{"id":7950,"date":"2022-08-26T20:16:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/?p=7950"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:15:20","slug":"how-to-enable-vlc-dark-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-enable-vlc-dark-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable VLC Dark Mode in 3 easy steps?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#what-is-vlc\">What is VLC?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-mac\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the Mac<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-windows\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the Windows<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-android\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the Android<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-i-os\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the iOS<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#free-and-open-source\">Free and Open-Source<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#web-browser-mobile-and-desktop\">Web browser (Mobile and Desktop)<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#solution-activate-vlc-dark-mode\">Solution activate VLC Dark Mode<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><a href=\"#site-access-only-to-vlc-dark-mode\">Site Access (only to VLC Dark Mode)<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#fa-qs-about-vlc-dark-mode\">FAQs about VLC Dark Mode<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700307068629\">What is VLC Dark Mode?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700307089757\">Is VLC Dark Mode available on all platforms?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700307096927\">Can I revert back to the default VLC interface after enabling VLC Dark Mode?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700307103178\">Do I need to restart VLC media player after making changes to the VLC Dark Mode settings?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you looking for on to get your VLC Dark Mode enabled? Then you are on the correct help page, this help page explains to you how easy it is to get a dark mode version of the VLC Media Player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-vlc\">What is VLC?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VLC is a free and open-source media player that can play a wide variety of video and audio formats. It was first released in 2001 by a group of students at the \u00c9cole Centrale Paris in France. Over the years, VLC has become one of the most popular media players in the world due to its ability to play almost any type of media file and its wide range of features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VLC is a know french product that is developed in Paris, French. That is a free and Open-Source media player to play all your media files such as MP4, AVI, WMV, MPEG, MOV, FLASH, etc. VLC is available for desktop operating systems and mobile platforms, such as Android, iOS, and iPadOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-mac\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the Mac open the <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong> from your Application folder or the Launchpad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next click in the Apple menu bar on the menu item <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong>. And then on <strong>Preferences<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new window show up and select the tab <strong>Interface<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then search for the topic <strong>General setting<\/strong>. And click on the radio button <strong>Dark<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click now on the \u201cSave,\u201d to save the new value. And restart your VLC Media Player.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now it should show you the VLC Media Player in a dark user interface<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-windows\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On Windows 10 and Windows 11 open the <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the menu bar click on the menu item <strong>Tools<\/strong>. And then on <strong>Preferences<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new window show up and select the tab <strong>Interface<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then search for the topic <strong>General setting<\/strong>. And you see 2 radio buttons. Now select the radio button <strong>Use custom skin<\/strong>. And download the <strong>eDark Vic Skin<\/strong> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videolan.org\/vlc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VLC website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click now on the \u201cSave,\u201d to save the new value. And restart your VLC Media Player.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now it should show you the VLC Media Player in a dark user interface<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-android\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the Android<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On your Android, open the VLC app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on the three horizontal lines to access the <strong>Menu<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option. Under the <strong>Extra Settings<\/strong> select the item <strong>Interface<\/strong>. Then in the list tap <strong>DayNight Mode<\/strong>. In the popup that appears, choose the <strong>Black Theme<\/strong>. Now this will enable dark mode on the VLC Media Player.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-solution-to-getting-vlc-dark-mode-on-the-i-os\">The solution to getting VLC Dark Mode on the iOS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On your iPhone or iPad go to the home page and tap on the <strong>Settings<\/strong> app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down until you see the topic <strong>Display and Brightness<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>Appearance<\/strong> and check the <strong>Dark<\/strong> option is enabled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On your iPhone or iPad open now the VLC app, and it should be in Dark Mode<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"free-and-open-source\">Free and Open-Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to extend this dark mode to websites, you can use the Turn Off the Lights browser extension which is also free and Open-Source. And it is available on all modern web browsers. That includes Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, Brave, Vivaldi, Naver Whale, Yandex, and C\u1ed1c C\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"web-browser-mobile-and-desktop\">Web browser (Mobile and Desktop)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-1024x551.png\" alt=\"VLC Dark Mode website thanks to the free and Open-Source Turn Off the Lights browser extension, that is using the Night Mode feature\" class=\"wp-image-7952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-1536x826.