Best dark mode plugins for WordPress
The most popular dark mode plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ECS leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Dark Mode (20K+) and Adminify (6K+). All 91 plugins tagged “dark mode” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 dark mode plugins
- 1.
ECSThe most installed dark mode plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 117 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Dark Mode20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 391 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Adminify6K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 109 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 4.
Custom Favicon5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 17 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Dark Mode for WP Dashboard3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 34 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Browser Theme Color2K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Dark Mode Toggle2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 19 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 8.
Darklup1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 44 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)1K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 86 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
Darkify1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 29 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
All 91 plugins tagged “dark mode”
ECS
Down in the last 7 days:4#442by dudaster17 days ago
Seven free modules for Elementor: dark mode, container layouts, mobile menu, editorial text, style presets, JSON editor — all modular, all free.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.6(117)
- Downloads
- 951/day
Dark Mode
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,310by WPPOOL13 days ago
Enable dark mode on WordPress without any coding. Improve site accessibility with a stunning dark theme that improves conversion.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(391)
- Downloads
- 451/day
Adminify
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,765by Pixar Labs3 days ago
White label WordPress admin, admin menu editor, login page customizer, admin dark mode, media library folders, admin columns.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.3(109)
- Downloads
- 128/day
Custom Favicon
Up in the last 7 days:5#3,065by Harish Chouhan1 year ago
Easily add a custom favicon and Apple touch icon to your WordPress site, including support for dark mode, SVG icons, and admin dashboard branding.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(17)
- Downloads
- 27/day
Dark Mode for WP Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:47#3,793by Naiche1 month ago
A clean, lightweight dark mode for the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(34)
- Downloads
- 62/day
Browser Theme Color
Up in the last 7 days:4#4,394by Marco Milesi1 month ago
Color the mobile browser address bar with your brand color, with a separate color for dark mode.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Dark Mode Toggle
Up in the last 7 days:4#4,524by ScriptsTown4 days ago
Bring dark mode toggle switch to your WordPress website. A simple switch to turn on and off the dark mode. Fast and easy to use.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(19)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Darklup
Down in the last 7 days:1#6,530by Darklup2 months ago
Experience Darklup — Your WordPress ally for dark mode, dark themes, night mode and accessibility. Switch to an eye-friendly more inclusive web experi …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(44)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,586by azizultex11 months ago
Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.3(86)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Darkify
Up in the last 7 days:16#6,691by ThemeAtelier8 days ago
Darkify Dark Mode adds dark mode and night mode to WordPress websites and admin dashboards using a fast, lightweight, customizable dark mode toggle.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(29)
- Downloads
- 72/day
DarkMySite
Down in the last 7 days:49#7,209by DarkMySite1 year ago
Best WordPress dark mode plugin to ready your site for the night. Multiple floating switch to choose between night mode and normal mode.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 10/day
DarkLooks
Down in the last 7 days:62#7,400by themelooks5 months ago
The dark mode is better for your eyes in low-light environments. Also, it can reduce eye strain in low-light conditions (night-time or dimmer workspac …
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.8(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Onyx Dark Mode Switcher
Up in the last 7 days:149#9,993by hashthemes29 days ago
Switch between light and dark themes for a more comfortable viewing experience, day or night.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Dark Reader
Down in the last 7 days:199#11,457by bdthemes9 days ago
Complete WordPress dark mode with brightness control, contrast adjustment, toggle styles, and auto detection.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Nocturne Dark Mode
Down in the last 7 days:200#12,886by DeoThemes1 year ago
Nocturne Dark Mode is a powerful plugin that allows you to easily enable dark mode on your website built with Elementor with just a few clicks.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.1(7)
- Downloads
- 6/day
AboveWP Admin Dark Mode
#17,300by AboveWP2 months ago
Toggle between light and dark modes in your WordPress admin area with multiple themes, scheduling, and advanced customization options.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Double Youpï Refined Admin Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:660#17,426by Double Youpï4 days ago
A free admin theme with dark mode for WordPress: every screen redrawn, a menu you can reorder, notices in one place, Refined Media Library built in.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 100/day
DarkAdmin
Down in the last 7 days:105#17,447by AlexanderWagnerDev2 days ago
A simple, lightweight Dark Mode plugin for the WordPress Admin Dashboard with full color customization and Auto Dark Mode support.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Night Mode for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:85#18,616by Akhtarujjaman Shuvo5 years ago
This plugin help to activate night mode and increase or decrease brightness of your website.You can easily add night mode filter to whole website and …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dark Mode for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:462#19,900by Presario3 months ago
