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24 alternatives to Darker

Change to Dark Mode easily on your Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Darker launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
NightOwl▲320
Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.
2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →
2
Smart Brightness for Dark Mode▲80
Don't let white pages hurt your eyes
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Dark Switch▲76
Switch MacOS dark mode in one click
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Dark Mode for Safari▲128
Safari is now ready for the new macOS Mojave
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Umbra app▲124
The missing app for dark mode
2020 · replay.software · its alternatives →
6
Solace▲171
macOS gives you three appearance options: Light, Dark, or Auto. Auto follows sunset, which is a surprisingly blunt heuristic. It doesn't account for season (dark mode at 3:50pm in December, light mode at 9pm in June), and it has zero awareness of actual conditions outside. Overcast and dark at 2pm? Your Mac doesn't care. The deeper problem is that macOS treats appearance, wallpaper, and colour temperature as unrelated settings. You end up stitching together separate tools that don't know about each other, or you just live with the defaults and accept the friction. Solace tries to solve this…
Feb 2026 · theodorehq.com · its alternatives →
7
iOS 13▲292
Apple's latest mobile OS, now with dark mode
2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Dark Reader extension – Dark mode for every website▲369
Enable dark mode (night mode) on all websites
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
9
Nocturnal▲90
Have more control over your screen at night 🌙
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Menubar Auto Brightness▲100
Auto adjust brightness when switching apps for Mac
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Dark Reader for Safari▲113
Dark mode for every website
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Cooldown▲129
Quickly toggle Low Power Mode on your Mac from the menubar
2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
13
Dynamic Dark Mode▲8
The smart, automatic Dark Mode toggle for macOS Mojave
2019 · apollozhu.github.io · its alternatives →
14
macOS Mojave▲635
The next generation of software for Macs
2018 · apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Dark Reader for iOS▲116
Enjoy dark mode on all Apple devices
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Fader▲90
Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically
Apr 2026 · eythor.com · its alternatives →
17
Dark Mode List▲252
A list of apps that support 🌃 dark mode
2017 · darkmodelist.com · its alternatives →
18
Noir▲79
Browse better at night with dark mode for Safari
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
NightTone▲121
Colored light filter, screen dimmer & brightness control
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Darken – Darkmode Made Easy▲133
🌑 Dark mode made easy. Contribute to ColinEspinas/darken development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Shade View▲155
Auto-dark mode for all websites
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Figgy▲152
A better native Figma app for Mac with dark mode ✨
2019 · ravenyu.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
23
Todoist Dark Theme▲315
Experience a darker side of Todoist
2018 · todoist.com · its alternatives →
24
Forehead▲157
Hide the notch and round all corners on the new MacBook Pro
2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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