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Dracula – Dark theme for 300 apps (draculatheme.com)
51 points by zenorocha on Oct 12, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 26 comments


To celebrate 10 years of Dracula, we're launching a new website today!

Here's what we've been up to and what's next for this project...

Even though I pushed the first commit to Dracula, I'm not the only one responsible for its success.

Over the years, more than 734 contributors have created themes for all sorts of apps.

Dracula is everywhere now, from code editors to music apps, from terminals to websites.

Now, we're launching a new website designed and developed by the super-talented Lucas de França.

With an ever-growing selection of apps supported, we needed a better way to showcase all the themes.

The new homepage brings an App Store look-and-feel with a focus on discoverability.

Dracula PRO is also getting a fresh look, including a new surprise theme (more coming soon).

The new newsletter form is powered by Resend using the private beta for Contacts API.

A lot has happened in the last ten years, but there's a lot we still want to do.

We're on a quest to create the best cross-platform theme in the world.

We want to transform the industry and provide a consistent experience across all applications.

We believe that every single app should have a Dracula theme installed, and the best part is that you can help us make it happen.

Thank you for creating themes, for sharing them with your friends, for writing about them, for contributing to them, for being part of this journey.

We're so grateful for all the support we've received over the years.


Just a heads up, trying to view any of the preview images gives

    402: PAYMENT_REQUIRED Code: OPTIMIZED_IMAGE_REQUEST_PAYMENT_REQUIRED


Well, at least their image host is using the right HTTP status codes.


Probably using the special <Image /> tag on NextJS which they charge a premium for. NextJs claims to be a static site generator too but doesnt allow optimised images at build time for static sites.


I used to love dark themes, especially Dracula, but then astigmatism did its terrible deed.

Without glasses not only it is hard to read, but becomes tiring after a while. My last prescription gave me an additional 6 months of dark mode, but that was it.

There was this stupid moment in history when every site suddenly went full dark mode because the iPhone finally got an OLED panel, accessibility be damned.


> every site suddenly went full dark mode because the iPhone finally got an OLED panel, accessibility be damned.

Offering only one color scheme, light or dark, is not accessible. Light sensitivity is just as real as astigmatism.


I know, because there was a teacher at my high school who had prescription shaded glasses for his condition.

Screens emit less intensive light than ambient on a cloudy day. The teacher in question couldn't even go outside without his glasses.


> couldn't even go outside without his glasses

Yep. The term for this is 'dayblind'. My sister has a friend whose light sensitivity is so severe that she can't even look up at night when there's a full moon over clear skies.

I don't know if she has any sunglasses with prescription tint, but she does often wear multiple pairs of sunglasses at once (stacking fitovers of various sizes). She also wears sunglasses whenever she uses the computer.

I forget what condition my sister's friend has, but she's legally blind. Extreme light sensitivity is often a feature of retinal diseases that also cause other visual acuity problems.


Yep first thing I do when I find a dark default site is try(uselessly usually) to find an option to switch it to light mode.


I think companies should deliver a white and dark option always.


I am so displeased by the Pro! I paid for it and it was a huge download that's not being updated. I've never wasted money so foolishly!



Anyone have any good OLED / pure black background themes? I'm currently using Hyper Term Black but it's not available across all apps.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=hsnazar....


Curious about this too.

Coding in a totally dark room with an OLED screen and a pure black background is neat, my code is just floating.


There is only one “Dark Mode” and it comes with fangs. Congrats, looks fantastic. Here’s to 10 more years!


On Safari, trying to view any app throws the following error:

TypeError: Object.hasOwn is not a function. (In 'Object.hasOwn(e,t.from)', 'Object.hasOwn' is undefined)

Looks amazing on Chrome though!


This is theme I use for everything worth custom-theming. LibreWolf, Emacs, Alacritty, AwesomeWM, Slack... and even more that don't come to mind right now.


Same! The page listing all of the applications has also introduced me to new terminal emulators and other things. It's great to have something consistent I don't need to fiddle with across all my systems.


I've used Dracula for years, love it and don't plan on switching any time soon. Having support for pretty much every program I use is a huge factor.


Am I weird for only using dark themes in the terminal and then only because 25 year habits are hard to shake off?


I was this way, coming from 1970s computing origins and DEC VT terminals[1], but the Solaris console and OpenWindows[2], and NeXTSTEP[3] and macOS eventually beat me into tolerating "light mode" terminal windows.

Still do dark mode terminals after sunset, though. And Dracula is among my favorite themes.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT220

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWindows

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP


Are you really terminaling right if you're not using green text on a black background?


Is amber passable as a last resort?


I have vague memories of those from even before The Matrix, it is acceptable.


10 years‽ wow... I've used Dracula on and off in many IDEs and Slack too. Congrats guys, love it!


Easily my favorite color theme, which I try to use everywhere possible. Keep up the good work!




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