Add a dark mode toggle to Elementor and map dark colors to Elementor Global Colors.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Deskmode Suite
Up in the last 7 days:109#20,133by 3WEB.IT1 month ago
Ultimate white label, customizer & security suite for WordPress admins and agencies. Hide notices, customize dashboards, dark mode & activity log.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Night Eye
Down in the last 7 days:252#20,583by Night Eye - Dark mode4 years ago
The Night Eye dark mode plugin for WordPress is an easy and powerful tool that enables a soothing dark theme on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Dark Mode Block
Down in the last 7 days:175#23,711by WPPOOL6 years ago
Add a switch button to toggle between dark mode and normal mode with the Dark Mode Switch block.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Utility for GeneratePress
Down in the last 7 days:70#23,723by wpids24 days ago
Ultimate utility for GeneratePress & GenerateBlocks. Adds dark mode, fluid typography, gradients, editor sync, and settings migration.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
GfDesigns
Up in the last 7 days:3,095#26,016by GfDesigns13 days ago
Beautiful Gravity Forms without writing CSS: layouts, checkboxes, file uploads, buttons, icons, dark mode and more, all free.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
SVisciano
Up in the last 7 days:24#27,737by Simone Visciano2 months ago
Create a secondary color variant of your site and let users switch between the default theme and a custom light or dark override.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PaleSwitch
Up in the last 7 days:560#28,006by AguilArt Design4 months ago
Manage frontend light and dark color palettes for Elementor using Global Colors.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website
#28,594by Ucheagwu Onyike7 days ago
Dark mode for the whole WordPress admin, both editors and, if you want, your website. 23 themes, a schedule and a visitor switch.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Nightly Dark Mode
Up in the last 7 days:767#28,754by Fahim Reza8 months ago
Nightly Dark Mode customizable dark mode plugin for site that allows you to easily add a dark theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Huntsman Dark Mode Site Icon
Up in the last 7 days:1,957#30,105by Josh Hunt19 days ago
Set separate site icons for light and dark mode based on the visitor’s system theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YOOAdmin
#30,713by YOOPixel29 days ago
Modern WordPress admin workspace with Studio Hub, security tools, Focus Mode, notifications, branded login, and advanced appearance controls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Above Black
Up in the last 7 days:504#32,648by resslx1 month ago
Customize the WordPress login page with custom colors, light and dark styles, and your site's logo.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rhino Portfolio
#33,229by FahimMurshed3 months ago
A modern, lightweight Gutenberg-first WordPress Portfolio Plugin with case studies, dynamic blocks, AJAX filters, WooCommerce, and AI tools.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easybility
Up in the last 7 days:7,401#35,005by Foad Adeli5 months ago
WCAG-aligned accessibility controls for contrast, color adjustments, text size, spacing, fonts, animations, and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Easy Dark Theme for Astra
#38,150by Jael Meire1 month ago
Easy light/dark mode for Astra with a toggle button and optional palette mapping to Astra Global Colors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JTZL's Dark Mode
#38,325by jtzl1 month ago
Automatic dark mode styling based on visitor OS preference using CSS prefers-color-scheme media query.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dark Code
#38,566by Web Guy9 months ago
Dark mode for your code.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dark Mode For WP [GWE]
#39,461by Mukul Hossain2 years ago
Use 'Dark Mode For WP' plugin to create an amazing dark version for your WordPress website. Dark Mode For WP works automatically without goi …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blinds Dark Mode
#40,068by Ike Felix6 years ago
Blinds gives you and your users the option to enable dark mode interface in WordPress blog or website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Small Tools
Down in the last 7 days:4,506#45,606by SmilingSyntax10 months ago
A collection of small but powerful tools to optimize and enhance your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Vibetiles
Down in the last 7 days:12,436#45,939by Manuel Esposito24 days ago
Design your site on the live page: colours, fonts, sizes, light and dark. Save styles, share them, and paste in styles from other sites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Darken
Down in the last 7 days:5,464#46,396by Pixar Labs3 years ago
WordPress Dark Mode Plugin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Xhtheme Code Block
#46,858by xhtheme1 year ago
A plugin to add code blocks with syntax highlighting to your WordPress site, and adapt to the theme's light and dark mode switching.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Darklio
#48,900by Darklio - Dark Mode Plugin for WordPress8 months ago
WordPress Dark Mode plugin to ready your site for the night. Multiple floating switches to choose between night mode and normal mode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LumaSwitch
Up in the last 7 days:5,776#49,393by Ariful Razib23 days ago
Light and dark mode controls with customizable colors, a floating switch, saved preferences, and an optional admin theme switcher.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
4WP Style Switcher
#49,836by 4WP.dev4 months ago
Apply theme.json style variations per page or let visitors switch styles on the frontend (FSE block themes).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Turnkey Directories Reading Toolbar
Up in the last 7 days:12,451#49,884by TurnKey Directories4 days ago
A clean reading toolbar for your articles: text-to-speech, dark mode, one-click summarize and translate links, share buttons, and a clean print view.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
wisegear Admin Lab
#50,082by wisegear10 days ago
Free admin appearance with light and dark modes, branding, comfort preferences, and recovery. No account or license required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Universal Dark Mode Invenza
#50,886by Kanani Parth4 months ago
Full-site Dark Mode switcher with customizable themes, page-section exclusions, and custom class style overrides.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Dark Mode
Up in the last 7 days:16,995#53,161by pencilwp1 year ago
Add a one-click dark mode toggle to your WordPress website - simple, lightweight, and customizable.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day