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How to enable Dark Mode for VLC media player on PC
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<blockquote data-quote="lokamoka820" data-source="post: 1122061" data-attributes="member: 108773"><p>VLC for Windows does not feature a native dark mode, and I'm not aware of any dark skins that do not completely rip apart the UI.</p><p></p><p>I found a workaround to get native dark mode on Windows and want to share it with you if you prefer dark theme.</p><p></p><p>Here is what you need to do:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Download the required dark mode files found at <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PkWvNPZaG3Mp2RPLHlueNxfpx5ocnSS5?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this google drive link</a> (the author has removed these dill files from his github page so i had to re-upload them). The link has two .dll files: <em><strong>libqt_plugin.dll</strong></em> and <em><strong>libskins2_plugin.dll</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Close VLC if it's currently running on your pc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Now, on your local pc, go to your VLC directory (typically its installed at: "C:\Program Files\VideoLan\VLC", but your location may be different) and then navigate into this sub-directory: "plugins\gui" (this directory SHOULD already exist if you're in the correct location).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Place the two dll files mentioned in step 1 inside the sub-directory mentioned in step 3. Take note these dll files ONLY work with the <em><strong>64-bit version of VLC</strong></em>. If you try using them with the 32-bit version of VLC, the player will not launch and instead will show a terminal (command prompt) window. Not what you want. Install VLC 64-bit if this happens to you.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Now, start your VLC player and go to: "Tools > Preferences > Interface > Look and Feel". You should now see a new option: "Use Dark Mode". Select it and click the "Save" button. Restart VLC to make the dark mode take effect.</li> </ol><p>Enjoy! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="❤️" title="Red heart :heart:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/2764.png" data-shortname=":heart:" /></p><p></p><p>Alternate Download Mirrors (for <a href="http://vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip/" target="_blank">vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip</a> -- contains the two dll files):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/qn5ay1qeomvh7rz/vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip/file" target="_blank">https://www.mediafire.com/file/qn5ay1qeomvh7rz/vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip/file</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://file.io/W2uHR3iLcF5n" target="_blank">https://file.io/W2uHR3iLcF5n</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://bunkr.site/d/dbfvWbhEIlSA9" target="_blank">vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip</a></li> </ul><p>[MEDIA=reddit]VLC/comments/1f03nhz[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lokamoka820, post: 1122061, member: 108773"] VLC for Windows does not feature a native dark mode, and I'm not aware of any dark skins that do not completely rip apart the UI. I found a workaround to get native dark mode on Windows and want to share it with you if you prefer dark theme. Here is what you need to do: [LIST=1] [*]Download the required dark mode files found at [URL='https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PkWvNPZaG3Mp2RPLHlueNxfpx5ocnSS5?usp=sharing']this google drive link[/URL] (the author has removed these dill files from his github page so i had to re-upload them). The link has two .dll files: [I][B]libqt_plugin.dll[/B][/I] and [I][B]libskins2_plugin.dll[/B][/I] [*]Close VLC if it's currently running on your pc. [*]Now, on your local pc, go to your VLC directory (typically its installed at: "C:\Program Files\VideoLan\VLC", but your location may be different) and then navigate into this sub-directory: "plugins\gui" (this directory SHOULD already exist if you're in the correct location). [*]Place the two dll files mentioned in step 1 inside the sub-directory mentioned in step 3. Take note these dll files ONLY work with the [I][B]64-bit version of VLC[/B][/I]. If you try using them with the 32-bit version of VLC, the player will not launch and instead will show a terminal (command prompt) window. Not what you want. Install VLC 64-bit if this happens to you. [*]Now, start your VLC player and go to: "Tools > Preferences > Interface > Look and Feel". You should now see a new option: "Use Dark Mode". Select it and click the "Save" button. Restart VLC to make the dark mode take effect. [/LIST] Enjoy! ❤️ Alternate Download Mirrors (for [URL='http://vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip/']vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip[/URL] -- contains the two dll files): [LIST] [*][URL]https://www.mediafire.com/file/qn5ay1qeomvh7rz/vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip/file[/URL] [*][URL]https://file.io/W2uHR3iLcF5n[/URL] [*][URL="https://bunkr.site/d/dbfvWbhEIlSA9"]vlc.3.0.21-dark.zip[/URL] [/LIST] [MEDIA=reddit]VLC/comments/1f03nhz[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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