https://github.com/fluffynuts/yinyang

Light/Dark theme switcher for Windows 10
https://github.com/fluffynuts/yinyang

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Light/Dark theme switcher for Windows 10

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fluffynuts/yinyang
• Owner: fluffynuts
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2021-08-25T08:15:03.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-02T14:47:42.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-24T11:17:18.456Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 261 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# YinYang

### What is this?

A small windows tray utility to switch between light and dark themes

### Why?

- I'd like to work outside in the fresh air and sunshine sometimes

- My display is bright, but not bright enough to compete with outside light

- Windows 10 has dark and light themes

  - Typically, the dark theme suits me best

  - Outside, the light theme is the only way to see things properly

  - Many apps know how to follow the dark/light theme switch

    - Rider / WebStorm / other JetBrains IDE's (configure to follow system theme & select your desired light & dark themes)

    - VSCode

    - Windows Terminal (partial - terminal colors have to be manually tweaked, for now at least)

### Status

Simplest proof-of-concept

- adds a systray icon

    - clicking flips between dark and light

    - there's a menu item for that too, if you prefer

    - notification of the impending switch

- is aware of the current theme at startup

    - is not aware of theme changes outside of the app

### TODO

- react to theme changes outside the app

- icon should animate on change & "flip" such that

    - when light theme, light on top

    - when dark theme, dark on top

- custom handlers for apps which don't switch automatically

    - should update the Windows Terminal selected colorScheme

    - ???

- automatic mode: attempt to determine ambient light &

    automatically switch based on thresholds

    - I'm not sure if this can even happen: my laptop doesn't appear

        to have a light sensor that Windows.Devices picks up

- alt. automatic mode: based on power source

    - switch to light when on battery

        - this is when I'd be outside

    - switch to dark when powered

        - back in the cave!