DarkPDF

Dark Mode PDF reader forked from Lunarequest/NightPDF

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Binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows

• Latest release

Limitations

• Limited support for XFA forms and saving forms with filled-in data
• macOS builds are unsigned — right-click → Open on first launch to bypass Gatekeeper
• Windows builds are unsigned — SmartScreen may show an "Unknown publisher" warning on first run

Development

Requirements

• Node.js v22.x
• yarn v4.x (berry)

Running locally

yarn        # install dependencies
yarn dev    # build and launch in development mode

Building a release

yarn dist

CLI

Usage: DarkPDF [-p] [pdf]

Positionals:
  pdf  The PDF file to open                                             [string]

Options:
      --help     Show help                                             [boolean]
      --version  Show version number                                   [boolean]
  -p, --pages    The page to open in the PDF                           [number]

Examples:
  DarkPDF -p 5 pdf.pdf  Opens pdf.pdf at page 5

Licenses

• NightPDF is under GPLv2 only
• Electron is under MIT
• PDF.js is under Apache License 2.0