Zotero 8 Dark Mode Blue Hue

rgelz · 2026-01-25T03:14:21+00:00

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Hi, is it possible to make dark mode truly dark again? There is this strange blue hue when viewing documents in dark mode.

yibinfan · 2026-01-26T18:07:08+00:00

I am faced with the same issue. Don't know if it is by design or an error.

dstillman · 2026-01-28T03:05:24+00:00

@rgelz, @yibinfan: It's by design — it's based on a popular color palette used in lots of software — but in Zotero 8.0.1, we've added a "Black" theme that uses a black background and inverted images, mirroring the dark theme in Zotero 7.

mmrzik · 2026-01-31T14:06:49+00:00

To set the theme see here: https://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/#reader-appearance-panel-with-theme-support

noah.gordon · 2026-02-01T06:22:50+00:00

I tried the "Black" theme in Zotero 8, but the colors choices for the inverted figures are clearly different. Would it be possible to add a Zotero 7-like theme option?

dstillman · 2026-02-01T06:23:12+00:00

@noah.gordon: We'd need to see a specific example. "Black" is obviously meant for people who preferred the Z7 theme.