README.md

Rocket.Chat dark mode

Dark mode toggle for Rocket.Chat. This is compatible with the latest version of Rocket.Chat. Please star this repo if you like it.

Customizable

You can customize the colors by change the :root & :root .dark-mode css variables in custom css field. I also customized the sidebar a bit, you can change the sidebar width by changing the --sidebar-width variable.

Have fun!

Installation

Go to Admin > Settings > Layout. Then add the following code to the fields:

1. Custom CSS:

:root {
  --primary-font-color: #222;
  --info-font-color: #737373;
  --var-yahoo-width: 40px;
  --mention-link-text-color: #164faf;
  --mention-link-background: #ddecff;
  --mention-link-group-text-color: #3c3c3c;
  --mention-link-group-background: #f9e661;
  --rcx-tooltip-text-color: #fff;
  --sidebar-width: 230px;
  --tags-color: #b45817;
  --tags-border-color: #d3d3d3;
}

/**
 * ==== DARK MODE variables ====
 */
:root .dark-mode {
  --dark-background: #242629;
  --dark-background-secondary: #333;
  --dark-background-hover: #16171a;
  --dark-color: #fff;
  --dark-color-neutral: #8a8a8a;
  --rcx-color-neutral-100: #303236;
  --rcx-color-neutral-400: #434343;
  --rcx-color-neutral-500: #4e5052;
  --rcx-color-neutral-600: #898c8f;
  --rcx-color-neutral-700: #a9adbe;
  --dark-color-secondary: #c4c8ce;
  --dark-color-icon-neutral: #b2b2b2;
  --dark-border-color-dim: #41474c;
  --dark-color-danger: #ee7663;
  --tags-color: #ff984f;
  --tags-background-color: #313538;
  --tags-border-color: #46474a;
  --message-header-name-color: #c2c7cf;
  --icon-background-color: #2f3b46;
  --sidebar-background-color: #292b2f;

  --mention-link-text-color: var(--color-light-blue);
  --mention-link-background: var(--color-dark-medium);

  /* Overwritten */
  --secondary-background-color: var(--dark-background-secondary);
  --rcx-color-surface-tint: var(--dark-background);
  --primary-font-color: var(--dark-color);
  --info-font-color: var(--dark-color-secondary);
  --rcx-color-font-hint: #828a9a;
  --rcx-color-primary-500: #5698f8;
  --rcx-button-primary-background-color: #156ff5;
  --rcx-button-primary-border-color: #156ff5;
  --input-icon-color: var(--dark-color-neutral);
  --rcx-input-colors-focus-shadow-color: #3c3c3c;
  --rcx-color-surface-light: var(--dark-background);
  --rcx-color-font-default: var(--dark-color);
  --rcx-color-font-danger: var(--dark-color-danger);
  --rcx-color-stroke-extra-light: var(--dark-border-color-dim);
  --rcx-button-icon-color: var(--dark-color-icon-neutral);
  --rcx-option-color-variant-danger: var(--dark-color-danger);
  --rcx-color-danger-700: var(--dark-color-danger);
  --rcx-color-font-secondary-info: #84888d;
  --rcx-color-button-background-primary-hover: #4b8ef1;
  --rcx-color-stroke-highlight: #2d71d5;
  --rcx-color-primary-600: #5393f1;
  --rc-color-button-primary: #4f91f3;
  --rcx-button-secondary-background-color: #eceff2;
  --rcx-button-secondary-border-color: #eceff2;
  --rcx-button-secondary-hover-background-color: #d3e9ff;
  --rcx-button-secondary-hover-border-color: #d3e9ff;
  --rcx-button-danger-background-color: #f0203b;
  --rcx-button-danger-border-color: #f0203b;
  --rcx-color-status-background-warning-2: #42413e;
  --rcx-message-background-color-editing: #373a40;

