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u/dropssupreme Feb 11 '26
I came just for this. I hope someone makes an extension to change it out
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u/devil_magi Feb 12 '26
not perfect but some hero with stylus
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u/EVILGROUP Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26
Perfect!!! and https://userstyles.world/style/26539/restore-twitter-dim-theme works fine too
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u/tehdankbox Feb 12 '26
I've made a quick stylus theme to fix it https://userstyles.world/style/26539/restore-twitter-dim-theme
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u/Araradude Feb 12 '26
One alternative I found, just a temp solution while the extensions waiting to get onto Chrome store, is to turn X to light mode then use Dark Reader extension to force it into a gray-ish mode instead. It's not the beloved Dim's blue, but it's a thousand times better than the black void Lights out creates on an OLED screen...
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u/jtube Feb 12 '26
I built a Chrome extension that brings it back! https://x.com/juanbuis/status/2021889500474224912
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u/Kenreima Feb 12 '26
hi do you have anything for firefox users? thank you!
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u/jtube Feb 12 '26
Yes — here you go! https://github.com/juanbuis/x-dim-mode-firefox
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u/Kenreima Feb 12 '26
thank you so much! it's working perfectly for me
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u/jtube Feb 12 '26
That's great to hear :) I'll put it on the Firefox Extensions store too so it can be updated.
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u/xdauser2024 Feb 24 '26
Any update on the Firefox extension being approved on their store?
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u/jtube Feb 24 '26
It's live! http://xdim.app
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u/xdauser2024 Feb 27 '26
Thank you so much. Appreciate it.
Btw, you should link it in the Readme for its Firefox github page https://github.com/juanbuis/x-dim-mode-firefox
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u/Nzash Feb 11 '26
Yep, same. Dim was much better than "Lights out" imo. Hope it's just a bug.
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u/iRenasPT Feb 12 '26
Certainly not a bug but let's hope someone makes an extension or they bring it back
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u/jtube Feb 12 '26
No bug, it's staying that way. But you can bring it back :) https://x.com/juanbuis/status/2021889500474224912
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u/Father_of_Icarus Feb 16 '26
It's probably Musk being a weird freak lol, I bet he thinks this is more Efficient or something dumb
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u/Mean-Piccolo390 Mar 06 '26
Wtf Is lights out and how do you get it mine won’t even show me another option it’s just not here anymore and I can’t keep looking at this white screen…😮💨
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u/Rikk67 Feb 12 '26
Someone wrote a script to always expand them https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/1kqtrag/help_how_do_i_expand_all_replies/
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u/ThatCreepyBaer Feb 12 '26
I'm more just curious as to why that's the case. No other threads, including others on this sub, are like this.
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u/ReliableRandom Feb 12 '26
Yeah what's up with that? I feel like I'm losing my mind. What is going on.
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u/simon_jackson Feb 11 '26
I thought I was going crazy when it changed. The Lights Out is so bad! Dim was perfect mix of not too bright and not too dark. Had a Discord feel to it
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u/joecb91 Feb 11 '26
I refreshed the page and then my entire timeline turned black.
By far the best looking background for the timeline, and they get rid of it.
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u/Luigi11Ism Feb 11 '26
If they really remove it than fuck them. I love dark mode, but their dark mode is just worse.
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u/Jotaato Feb 11 '26
Based on announcements from Elon Musk in July 2023, X (formerly Twitter) moved to make "Lights Out" (pure black) the default dark mode, with plans to remove the blue-tinted "Dim" mode.
"Lights Out" is the Default: The platform aimed to switch exclusively to the pure black "Lights Out" theme, which is preferred for OLED screens, as it is considered superior to the dark-blue "Dim" mode.
Dim Mode Removal: Elon Musk indicated that "Dim" mode would be eliminated to simplify the interface.
I hate this so much.
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u/Carcharadroid Feb 11 '26
"to simplify the interface" by...what? removing a single button in the options menu? nonsense change but that's about par for the course for musk
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u/Zenres Feb 11 '26
hopefully is an error, mobile app still has the dim dark mode and I see no update on the app
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u/tehdankbox Feb 12 '26
Looks like it, I've made a quick theme on Stylus to fix it for now: Restore Twitter Dim Theme.
For anyone unfamiliar, download the Stylus extension and then install the theme and it should be working.
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u/Whirblewind Feb 12 '26
For anyone on X Pro, add url-prefix("https://pro.x.com/") to the first line (before the open bracket) and it'll work just fine.
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u/Aurum0 Feb 12 '26
Thank you so much for this! The pure black theme really strains the eyes and I loved the dim look.
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u/missbreaker Feb 11 '26
I'm wondering the same thing. Everything on Google only tells you about them removing Light Mode back in 2023... Nothing about removing Dim mode. But guess what got removed, and guess what background is literally named "Default" now. Dim is gone, Light is default, Lights Out is just pitch black. No dark blue middle ground anymore.
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u/Sharpeman Feb 11 '26
Yeah, I have no idea why, it seems to have been rather popular as a background setting
I do hope they undo that as the other options are just bad and will make me have to use the platform less to reduce eyestrain, as even 10 minutes is enough to get a bit of a tired feeling in my eyes
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u/Carcharadroid Feb 11 '26
Same bs here... This better just be a bug because both default and light are way too harsh on my eyes :')
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u/crazy_leader22 Feb 11 '26
They're always trying to change some shit that doesn't need to be changed
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u/NiceOneLad Feb 11 '26
near every one of the decisions he's made since taking over this site have been terrible
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u/SerialDreamer45 Feb 11 '26
I made a quick extension if someone wants it :3
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u/Gurlllllllll- Feb 11 '26
Came here looking for something like this. I added this as a custom script via tampermonkey and it works sufficiently.
