Tip #07

Read PDFs in dark mode

Turn white PDF pages dark to match the dark theme, with highlights still readable.

Works on
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Results

Accuracy rose to 94% on the held-out set.

How to read a PDF in dark mode

  1. 1

    Switch to the dark theme

    Open the menu under your avatar, choose Settings, and set App theme to Dark.

  2. 2

    Pick Inverted

    Set PDF theme to Inverted.

  3. 3

    Read and mark up as usual

    Pages turn dark with light text. Highlights and pen strokes keep their colours, and charts keep their hues.

Questions

Yes. Set the app theme to Dark and the PDF theme to Inverted in Settings. Pages turn dark with light text.

Yes. Highlights are drawn on top of the inverted page as a darker tint, so they stand out and the text stays light.

No. It only changes how pages look on your screen. The file itself stays as it was.

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