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Dark mode toggles should be a per-site browser preference, just like zoom. Why are we still reinventing the wheel with JavaScript? Let's make dark mode a browser-native feature. bit.ly/dark-mode-is...

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8/4/25, 10:35 pm2 reposts13 likes

Felds

@felds.dev

8 Apr 2025

ERRATA: It should be "Let's make dark mode *switching* a browser-native feature." At least this proves I'm not AI. 😅

Adam Argyle

@nerdy.dev

8 Apr 2025

Seen @bram.us 's proposal for this?!

Felds

@felds.dev

8 Apr 2025

That's awesome! I had no idea that existed. I went looking for ideas like this but googling it I could only find tutorial after tutorial (since they so necessary with the current solutions). Thanks for the pointer. :)

Bramus

@bram.us

8 Apr 2025

brm.us/chrome-dark-... :)

brm.usWhat if you had real control over Light Mode / Dark Mode on a per-site basis?Dark Mode Toggle Buttons should be a browser feature. Thanks to the Web Preferences API, that might become a reality someday.

Simeon.__proto__

@dotproto.com

9 Apr 2025

Lol, and here I was about to say "assuming we have the APIs, this would be a perfect case for building a POC with an extension."