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# midnight
A darkened discord theme with rounded chat and sidebars.
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## install
-Download from or download this repo.
+*IMPORTANT: make sure to enable dark mode in discord settings for the theme to apply properly!!*
-Put the `midnight.theme.css` or `midnight-classic.theme.css` files into your betterdiscord (or other client) theme folder.
+### betterdiscord (or client with local theme folder)
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+1. Download `midnight.theme.css` from or this repo.
+2. Put the file into your betterdiscord (or other client) theme folder.
+3. (optional) Customize the variables in `midnight.theme.css`.
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+### vencord (or client without local theme folder)
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+1. Paste `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/refact0r/midnight-discord/master/midnight.css` into the theme link box.
+3. (optional) Copy and paste the contents of `midnight.theme.css` into your quickcss file.
+4. (optional) Customize the variables in quickcss.
-IMPORTANT: make sure to enable dark mode in discord settings for the theme to apply properly!!
## credits
original design inspired by
-window controls from
+window controls design from
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+thanks to all the [contributors](https://github.com/refact0r/midnight-discord/graphs/contributors)!