Hackread Dark Switcher

Adds a smooth light/dark mode toggle to Hackread with theme memory.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Hackread Dark Switcher
// @namespace    https://hackread.com/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Adds a smooth light/dark mode toggle to Hackread with theme memory.
// @author       Ghosty-Tongue
// @license      MIT
// @match        https://hackread.com/*
// @grant        GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
    'use strict';

    const toggle = document.createElement('div');
    toggle.id = 'darkModeToggle';
    toggle.innerHTML = '🌙';
    document.body.appendChild(toggle);

    GM_addStyle(`
        #darkModeToggle {
            position: fixed;
            bottom: 20px;
            right: 20px;
            background-color: #333;
            color: white;
            padding: 10px 15px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            font-size: 20px;
            cursor: pointer;
            z-index: 9999;
            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
            transition: background-color 0.3s, color 0.3s;
        }

        #darkModeToggle.light {
            background-color: #f0f0f0;
            color: #111;
        }
    `);

    const darkStyles = `
        body, html {
            background-color: #121212 !important;
            color: #e0e0e0 !important;
        }

        a {
            color: #90caf9 !important;
        }

        a:hover {
            color: #bbdefb !important;
        }

        header, footer, .site-header, .site-footer, .widget, .entry-footer, .post-meta, .cs-entry__meta {
            background-color: #1e1e1e !important;
            color: #ccc !important;
        }

        .post, .entry-content, .cs-entry__title, article, .content-area, .cs-content, .entry-title {
            background-color: #181818 !important;
            color: #e0e0e0 !important;
        }

        code, pre, blockquote {
            background-color: #252525 !important;
            color: #eee !important;
        }

        img {
            filter: brightness(0.9) contrast(1.05);
        }

        input, textarea, select, button {
            background-color: #2c2c2c !important;
            color: #ffffff !important;
            border: 1px solid #444 !important;
        }

        .widget, .sidebar, .powerkit-widget, .comments-area, .comment, .related-posts {
            background-color: #1a1a1a !important;
            color: #ccc !important;
        }

        .entry-title a, .widget-title {
            color: #ffffff !important;
        }

        ::selection {
            background: #333333;
            color: #ffffff;
        }

        .entry-meta a, .entry-footer a, .post-meta a {
            color: #bbbbbb !important;
        }
    `;

    let styleTag = null;

    function enableDarkMode() {
        styleTag = document.createElement('style');
        styleTag.id = 'darkModeStyles';
        styleTag.innerHTML = darkStyles;
        document.head.appendChild(styleTag);
        toggle.innerHTML = '☀️';
        toggle.classList.remove('light');
    }

    function disableDarkMode() {
        if (styleTag) styleTag.remove();
        toggle.innerHTML = '🌙';
        toggle.classList.add('light');
    }

    const mode = localStorage.getItem('hackread-darkmode');
    if (mode === 'on') enableDarkMode();

    toggle.addEventListener('click', () => {
        if (document.getElementById('darkModeStyles')) {
            disableDarkMode();
            localStorage.setItem('hackread-darkmode', 'off');
        } else {
            enableDarkMode();
            localStorage.setItem('hackread-darkmode', 'on');
        }
    });
})();