Pdf dark mode

[5183nischal]

What system are you running Yazi on?

macOS

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

kitty

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.6.11 (Homebrew 2025-06-14)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : aarch64-apple-darwin (macos-aarch64)
    Rustc  : 1.87.0 (17067e9a 2025-05-09)

Ya
    Version: 25.6.11 (Homebrew 2025-06-14)

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-kitty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Kitty)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Kitty), light: true, csi_16t: (16, 44), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Kgp
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 30, columns: 139, width: 2224, height: 1320 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL           : Some("/bin/dash")
    EDITOR          : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL          : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: Some("--ansi --height 75% --multi --reverse --margin=0,1 --cycle --preview \'if test -f {}; bat --style=numbers --color=always --style=header,grid --line-range :300 {} || cat {}; else if test -d {}; eza -T --color=always {} | less; else; echo {} 2> /dev/null | head -200; end\' --preview-window=\'right:70%\' --bind=\'?:toggle-preview\' --bind=\'tab:down\' --color=marker:#f2d5cf,fg+:#c6d0f5,prompt:#ca9ee6,hl+:#e78284")

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : tmux 3.5a
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.41
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 4.3.2 / 4.3.2
    pdftoppm      : 25.05.0
    magick        : 7.1.1-47
    fzf           : 0.61.1
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 14.1.0
    chafa         : 1.16.1
    zoxide        : 0.9.6
    7zz/7z        : 24.07 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    resvg         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq            : 1.7.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: No such file or directory (os error 2) / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xclip        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xsel         : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

Describe the question

Is there a way I can invert the color of pdfs while in darkmode in macos?

Anything else?

No response

Checklist

• I have read all the documentation
• I have searched the existing discussions/issues

[AnirudhG07]

I think poppler has support for showing dark mode, but pdftoppm(based on my net search). And i think yazi pdftoppm for previewing pdf's. So short ans NO.

Unless of course there exists a terminal pdf previewer which has dark mode availability OR you know how configure poppler to have dark mode for a pdf with dark mode. I didnt look at it that much.

If I am maybe mistaken, pls correct me