker.news

This is the dark mode ublock I use [1] along with a few other uBlock+HN related things. Adjust as needed. I assume most browsers have support for uBlock.

[1] - https://mirror.newsdump.org/hn-ublock-colors-other.txt

I use octal app for this

i'm sure you know you can add custom css sheets ? through bookmarklets

This was my first dark mode: https://www.dosforum.de/viewtopic.php?t=12253 Been there, done that. A black background is generally more tiring for the eyes. A black background means less light. Less light means the eye's aperture has to open wider. A wider aperture means less depth of field. Less depth of field means the eye has to work harder to focus. There are reasons for using a black background on a mobile phone, as it can save energy. But for any device that has a power adapter, a black background is simply self-flagellation.