Yin-Yang
Automatically switches themes between light and dark modes for Linux desktops and applications based on time or sunrise/sunset.
What is Yin-Yang?
Yin-Yang is an auto night-mode application for Linux that automatically switches system and application themes between light and dark modes. It supports popular desktop environments like KDE, GNOME, and Budgie, along with applications such as VSCode, Atom, and Firefox. The tool helps reduce eye strain by adapting interfaces to the time of day, offering scheduled or sunrise/sunset-based theme transitions.
Linux users who want automated theme switching across their desktop environment and applications to reduce eye strain and improve workflow consistency.
Developers choose Yin-Yang for its broad compatibility with Linux desktops and applications, customizable scheduling options, and seamless automation that eliminates manual theme management.
Overview
Auto Nightmode for KDE, Gnome, Budgie, VSCode, Atom and more
Use Cases
Best For
- Automating theme switches between light and dark modes on Linux desktops
- Reducing eye strain with scheduled or sunrise/sunset-based theme changes
- Theming applications like VSCode, Atom, and Firefox alongside the desktop environment
- Customizing Linux workflows with wallpaper changes, notifications, and script execution
- Managing consistent theming across KDE, GNOME, and Budgie environments
- Integrating auto-dark-mode functionality without relying on built-in OS features
Not Ideal For
- Users on non-Linux operating systems like Windows or macOS needing auto dark mode
- Developers requiring theme switching for unsupported applications such as JetBrains IDEs or Chrome without extensions
- Systems without systemd or where Python dependency management is problematic
- Environments needing a lightweight, zero-configuration solution without desktop environment dependencies
Pros & Cons
Pros
Supports major Linux desktop environments including GNOME, Budgie, and KDE Plasma, as explicitly listed in the README, enabling consistent theming across different setups.
Themes popular applications like VSCode, Atom, Firefox, and Brave, reducing manual configuration for a unified look, with support detailed in the features section.
Allows theme switching at specific times or based on sunrise and sunset, providing automated adaptation to the time of day, as highlighted in the key features.
Includes wallpaper changes, notifications, sound alerts, and custom script execution, offering enhanced control over the theme change experience beyond basic switching.
Cons
Requires installing multiple dependencies like python-systemd, pyside6, and systemd headers, with different steps for various Linux distributions, making setup non-trivial for beginners.
Only supports a specific set of applications; unsupported apps like Chrome or IntelliJ IDEA are not covered, forcing users to rely on manual workarounds or other tools.
Functionality is tied to supported desktops, meaning users of unsupported environments like XFCE or LXDE cannot use it, limiting its universality on Linux.
Frequently Asked Questions
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