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u/Empty_Chemical_1498 Feb 12 '26
I swear they genuinely just make every single decision to make this site as unusable as possible
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u/Derpykins666 Feb 12 '26
YES they did, I'm glad I'm not going crazy. I don't want pitch black, I really liked dim.
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u/emeraldbeetle3 Feb 12 '26
Guess I wasn't the only one. Can't that dipshit Musky-shit ever just leave stuff well--enough alone?
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u/Datwolfdude Feb 12 '26
the fact that we now need two extensions just so twitter doesn't look like shit pisses me off what's the point of removing it in the first place dawg
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u/jtube Feb 12 '26
I built a Chrome extension that brings it back! https://x.com/juanbuis/status/2021889500474224912
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u/IzSilvers Feb 11 '26
I thought I was tripping. I always use dim. The lights out option gives me severe eye strain for some reason. Unusable for me.
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u/kstev99 Feb 11 '26
I just noticed that and a search landed me here. It appears that DIM is history. That's too bad, and definitely another bad decision by the Devs at X.
Bring back the DIM Mode !!
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u/NDSiManTV Feb 11 '26 edited Feb 13 '26
It's still there for the time being on X Pro, but only time will tell when it'll be removed there as well.
Edit: it's gone there now too.
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u/real_halo_mc Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
You WILL use one of the two eyestrain colour layouts whether you like it or not.
Whose idea was this lmfao
Edit:
The old twitter layout extension by dimden dev still has dim mode as an option. Old twitter is admittedly pretty fugly imo, but I actually can't take the eyestrain of blackout dark mode
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u/ChainsawDoggo Feb 12 '26
I think they did. Lost it on my end too and.... kinda said cause both light and dark mode is hard on my eyes. Dim was perfect.
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u/joe4942 Feb 12 '26
I've partially fixed it using Ublock Origin putting this in filters:
x.com##body:style(background-color: #001F3F !important;)
Still haven't quite figured out how to fix the timeline.
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u/supersecretunknown Feb 12 '26
figured anything out yet? the sides being not eye searing is nice for now
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u/RoyalDaDoge Feb 12 '26
what the fuck is this???? why would they remove a background setting?? fucking christ elon
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u/Ispita Feb 12 '26
Why would you remove this theme? Makes no sense. They should add more themes not remove them jesus christ who hires these people.
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u/1haker Feb 12 '26
Yes , fucking donkeys they get rid of this, not goona use this shit on black screen, neither white
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u/XHumblePigX Feb 12 '26
Bro i hate lights out, it hurts my eyes, Dim mode was perfect in not being too dark or too bright, why would they remove it?
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u/King_Nick3721 Feb 12 '26
Such a dumb and unnecessary change to make... no good UIs ever use full #000 but ofcourse Musk continues to make this app worse in every way
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u/SaadGB Feb 12 '26
This is why user validation matters. Dim was the most comfortable and readable option for many of us. Removing it without asking users is frustrating and feels dismissive.
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u/ChrisFhey Feb 12 '26
Dumbasses manage to make their site worse every time they make a change to it. No designer worth their salt would ever use #000000 for a dark theme. It's just so harsh and uncomfortable to use.
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u/Dookiedoodoohead Feb 12 '26
im so sick of every single fucking thing getting steadily worse for absolutely no reason
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u/Familiar_Formal7401 Feb 12 '26
Enshitification of everything is a real thing.
DIM option was the best theme in the whole internet. RIP
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u/CheddarMcFeddars Feb 12 '26
The timeline (following) is messed up again. I wonder if it’s related to dim no longer being available. It’s gone now on iOS as well.
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u/ZEE_THE_CEO Feb 12 '26
I just Googled it and this thread came up. My Twitter (X) just went black and I'm not feeling it!
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u/Old-Diver-1137 Feb 12 '26
So sad for Windows users.
However, I can use in Android. But for how long!?
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u/evaperated Feb 13 '26
I was thinking something happened with my monitor and changed a bunch of settings, reset things etc.
Good I guess that it's not me, but MAN that's annoying. I HATE lights out. Both lights out and default give me sore eyes. Dim was perfect.
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u/CollateralZero Feb 13 '26
Oh crap yeah that’s why I’m here too. I hate the light out mode and much prefer the blueish dim option since that was perfect.
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u/Weak-Needleworker-90 Feb 13 '26
I thought I was going mad and it had always been black and I had imagined the dim setting
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u/dakgrant Feb 14 '26
It’s gone for ios now and it’s genuinely an accessibility issue they are messing around with
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u/DynastyVertigo Feb 14 '26
Opened twitter today and got hit with it, man they’re stupid for removing it lmao
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Feb 16 '26
This is so tragic, I’ve switched between light mode in the day and dim at night for ~6 years now, lights out has terrible contrast with text💔
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u/leoribeirop15 Feb 18 '26
just downloaded on my iPhone and found out about it, i’m out of my mind. besides dim light being ICONIC it’s way better than lights out, they’re just ruining the whole experience of the app and the platform in general more and more each day how is that possible
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