Dark Mode Screenshots: How to Capture Websites in Dark Theme

Why Dark Mode Screenshots? Dark mode has gone mainstream. Most popular websites and apps now support it, and many users prefer it. If you’re capturing screenshots for documentation, marketing materials, or visual testing, you need to capture both light and dark mode variants. The challenge? Programmatically telling a website to render in dark mode isn’t as simple as toggling a switch. How Dark Mode Works on the Web Websites implement dark mode using the CSS prefers-color-scheme media query: ...

February 18, 2026 · 5 min · ToolCenter Team