5 Best Darkify Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Darkify has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 5 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 5 closest alternatives to Darkify
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Dark Mode
Closest matchDark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme
4.5 (390) 20,000+ active installsEnable dark mode on WordPress without any coding. Improve site accessibility with a stunning dark theme that improves conversion.
Shares the dark, dark mode, dark theme tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
- 2
Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin
4.5 (44) 1,000+ active installsExperience Darklup — Your WordPress ally for dark mode, dark themes, night mode and accessibility. Switch to an eye-friendly more inclusive web experi …
Shares the dark mode, dark theme tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated August 17, 2026.
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4.8 (34) 3,000+ active installsA clean, lightweight dark mode for the WordPress admin dashboard.
Shares the dark mode, Night Mode tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
- 4
4.5 (23) 700+ active installsAllow users to change the website style while reading at night, enabling them to easily read and spend more time on your site.
Shares the dark tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 9, 2020.
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Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer
4.3 (109) 6,000+ active installsWhite label WordPress admin, admin menu editor, login page customizer, admin dark mode, media library folders, admin columns.
Shares the dark mode tag on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
Switching from Darkify: common questions
What is the best alternative to Darkify?
Dark Mode is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Darkify alternative has the most users?
Dark Mode, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Darkify alternative is rated highest?
Dark Mode, rated 4.5 out of 5 by 390 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Darkify alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Darkify score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Darkify on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Dark Mode is the closest match to Darkify by the data we track, and Dark Mode has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Adminify shipped the most recent release, on October 12, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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