# Automatic Dark Mode color scheme switching

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-color-scheme-switching/161593>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** new-feature, auto-dark\
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-color-scheme-switching/161593 "2020-08-20T22:17:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kchalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kchalk/32/226787_2.png) [@Kchalk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kchalk)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-color-scheme-switching/161593/69 "2021-07-07T02:26:03Z")

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This feature is so useful, thank you for including in core.

I’ve done up a gif to demonstrate it on Windows. Discourse switches instantly, faster than the OS itself 👍  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/f/dfa6967fcf4802190f747ac9464605339f77fc9b.gif)

Additional details here on my [instance](https://forums.chalk.sg/t/prefer-a-dark-theme-try-out-dark-mode/110/2) if keen.

[https://forums.chalk.sg/t/prefer-a-dark-theme-try-out-dark-mode/110/2](https://forums.chalk.sg/t/prefer-a-dark-theme-try-out-dark-mode/110/2)

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