Dark Mode Manager for Svelte 5

A simple and efficient dark mode manager for Svelte 5, supporting user preference persistence, system preference detection, and easy toggling.

Features

• Automatically syncs with system preferences (prefers-color-scheme)
• Stores user preference in localStorage
• Provides API for getting, setting, and toggling dark mode
• Updates the DOM to apply dark mode via CSS class

Installation

npm install dark-mode-svelte

Usage

Import and Initialize

<script>
	import { DarkMode, darkMode } from 'dark-mode-svelte';
</script>

Set the initializer

To prevent flashing from light to dark, place the <DarkMode /> component as close to your root component as possible. In Sveltekit this is usually your first +layout.svelte.

<DarkMode />

Get the Current Theme Mode

console.log(darkMode.mode); // 'light' or 'dark'

Set Theme Mode

// Explicitly set mode darkMode.mode = 'dark'; // Set to dark mode darkMode.mode = 'light'; // Set
to light mode darkMode.mode = undefined; // Reset to system preference

Toggle Between Light and Dark Mode

<button on:click={() => darkMode.toggle()}>
	Toggle {darkMode.mode === 'dark' ? '🌞' : '🌙'}
</button>

How It Works

1. User Preference
   • If the user has explicitly set a theme (light/dark), that setting is used in localStorage.
2. **System Preference **
   • If no user preference exists, the system's preference is used.
3. Default Mode
   • If neither a user preference nor a system preference exists, the default is light.

API

mode: 'light' | 'dark' | undefined

• Getter: Returns the current theme mode ('light' or 'dark'), considering user and system preferences.
• Setter: Updates the theme mode. Setting it to undefined resets it to follow system preference.

toggle(): void

Toggles between light and dark mode.

Styling

The component toggles a dark class on document.documentElement. Use CSS to define dark mode styles:

/* Light Mode */
body {
	background-color: white;
	color: black;
}

/* Dark Mode */
.dark body {
	background-color: black;
	color: white;
}

License

MIT License. Feel free to use and modify it.

Contributing

Pull requests and improvements are welcome! If you find any issues, feel free to open an issue or create a PR.