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Toggle theme with Alt+T

Adds an Alt+T keyboard shortcut that instantly switches GitHub between light and dark mode.

Code to copy

// Press Alt+T to toggle GitHub's light/dark color mode
document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
  if (e.altKey && (e.key === 't' || e.key === 'T')) {
    var html = document.documentElement;
    var next = html.getAttribute('data-color-mode') === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
    html.setAttribute('data-color-mode', next);
    JZ.toast('Color mode: ' + next);
  }
});

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  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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