A free and simple macOS menu bar app that automatically toggles between Light and Dark mode on a schedule.

This app is 100% vibe coded using Perplexity and Claude Sonnet 4.5 without any kwnowledge in coding, by reading steps and copy/paste to Xcode 26.2, debbuging and adding features with natural prompts completed with screenshots. It took around 2 hours for the first working version, and 4 hours to finalize the UI, optimizations, the liquid glass icon and this GitHub repo.

• 🌓 Quick toggle between Light/Dark mode from menu bar
• ⏰ Auto mode: Schedule dark mode between specific hours
• 🚀 Launch at login option
• 🎨 Native SwiftUI interface for macOS

Darki is available in the following languages:

• 🇬🇧 English
• 🇫🇷 Français (French)
• 🇪🇸 Español (Spanish)
• 🇮🇹 Italiano (Italian)
• 🇩🇪 Deutsch (German)
• 🇨🇳 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
• 🇯🇵 日本語 (Japanese)
• 🇰🇷 한국어 (Korean)

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Unzip the file and move Darki.app to your Applications folder
3. Open Darki from your Applications folder

Darki requires two permissions to function properly on macOS:

When you first open Darki, macOS may block it because it's not from the App Store. To fix this:

1. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General
2. Click "Open Anyway" next to the message about Darki

Darki needs permission to control System Events to toggle dark mode automatically.

First time: A popup should appear asking for permission when you launch Darki.

If no popup appears:

1. Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy
2. Select "Automation" from the left sidebar
3. Find Darki in the list
4. Check the box next to "System Events"

Without this permission, Darki cannot change your system's appearance settings.

MIT License - feel free to use and modify!