Auto Dark Mode for Reddit

Automatically switches the theme based on your OS dark mode preference

Du musst eine Erweiterung wie Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey oder Violentmonkey installieren, um dieses Skript zu installieren.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey 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.

Sie müssten eine Skript Manager Erweiterung installieren damit sie dieses Skript installieren können

(Ich habe schon ein Skript Manager, Lass mich es installieren!)

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         Auto Dark Mode for Reddit
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.3
// @description  Automatically switches the theme based on your OS dark mode preference
// @author       Avi (https://avi12.com)
// @copyright    2025 Avi (https://avi12.com)
// @license      MIT
// @match        https://www.reddit.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=reddit.com
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
  "use strict";

  /**
   * @returns {HTMLButtonElement}
   */
  const getElButtonProfile = () => document.querySelector("button#expand-user-drawer-button");

  // noinspection CssInvalidHtmlTagReference
  /**
   * @returns {HTMLElement}
   */
  const getElDarkToggle = () => document.querySelector("#darkmode-list-item faceplate-switch-input");

  const OBSERVER_OPTIONS = { childList: true, subtree: true };

  function openProfileDrawerAndToggleTheme() {
    const { activeElement } = document;
    const elButtonProfile = getElButtonProfile();
    new MutationObserver((_, observer) => {
      const elDarkToggle = getElDarkToggle();
      if (!elDarkToggle) {
        return;
      }
      const { shadowRoot } = elDarkToggle;
      if (!shadowRoot) {
        return;
      }
      const elDarkToggleInput = shadowRoot.querySelector("input");
      if (!elDarkToggleInput) {
        return;
      }
      observer.disconnect();
      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
        elDarkToggle.click();
        elButtonProfile.click();
        activeElement.focus();
      });
    }).observe(document, OBSERVER_OPTIONS);
    elButtonProfile.click();
  }

  const darkQuery = matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)");
  new MutationObserver((_, observer) => {
    if (!getElButtonProfile()) {
      return;
    }

    const themeNew = darkQuery.matches ? "dark" : "light";
    const themeCurrent = document.cookie.match(/theme=([12])/)[1] === "1" ? "light" : "dark";
    const isChangeTheme = themeNew !== themeCurrent;
    observer.disconnect();
    if (!isChangeTheme) {
      return;
    }

    openProfileDrawerAndToggleTheme();
  }).observe(document, OBSERVER_OPTIONS);

  darkQuery.addEventListener("change", () => {
    const elDarkToggle = getElDarkToggle();
    if (elDarkToggle) {
      const { activeElement } = document;
      elDarkToggle.click();
      activeElement.focus();
      return;
    }

    openProfileDrawerAndToggleTheme();
  });
})();