A Neovim plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows that automatically changes the editor appearance based on system settings.

Linux demo

Windows demo

Your operating system needs to be:

• a Linux desktop environment that implements org.freedesktop.appearance.color-scheme, such as
  • Gnome
  • KDE
  • darkman for window managers
• macOS Mojave or newer
• Windows 10 or newer (or WSL)

[automount]
enabled = true

[interop]
enabled = true

Install the plugin with your preferred package manager:

-- Lua
{
  "f-person/auto-dark-mode.nvim",
  opts = {
    -- your configuration comes here
    -- or leave it empty to use the default settings
    -- refer to the configuration section below
  }
}

Plug 'f-person/auto-dark-mode.nvim'

auto-dark-mode comes with the following defaults:

{
    set_dark_mode = function()
        vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("background", "dark", {})
    end,
    set_light_mode = function()
        vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("background", "light", {})
    end,
    update_interval = 3000,
    fallback = "dark"
}

set_dark_mode and set_light_mode are the hooks called when the system appearance changes. By default, they change the background option, overriding the function allows for further customization.

update_interval is how frequently the system appearance is checked, in milliseconds. The value needs to be higher than the amount of milliseconds it takes to query your system for the dark mode state. Otherwise, you risk freezing neovim on shutdown.

fallback specifies the appearance ("dark" | "light") to use when the auto-detection fails. This can be particularly useful to specify a default version when remotely connecting via SSH, or when using neovim on a tty.

You can disable auto-dark-mode.nvim at runtime via lua require('auto-dark-mode').disable().

👩‍🎤 Special thanks to @nekowinston for maintaining the plugin 👩‍🎤