Dark mode is not easy to read for me. And can’t not find any switcher on the top.
Please add a BRIGHT mode.
Thank you
I am sorry you have issues reading when using the default theme of the website. From a game development perspective, if you don’t mind me asking; what is the difficulty in using current dark theme they have? I just don’t want to make the same mistake on my website or in my games.
Temporary solution: I don’t think Epic will add a Bright theme any time soon, so I would suggest that you get a browser extension to modify the CSS. I found this with a quick search, but there might be better ones: Stylebot. With Stylebot you can setup custom CSS rules that changes the behaviour of a website when it loads in.
Here is an image of me changing the default CSS:
My example isn’t pretty but if you spend some time on it, you will likely get a decent result.
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It’s very hard to read. Please make an option to switch back to old design or white theme.
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Looks good, I will try it , thanks
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+1, my eyes get tired very fast the new documentation.
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+1. I find it difficult to focus on text in dark mode. I suspect that my myopia or astigmatism might be the cause. However, I’m surprised that not many people generally complain about dark mode, so there could be other reasons as well. I have high myopia and mild astigmatism, and I wear glasses all the time.
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I use the Stylebot extension for Firefox, and made a css script for the Unreal Forums and Documentation. It’s not perfect, but it gets the job done well for me.
For forums.unrealengine.com:
#main-outlet {
background-color: #d9d9d9;
color: #000000;
}
/* was meant for unreal engine user profiles (but is on non-profile pages as well) */
/* basically the main text areas in the page I think */
#main-outlet-wrapper *:not(a, .primary *, .topic-status-badge:where(.unresolved, .resolved) *, .topic-status-badge:where(.unresolved, .resolved), .badge-card *, .epic-badge, .topic-post-visited-message, pre code, pre code *) {
color: #000000;
}
#main-outlet-wrapper code:not(pre code, pre code *) {/* code that isn't in code blocks */
background-color: #e8e8e8;
}
.topic-status-badge:where(.unresolved/*, .resolved*/) {
background-color: #434343;
}
#reply-control.draft, #reply-control.draft .grippie {
background-color: #a4c2f6;
}
#reply-control .grippie {
border-radius: inherit;
}
#reply-control.open,
#reply-control.open *:not(.grippie, .d-editor-textarea-wrapper, .d-editor-textarea-wrapper *) {
background-color: #d3e1fa;
}
.reply-area *:not(pre code, pre code *)
/*.reply-area .d-editor-input *:not(pre code, pre code *)*/ {
background-color: #fafafa;
color: #000000;
}
.fk-d-menu * {
background-color: #fefefe;
}
#user-content .top-section li.ember-view,
#collapsed-info-panel, .post-list-item {
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
#main-outlet-wrapper ul.action-list .ember-view:not(.active) {
background-color: #bbbbbb;
}
#main-outlet-wrapper ul.action-list .ember-view.active {
background-color: #ffffff;
}
.search-header, .search-bar, .search-filters,
.search-info {
background-color: #efefef;
}
.search-advanced-filters {
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
.search-bar *,
.controls *,
.sort-by details *
{
background-color: #ffffff;
}
ol.category-breadcrumb *,
#navigation-bar *:not(.active),
div.navigation-controls *,
#list-area *:not(.epic-badge),
.topic-status-badge.locked *,/* .topic-status-badge__icon, .topic-status-badge__text,*/
#topic-title div.title-wrapper :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, a, li, ol, ul) {
color: #000000;
}
ul.select-kit-collection,
div.select-kit-row:not(.is-highlighted, .is-selected),
li:where(.select-kit-row, .dropdown-select-box-row):not(.is-selected),
span.no-content {
background-color: #d9d9d9;
}
/* highlighted and/or selected */
div.select-kit-row.is-highlighted:not(.is-selected),
li:where(.select-kit-row, .dropdown-select-box-row).is-selected {
background-color: #efefef;
}
#list-area tr.has-description,
tr.topic-list-item /* #list-area tr.topic-list-item, div.topics tr.topic-list-item */ {
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
.select-kit-filter.is-expanded :where(input, svg) {
color: #ffffff;
}
div.extra-info-wrapper div.title-wrapper :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, span, a, li, ol, ul) {
color: #ffffff;
}
div.post__body.topic-body {
background-color: #ffffff;
}
.voting-wrapper.show-pointer * {
color: #000000;
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
.timeline-scrollarea-wrapper * {
color: #000000;
}
span.badge-category__name {
color: #000000;
}
.topic-map, .topic-map__contents {
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
div.post__row.row {
background-color: #f3f3f3;
color: #000000;
}
div.post__row.row :where(svg) {
color: #000000;
}
div.post__row.row :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6) {
color: #000000;
}
div.post__row.row :where(p, i, span, div, ul, li, .list, a.mention):not(blockquote, blockquote *, pre code, pre code *, .topic-avatar, .topic-avatar *) {
background-color: #ffffff;
color: #000000;
}
div.post__row.row :where(blockquote) {
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
/*div.post__row.row*/
:where(.post__body.topic-body, .more-topics__browse-more) a:not(.mention, .topic-avatar *) {
color: #004eea;
}
div.small-action.topic-post-visited,
span.topic-post-visited-message {
background-color: #ecf2f9;
color: #000fff;
}
div.topics :where(span, td span, td a):not(.epic-badge, pre code, pre code *) {
color: #000000;
}
/* div.topics :where(td a) {
color: #0061f2;
} */
div.topics :where(svg) {
color: #000000;
}
/* div.topics .epic-badge/ {
color: #ffffff;
} */
#topic-footer-buttons :where(span, svg, use):not(.epic-badge, pre code, pre code *) {
color: #000000;
}
For dev.epicgames.com:
div.page-document.has-theme-bg {
color: #000000;
background-color: #e0e0e0; /* overwrites the default "green to black" gradient in the background */
}
div.page-document.has-theme-bg :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6) {
color: #000000;
}
div.page-document.has-theme-bg :where(p, i, span, div, ul, li, .list):not(.block-code-snippet-plain *) {
color: #000000;
}
div.row.align-items-start/*, #blocks-renderer*/ {
background-color: #ffffff;
}
div.row.align-items-start .document-list-card {
background-color: #efefef;
}
div.row.align-items-start img.thumbnail {
background-color: #999999;
}
div.row.align-items-start .document-list-card * {
color: #000000;
}
div.page-document.has-theme-bg :where(a) {
color: #004eea;
}
div.page-document.has-theme-bg :where(th) {
color: #000000;
/* background-color: #3c78d8; */
}
/* div.page-document.has-theme-bg :where(th a) {
color: #62ffec;
} */
div.block-callout-inner,
div.page-document.has-theme-bg td:not(.block-code-snippet-plain *)/* not a code block text */ {
color: #000000;
background-color: #f3f3f3;
}
div.page-document.has-theme-bg tr:not(.block-code-snippet-plain *) {
border-style: none;
}
Please, my good friends at Epic, I love you dearly, but kindly allow us to change to a lighter and/or lower-contrast theme for the forums and docs 
I like coding after hours in a darkened room as much as the next person, but intense white text on a black background is harsh, especially for those of us with astigmatism who see starbursts and/or double/ghost images from bright light sources or high-contrast edges. Doubly so during the day in a well-lit room, the default high contrast dark theme is constant friction.
Perhaps the fine people at Discourse might happily assist with setting up an additional profile or two for better accessibilty? E.g. Light, Dark, High Contrast, Low Contrast, etc. While still remaining faithful to Epic / Unreal Engine branding.
Help us @Tina_Wisdom, you’re our only hope!
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