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-2048x1101.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlc-dark-mode-with-free-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-150x81.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">VLC Dark Mode website thanks to the free and Open-Source Turn Off the Lights browser extension, that is using the Night Mode feature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"solution-activate-vlc-dark-mode\">Solution activate VLC Dark Mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With one powerful extension, you get the new&nbsp;VLC<em> Dark Mode<\/em> in your favorite web browser. Follow the steps below on how to activate this feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type:video\">\n<li>Install the free and Open-Source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turn Off the Lights Browser extension<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click right on the gray lamp button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the menu item <strong>Options<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Safari\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the &#8220;Turn Off the Lights for Safari&#8221; app from the <strong>Launchpad<\/strong> or from the <strong>Application<\/strong> folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And click below in this window on the button <strong>Options<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the options page is open., click on the tab <strong>Night Mode<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable here the checkbox to get the Night switch visible on each web page or scroll further down to enable the checkbox to automatically convert the page to night theme each time you open a new page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd6fHow to enable the Night Mode feature? REMARKABLE OPTION!  \ud83c\udf03\ud83c\udf1a\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbO37Ac5ny8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">YouTube video tutorial on how to enable the Night Mode feature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"site-access-only-to-vlc-dark-mode\">Site Access (only to VLC Dark Mode)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turn Off the Lights browser extension take your privacy very seriously, and you set up this browser extension to only allow the VLC website. Here are the steps on how to activate this feature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type:video\">\n<li>Open the <strong>chrome:\/\/extensions<\/strong> page and search for <strong>Turn Off the Lights<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\" style=\"list-style-type:video\">\n<li>Click on the button Details to open the detailed information about this Chrome extension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for the section <strong>Site Access<\/strong>, and click on the selection box to the menu item &#8220;<strong>On specific sites<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\" style=\"list-style-type:video\">\n<li>A new popup panel shows up, and type now this URL in the text box &#8220;<strong>https:\/\/www.videolan.org<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\" style=\"list-style-type:video\">\n<li>When you are done, click on the blue <strong>Add<\/strong> button to close this panel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So now the VLC Dark Mode website works only on this website URL, and not on all the other websites. Such as on YouTube, Vimeo, Amazon shopping, internet banking, etc. websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enabling VLC Dark mode is a quick and easy process that provides several benefits. Whether you&#8217;re watching movies late at night or working on your computer in dimly lit rooms, dark mode can help reduce eye strain and improve your overall viewing experience. With this simple guide, you can easily switch to dark mode and enjoy all of the benefits that VLC has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hope that will answer one of your questions about the VLC Dark theme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do I turn on dark mode on VLC?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I make VLC dark on my computer?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does VLC have a dark mode on desktop?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make VLC dark mode?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you find it useful you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-enable-vlc-dark-mode\/\">share the link on Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-enable-vlc-dark-mode\/&amp;text=\">share the link on Twitter<\/a>. So your family, friends, or colleagues can know about this handy free tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fa-qs-about-vlc-dark-mode\">FAQs about VLC Dark Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700307068629\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is VLC Dark Mode?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>VLC Dark Mode reduces the amount of blue light emitted by your screen, which can cause eye strain and headaches, especially when watching videos for extended periods.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700307089757\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is VLC Dark Mode available on all platforms?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, VLC Dark Mode is available on all platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700307096927\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I revert back to the default VLC interface after enabling VLC Dark Mode?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, you can revert back to the default VLC interface by simply selecting &#8220;Use native style&#8221; instead of &#8220;Use custom skin&#8221; in the Preferences window.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700307103178\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I need to restart VLC media player after making changes to the VLC Dark Mode settings?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, you need to restart VLC media player for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Are you looking for on to get your VLC Dark Mode enabled? 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