In August 2024, Wikipedia finally rolled out dark mode to the desktop site. Here is how you can turn it on: Go to Wikipedia’s site. Click on the appearance menu, which has a specs icon.

More than a year ago, a dark mode handily won out as the most-requested feature in Wikipedia's Community Wishlist Survey for 2023. It might seem simple to flip the colors on a predominantly text ...

Developer Witch Beam teased Dark Star as a secret mode prior to the official reveal, then shared a video documenting it as part of an April Fools’ Day post in 2022. “So many people thought it ...

Dark mode has its touted benefits: Dimmer screens mean less eye strain, some assert; and on certain displays (including most smartphones), showing more black pixels prolongs battery life.

However, WebKit code has now revealed that there’s more to come, including new settings for Dark Mode and pop-ups. For those unfamiliar with it, WebKit is Apple’s browser engine that powers ...