Is there a dark mode on Canvas

[4801816541]

It's way too bright and hurts my eyes.

[Chris_Hofer]

Hello  @4801816541  Welcome to the Canvas Community.  Thank you for posting your question.  There is no "dark mode" that is built into the Canvas LMS (Learning Management System).  However, this is a pretty popular feature request by Community members, and you can read more about it here: https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/11408-dark-theme-for-canvas" modifiedtitle="true" title="Dark ....  I'd encourage you to vote on it and maybe add a comment to the bottom of it if you feel that it's something you'd like Instructure (the company that makes Canvas) to implement.  Also, check out some of the comments in that thread because some people have found ways to add a dark theme on their own...and so that might be an option for you as well.

Finally, I'm not sure if you are on a Windows 10 computer or not, but I often take care advantage of the "Night light" setting.  It helps tone down the brightness in the evenings and is easier on my eyes.  Set your display for night time in Windows 10

I hope this helps, Janice.

[ElizaRandall]

It’s actually an ADA accessibility issue for people living with chronic migraine, mTBI photophobia, vision strain etc. Does someone need to file a lawsuit to get them to make this accessible!?!

[chriscas]

Hi @ElizaRandall,

You could try a browser extension like Dark Reader to give you a dark view of almost any website, including Canvas.  I'm a Canvas admin for my institution, and while I know dark mode is something that a lot of people (even myself) would appreciate, I also know that it's a very complex thing to fully support in an environment where millions of teachers and students are creating assignments, discussion posts, assignment submissions and the like.  The browser extensions to a decent job of making a dark mode, but they are not perfect, especially for images/graphics or when specific colors may be getting called out (as the extension may adjust the colors for better contrast).

I hope this may give you a workable alternative.

-Chris

[gusher]

good man

[BrianFritzen]

My district blocks extensions in browsers.

[jaumetet]

As a low vision person and a teacher that uses canvas in my university, Canvas has remarkable erros using Dak Reader. I use Dark Reader since many years, and it used to work almost perfect.

If Canvas is not prioritizing accessibility, which it looks weird to me, then, at least, must be compatible with a popular expansion like Dark Reader or recommend any other.

Some of the error that canvas does use Dark Reader include: invisible text in body of misses, and inisible change of text color also in messages.

So, please, Canvas developers, do the effort-

Many Many thanks for the great work!

jaume

[EmanAmer]

It does not change the background of word or pdf files that uploaded by students. I have to download each paper so I can grade them. Dark reader worked in the past and it used to make the color of doc background to black. Now, it does not work at all