  /* Message Box */
  --message-box-color: var(--dark-color);
  --message-box-markdown-hover-color: var(--dark-color);
  --rcx-message-background-color: var(--dark-background);
  --rcx-message-background-color-focus: #202123;
  --rcx-color-surface-hover: #282b33;
  --rcx-button-icon-hover-background-color: var(--dark-background-hover);
  --rcx-button-icon-hover-border-color: var(--dark-background-hover);
  --rcx-message-divider-color: var(--dark-color-neutral);
  --rcx-message-divider-background-color: var(--dark-border-color-dim);
  --message-box-container-border-color: var(--dark-border-color-dim);
  --rcx-button-icon-background-color: var(--rcx-color-surface-light);
  --message-box-user-activity-user-color: var(--rcx-color-neutral-700);
  --rcx-message-reaction-background-color: var(--rcx-color-surface-light);
  --rcx-message-reaction-color: var(--color-light-blue);
  --rcx-message-reaction-border-color: var(--rcx-color-neutral-700);
  --rcx-color-font-annotation: var(--rcx-color-neutral-600);

  /* Threads */
  --content-background-color: var(--dark-background);
  --component-color: var(--dark-border-color-dim);
  --color-darkest: var(--rcx-button-icon-color);
  --popover-background: var(--dark-background-hover);
  --popover-item-color: var(--dark-color);

  /* User preferences */
  --color-gray-lightest: var(--dark-background);
  --flex-nav-background: var(--dark-background);
  --sidebar-background-light-active: var(--dark-background-hover);
  --sidebar-background-light-hover: var(--dark-background-hover);
  --rcx-tag-colors-default-background-color: var(--dark-color);
  --rcx-tag-colors-secondary-background-color: #e4e7ea;

  /* Common inputs */
  --input-border-color: var(--dark-border-color-dim);
  --info-font-color: var(--dark-color-neutral);
  --input-text-color: var(--dark-color);
  --primary-background-color: var(--color-light-blue);
}

/**
 * ==== GLOBAL changes ====
 */

/* Sidebar */
.rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-icon {
  font-size: 1.1rem !important;
}

.rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-button--small-square {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-button--small-square:last-child {
  display: none;
}

.rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-button-group {
  margin-right: -0.25rem;
}

.rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-button-group .rcx-button-group__item {
  margin-left: .2rem;
  margin-right: .2rem;
}

.rcx-sidebar-footer {
  display: none;
}

/* Add gap to bottom of sidebar */
.rcx-box.rcx-box--full.rcx-css-1cb6i7s {
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}

@media (min-width: 1372px) {
  .sidebar {
    width: 15%;
    max-width: 15%;
  }
}

/* Code tags */
.rcx-box--with-inline-elements code,
.rcx-field__description code,
.rcx-field__error code,
.rcx-field__hint code,
.rcx-field__link code {
  color: var(--tags-color) !important;
}

.rc-old .code-colors {
  color: var(--tags-color);
}

/* Others */
.rc-old .message-popup-title {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.rcx-message-system__block .rcx-message-system__body,
.rcx-message-system__block .rcx-message-system__name,
.rcx-message-system__block .rcx-message-system__time {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.rcx-message-system__block .rcx-message-system__name {
  opacity: .7;
}

/**
 * ==== DARK MODE styling ====
 */
.dark-mode .rcx-sidebar {
  background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
}

.dark-mode .rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-button--icon {
  background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
  border-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
}

.dark-mode .rc-message-box,
.dark-mode .message.active,
.dark-mode .message:hover {
  background-color: var(--dark-background);
}

.dark-mode .emoji-picker {
  background-color: rgba(26, 28, 29, 0.98);
}

.dark-mode .message .reactions > li,
.dark-mode .rcx-message-reactions__reaction {
  background-color: var(--icon-background-color);
  border-color: var(--icon-background-color);
}

.dark-mode .message-actions {
  background-color: var(--rcx-color-surface-light);
  border-color: var(--rcx-color-stroke-extra-light);
}

.dark-mode .rc-popover__item:hover {
  background-color: var(--dark-background);
}

.dark-mode .message.new-day:before {
  color: var(--rcx-message-divider-color);
}

.dark-mode .rc-old .code-colors {
  border-color: var(--tags-border-color);
  background-color: var(--tags-background-color);
}

.dark-mode .rcx-message-header__name {
  color: var(--message-header-name-color);
}

.dark-mode .rcx-css-1fbr01f {
  border-color: #3e91fc !important;
}

/* Quote & code */
.dark-mode .hljs-keyword,
.dark-mode .hljs-selector-tag,
.dark-mode .hljs-subst {
  color: var(--dark-color);
}

.dark-mode .hljs-section,
.dark-mode .hljs-selector-id,
.dark-mode .hljs-title {
  color: #e33c3c;
}

