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Edge on linux has a Samsung-like dark mode (invert colors, but respect pictures) that does not require any extension, just commandline flags. Anything like tha

by 1996 6y ago

Edge on linux has a Samsung-like dark mode (invert colors, but respect pictures) that does not require any extension, just commandline flags. Anything like that on Firefox? If not, I'm not sure Firefox is currently the best option for any usecase - even on Linux.

tester34 6y ago
>Edge on linux has a Samsung-like dark mode (invert colors, but respect pictures) that does not require any extension, just commandline flags. >Anything like that on Firefox? Themes? I use the dark one
nine_k 6y ago
See Stylish extension and the "Universal dark mode" theme.
- 1996 6y ago
  As I said, without an extension (can't trust them), so I guess the answer for firefox is no, it doesn't support that. Of course, it may display dark mode in sites that respect the system theme - it's the easy part. I don't mean that, because I don't want darkmode to be restricted to the few websites that respect my system settings: I want my browser to be "always dark", regardless of how cooperative or well (or badly) done the website is. Dark mode on Edge is forced on the website: if it doesn't support it, the colors are inverted - with no theme or CSS tweaking required. That's not rocket science, but still far better than anything I've seen on Firefox
  - frenchy 6y ago
    I haven't used the new Edge, but simply inverting the colors is going to give you a bad time, all your photos will look rather strange. Realistically, it would want to do something quite a bit more complicated than that. On simple websites, this sort of thing works well, but on compicated websites, it's a nightmare.
    - 1996 6y ago
      > I haven't used the new Edge, but simply inverting the colors is going to give you a bad time, all your photos will look rather strange Try it: the invert is intelligent enough to work in most cases. I think it substracts the background, which is often white/whitish, so you get the normal image but on a black background. Also, there's an option to not invert pictures if you prefer.
kevingadd 6y ago
Firefox dev edition defaults to dark mode still as far as I know, though I've personally been using Owl for this for years.
- 1996 6y ago
  Extension are a security risks. It's not rocket science to invert colors - the browser can easily do that with no CSS involved. No browser support for dark mode= no dark mode for me.
  - fckthisguy 6y ago
    Dark mode is actually a CSS property and can be implemented by webpages directly. I use FF daily and it uses darkmode in sites that respect my system settings, because I have my system set to darkmode. I use a Mac. Darkmode is a native feature.
    - 1996 6y ago
      > Dark mode is actually a CSS property and can be implemented by webpages directly. I know, but I don't want to rely on their goodwill. I want the browser to provide a dark mode that work in all cases, therefore: - if webpages advertise a support of dark mode, oblige them - if they don't, invert colors and use any other tricks as required On Linux, Edge is the safest and the simplest way to always have a dark mode everywhere.
  - shrew 6y ago
    Do you consider the developer edition an extension, or is your point about extensions relating to GP's reference of Owl? Firefox Developer Edition is a first party version of the software from Mozilla. It runs slightly ahead of the standard Firefox version I think. FWIW, Waterfox also uses dark browser chrome by default, although if you're worried about security risks in installing extensions, a third-party fork of Firefox may not sit well with you either. Regardless, I've used both pieces of software and had very positive experiences.
  - franga2000 6y ago
scns 6y ago
Kiwi browser on android has that
franga2000 6y ago
The Dark Reader extension does that very well and even works on mobile (Firefox for Android). If you really want to do this without extensions, you could try applying a global CSS filter using one of the CSS files in the profile folder (I don't remember which, but I think it's userStyles or globalStyle.css - should be easy to look up). The filter to apply is first an invert(1), then a hueRotate(180deg) on top of it. It's not perfect, and it will have the opposite effect on pages that are already dark, but it's the best you can do without an extension.

by 1996 6y ago

tester34 6y ago

>Edge on linux has a Samsung-like dark mode (invert colors, but respect pictures) that does not require any extension, just commandline flags. >Anything like that on Firefox? Themes? I use the dark one

nine_k 6y ago

See Stylish extension and the "Universal dark mode" theme.

1996 6y ago
As I said, without an extension (can't trust them), so I guess the answer for firefox is no, it doesn't support that. Of course, it may display dark mode in sites that respect the system theme - it's the easy part. I don't mean that, because I don't want darkmode to be restricted to the few websites that respect my system settings: I want my browser to be "always dark", regardless of how cooperative or well (or badly) done the website is. Dark mode on Edge is forced on the website: if it doesn't support it, the colors are inverted - with no theme or CSS tweaking required. That's not rocket science, but still far better than anything I've seen on Firefox
- frenchy 6y ago
  I haven't used the new Edge, but simply inverting the colors is going to give you a bad time, all your photos will look rather strange. Realistically, it would want to do something quite a bit more complicated than that. On simple websites, this sort of thing works well, but on compicated websites, it's a nightmare.
  - 1996 6y ago
    > I haven't used the new Edge, but simply inverting the colors is going to give you a bad time, all your photos will look rather strange Try it: the invert is intelligent enough to work in most cases. I think it substracts the background, which is often white/whitish, so you get the normal image but on a black background. Also, there's an option to not invert pictures if you prefer.

kevingadd 6y ago

Firefox dev edition defaults to dark mode still as far as I know, though I've personally been using Owl for this for years.

1996 6y ago
Extension are a security risks. It's not rocket science to invert colors - the browser can easily do that with no CSS involved. No browser support for dark mode= no dark mode for me.
- fckthisguy 6y ago
  Dark mode is actually a CSS property and can be implemented by webpages directly. I use FF daily and it uses darkmode in sites that respect my system settings, because I have my system set to darkmode. I use a Mac. Darkmode is a native feature.
  - 1996 6y ago
    > Dark mode is actually a CSS property and can be implemented by webpages directly. I know, but I don't want to rely on their goodwill. I want the browser to provide a dark mode that work in all cases, therefore: - if webpages advertise a support of dark mode, oblige them - if they don't, invert colors and use any other tricks as required On Linux, Edge is the safest and the simplest way to always have a dark mode everywhere.
- shrew 6y ago
  Do you consider the developer edition an extension, or is your point about extensions relating to GP's reference of Owl? Firefox Developer Edition is a first party version of the software from Mozilla. It runs slightly ahead of the standard Firefox version I think. FWIW, Waterfox also uses dark browser chrome by default, although if you're worried about security risks in installing extensions, a third-party fork of Firefox may not sit well with you either. Regardless, I've used both pieces of software and had very positive experiences.
- franga2000 6y ago

scns 6y ago

Kiwi browser on android has that

franga2000 6y ago

The Dark Reader extension does that very well and even works on mobile (Firefox for Android). If you really want to do this without extensions, you could try applying a global CSS filter using one of the CSS files in the profile folder (I don't remember which, but I think it's userStyles or globalStyle.css - should be easy to look up). The filter to apply is first an invert(1), then a hueRotate(180deg) on top of it. It's not perfect, and it will have the opposite effect on pages that are already dark, but it's the best you can do without an extension.