Native Dark Skin mode

Feature requests for VLC.

Would you love a Native Dark VLC player?

nah...
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Yes!
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Total votes: 44

darkshadow
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Native Dark Skin mode

Postby darkshadow » 15 Nov 2018 23:01

Hi,

A native dark skin would be great instead of the bright white skin VLC comes by default, by now Windows 10 (October update) & Mac OS has an option for a dark mode in the Windows explorer / Finder.

Can that be implemented? the custom skins look terrible and it makes VLC sluggish

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby korbitr » 26 Nov 2018 10:59

This really needs to be implemented in a future update. I tried using skins for the first time after finally getting tired of the searing white light, and was disappointed to find that they were all 10 years old, with the most recent update being from 8 years ago.
Either that, or the skin editor should be updated so people can make their own dark skin for the current version of VLC.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby drramimagdi » 04 Jan 2019 20:11

dark theme would be a great addition

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 21 Jan 2019 00:43

We are working on that.
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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby darkshadow » 21 Jan 2019 13:19

We are working on that.
Thank you! would love that!

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby duncanwick » 07 Mar 2019 22:52

We are working on that.
Any update on the status?

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 10 Mar 2019 11:59

Patience.
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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby MaxEnrik » 21 Mar 2019 09:16

I really need to use Native Dark Skin mode. Please do that great team.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby trueboss926 » 24 Mar 2019 05:56

I also would like the ability to auto change the theme based on the time of day.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby ARES_GOD » 30 Apr 2019 01:34

any news on this ? thank you

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby barry55 » 03 May 2019 15:08

I would really like to have an option for the Dark skin mode

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 05 May 2019 20:01

We heard you :)
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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby trueboss926 » 06 May 2019 20:17

Please add an option to automatically switch between light/dark mode based on time of day.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby konio124 » 21 May 2019 04:56

I really want Native Dark Skin mode. It's a great idea!

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby Lilwashu » 02 Aug 2019 09:36

Do we have any news on this at all? Even like a basic ETA like "could be a couple weeks" or months or another year?

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby Johnny99 » 19 Oct 2019 15:19

Any updates on this?

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby gagan0123 » 12 Nov 2019 06:15

I'm also one of the VLC users waiting for the native dark theme, I tried a lot of themes but none provide the experience that comes with the native theme.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby omcpero » 13 Nov 2019 13:58

Also waiting for dark theme... might start using the windows and iOS app once dark mode is available. Existing themes are not good... we need native functionality

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby unidan » 14 Nov 2019 13:32

Hi, see https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=151391&p=497767#p497767

It's available with the new UI, but the new UI itself is not ready yet.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby LongAwaitingDarkMode » 31 Aug 2020 22:32

Still heavily, HEAVILY anticipating an official dark mode from VLC...

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby needdarkmode » 12 Sep 2020 15:51

2 years later nothin changed. i think i need to find another player -.-

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby kockarche » 17 Sep 2020 19:38

Send suggestions to VideoLan support and fill up their email box. I hope they will see and make our precious dark theme.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby Nikmurder » 22 Sep 2020 11:27

everyone. literally everyone: has dark mode in 2020. even windows itself gets it
VLC: we're gonna make it... soon™.. be patient.. just wait.. it's coming...
(repeats excuses and delays for years)
is somehow one of the most popular video players, still looking like it's 1998
and no, we don't need the new buggy UI
just dark mode, please
it's not that hard
everyone did it
inb4
me: gets another "soon™" reply

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby lolrepeatlol » 04 Oct 2020 01:01

VLC developers are not entitled to do anything, nor do they care if you leave. This is a free program made by a non-profit. Either contribute code to the project or don't say anything. They are working on it.

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Re: Native Dark Skin mode

Postby thEbEAng » 27 Nov 2020 19:27

We heard you :)
Hi. It's been a long time since your last message, and I want to know if the VLC team is still interested in implementing the dark theme for VLC on Windows? If the answer is yes, how much longer will we have to wait?

I thought the dark theme was going to come before the end of this year, but I don't understand, it seems that changing the color of the VLC interface into a dark theme seems like a difficult job for the developers. :-|


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