.dark-mode .hljs-literal,
.dark-mode .hljs-number,
.dark-mode .hljs-tag .hljs-attr,
.dark-mode .hljs-template-variable,
.dark-mode .hljs-variable {
  color: #20cbcb;
}

.dark-mode .hljs-attribute,
.dark-mode .hljs-name,
.dark-mode .hljs-tag {
  color: #9f9fee;
}

.dark-mode .hljs-doctag,
.dark-mode .hljs-string {
  color: #f595ad;
}

2. Custom Script:

// Dark mode toggle
const darkModeDefault = false;

const darkModeSymbol = `<svg id="icon-darkmode" viewBox="0 0 468 468" fill="currentColor">
  <path d="m428.75601,300.104c-0.664,-3.81 -2.33401,-7.047 -4.996,-9.71301c-5.89999,-5.90298 -12.75201,-7.142 -20.55399,-3.716c-20.93701,9.70801 -42.64102,14.55801 -65.09702,14.55801c-28.17099,0 -54.15201,-6.94 -77.94299,-20.83801c-23.791,-13.89398 -42.63101,-32.73599 -56.52501,-56.52998c-13.899,-23.793 -20.84399,-49.77299 -20.84399,-77.94499c0,-21.88802 4.33299,-42.68301 12.991,-62.384c8.66,-19.7 21.17599,-36.973 37.543,-51.82c6.283,-5.898 7.713,-12.752 4.287,-20.557c-3.23601,-7.801 -9.041,-11.511 -17.41501,-11.132c-29.12099,1.141 -56.71999,7.664 -82.797,19.556c-26.076,11.89499 -48.48901,27.54699 -67.23801,46.96499c-18.747,19.414 -33.595,42.39899 -44.54,68.94999c-10.942,26.55301 -16.416,54.39 -16.416,83.51102c0,29.694 5.806,58.05399 17.416,85.082c11.613,27.02798 27.218,50.34399 46.824,69.94897c19.604,19.599 42.92,35.207 69.951,46.82202c27.028,11.60699 55.38399,17.41498 85.075,17.41498c42.63998,0 81.987,-11.56299 118.05399,-34.69c36.069,-23.12399 63.05002,-54.00598 80.944,-92.64499c1.52402,-3.42297 1.95102,-7.03598 1.28003,-10.83798zm-122.19101,84.064c-24.646,11.711 -50.67599,17.56201 -78.08701,17.56201c-24.743,0 -48.38998,-4.853 -70.94699,-14.55801c-22.554,-9.70499 -41.97099,-22.69501 -58.24599,-38.97198c-16.271,-16.272 -29.259,-35.686 -38.97,-58.241c-9.707,-22.556 -14.561,-46.20302 -14.561,-70.94801c0,-40.922 12.135,-77.466 36.403,-109.636c24.266,-32.165 55.53099,-53.959 93.78799,-65.379c-19.795,31.405 -29.694,65.379 -29.694,101.926c0,34.644 8.564,66.715 25.69701,96.22301c17.12799,29.49901 40.446,52.81099 69.95,69.94798c29.49899,17.129 61.565,25.694 96.211,25.694c10.65601,0 21.129,-0.85498 31.40799,-2.56998c-17.31799,20.93799 -38.30701,37.25497 -62.952,48.95099z"/>
</svg>`; // moon icon
const lightModeSymbol = `<svg id="icon-darkmode" viewBox="0 0 302.4 302.4" fill="currentColor">
  <path d="m204.8,97.6c-13.60001,-13.6 -32.8,-22.4 -53.60001,-22.4s-40,8.4 -53.6,22.4c-13.6,13.6 -22.4,32.8 -22.4,53.6s8.8,40 22.4,53.59999c13.6,13.60001 32.8,22.40001 53.6,22.40001s40,-8.40001 53.60001,-22.40001c13.59999,-13.59999 22.39999,-32.8 22.39999,-53.59999s-8.39999,-40 -22.39999,-53.6zm-14.40001,92.8c-10,10 -24,16 -39.2,16s-29.2,-6 -39.2,-16s-16,-24 -16,-39.2s6,-29.2 16,-39.2s23.99999,-16 39.2,-16s29.2,6 39.2,16s16,23.99999 16,39.2s-6,29.2 -16,39.2z"/>
  <path d="m292,140.8l-30.79999,0c-5.60001,0 -10.40001,4.8 -10.40001,10.39999c0,5.60001 4.8,10.40001 10.40001,10.40001l30.79999,0c5.60001,0 10.39999,-4.8 10.39999,-10.40001c0,-5.59999 -4.79999,-10.39999 -10.39999,-10.39999z"/>
  <path d="m151.2,250.8c-5.59999,0 -10.39999,4.8 -10.39999,10.40001l0,30.79999c0,5.60001 4.8,10.39999 10.39999,10.39999c5.60001,0 10.40001,-4.79999 10.40001,-10.39999l0,-30.79999c0,-5.60001 -4.8,-10.40001 -10.40001,-10.40001z"/>
  <path d="m258,243.60001l-22,-22c-3.60001,-4 -10.39999,-4 -14.39999,0s-4,10.40001 0,14.40001l22,21.99998c4,4 10.39999,4 14.39999,0s4,-10.39999 0,-14.39999z"/>
  <path d="m151.2,0c-5.59999,0 -10.39999,4.8 -10.39999,10.4l0,30.8c0,5.6 4.8,10.4 10.39999,10.4c5.60001,0 10.40001,-4.8 10.40001,-10.4l0,-30.8c0,-5.6 -4.8,-10.4 -10.40001,-10.4z"/>
  <path d="m258.39999,44.4c-4,-4 -10.40001,-4 -14.40001,0l-22,22c-4,4 -4,10.4 0,14.4c3.60001,4 10.40001,4 14.40001,0l22,-22c4,-4 4,-10.4 0,-14.4z"/>
  <path d="m41.2,140.8l-30.8,0c-5.6,0 -10.4,4.8 -10.4,10.39999s4.4,10.40001 10.4,10.40001l30.8,0c5.6,0 10.4,-4.8 10.4,-10.40001c0,-5.59999 -4.8,-10.39999 -10.4,-10.39999z"/>
  <path d="m80.4,221.60001c-3.6,-4 -10.4,-4 -14.4,0l-22,22c-4,4 -4,10.40001 0,14.39999s10.4,4 14.4,0l22,-21.99998c4,-4.00002 4,-10.40001 0,-14.40001z"/>
  <path d="m80.4,66.4l-22,-22c-4,-4 -10.4,-4 -14.4,0s-4,10.4 0,14.4l22,22c4,4 10.4,4 14.4,0s4,-10.4 0,-14.4z"/>
</svg>`; // sun icon
const toggleButton = '<button class="rcx-box rcx-box--full rcx-button--small-square rcx-button--square rcx-button--icon rcx-button  rcx-button-group__item" aria-label="Toggle Dark Mode">D</button>';

