Hello Dark Mode 🌚

You and your editors can now use DatoCMS in dark mode. It follows your OS preference automatically: switch your system to dark and DatoCMS switches with you, no configuration needed.

Not a fan of that? Go manual. Each team member sets their own preference independently, synced to their account across all devices, with the option to override their system setting anytime.

Dark mode covers every single view: Schema Builder, Record Editor, Media Library, Settings pages, all of it. Contrast ratios were checked for WCAG compliance so it's built for long editing sessions, not just a cosmetic fresh coat of paint.

Upgrading Plugins

If you maintain a plugin, this part's for you — otherwise you can skip it.

In dark mode, plugins built on datocms-plugin-sdk 2.1.5 or earlier render inside a white frame. They keep working as normal; the frame is just a safe fallback so nothing breaks until you update.

To make a plugin fully dark-mode compatible, upgrade to the latest SDK version and follow this upgrade guide. The migration is mechanical, so the guide includes a ready-made prompt you can hand to an AI agent to do the whole thing for you.