The world’s most popular Messaging service can now get a dark mode for desktop. WhatsApp has clients available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows PC and Mac OS. The desktop versions of WhatsApp do need an active synced connection with a WhatsApp client on either Android or iOS, so users are limited with what they can do. WhatsApp hasn’t really embraced dark mode with its apps — the Android app was last spotted testing dark mode back in March 2019. Dark mode for the desktop clients are rare, but with this theme, you can effectively bring over dark mode to WhatsApp for Windows or WhatsApp for Mac.
XDA Member m4heshd has created a styling mod for WhatsApp for Desktop that themes the desktop client with a dark theme to make it easier on your eyes. This mod with its NodeJS installation script targets elements responsible for the UI and does not touch any of the underlying code responsible for the working of the client. This mod is not a third-party client by itself (so your messages or any other data are not shared with the developer), because of which you do need to have the desktop client installed. This mod is also open-source, so you can check out the code underneath the mod/theme and even build it yourself.
How to install Dark Mode for WhatsApp desktop
To install this mod, simply download the files relevant to your system: Windows x86, Windows x64, or macOS; and run the WADark file within while WhatsApp for Desktop’s official client is running. The developer recommends not to delete the script folder after the installation as the script automatically creates a backup of the original WhatsApp source in case you wish to remove the mod and revert back to your original client theme.
Follow the Dark Theme for WhatsApp Theme Thread
What people want most is for WhatsApp to bring over a dark theme to its Android app as well as desktop clients for Windows and macOS. Until then, this should serve some of your needs.