function isDarkModeSet() {
  return localStorage.getItem('dark-mode') === 'true';
}

function getDarkModeIcon() {
  return `<svg class="rc-icon sidebar__toolbar-button-icon sidebar__toolbar-button-icon--darkmode" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#icon-darkmode"></use>
    ${isDarkModeSet() ? lightModeSymbol : darkModeSymbol}
  </svg>`;
}

function toggleDarkMode() {
  document.body.classList.toggle('dark-mode');
  const setting = (!isDarkModeSet()).toString();
  localStorage.setItem('dark-mode', setting);
}

function addDarkModeToggle() {
  const sidebarToolbar = $('.rcx-sidebar-topbar__wrapper .rcx-button-group--medium');

  // wait for the sidebar toolbar to be visible
  // this will also be false if the toolbar doesn't exist yet
  if(!sidebarToolbar.is(':visible')) {
    setTimeout(addDarkModeToggle, 250);
    return;
  }

  var darkModeButton = $('.js-button[aria-label="Toggle Dark Mode"]');

  // do nothing if button is already on the screen
  if (darkModeButton.is(':visible')) {
  	return;
  }

  darkModeButton = $(toggleButton).prependTo(sidebarToolbar);
  darkModeButton.html(getDarkModeIcon());

  darkModeButton.on('click', function() {
    toggleDarkMode();
    darkModeButton.html(getDarkModeIcon());
  });
}

if (localStorage.getItem('dark-mode') !== 'false'
    && window.location.href.indexOf('admin') === -1) {
  document.body.classList.add('dark-mode');
}

$(addDarkModeToggle);