Nightfall

Dark-first documentation theme for Dune — design inspired by Starlight, Dune-native (not a port).

Nightfall screenshot

Demo: https://themes.getdune.org/nightfall

Tags: dune-theme, docs, dark, inspired

Install

dune theme:install jsr:@dune/theme-nightfall@1.0.1 --activate

Or by hand, in config/site.yaml:

themes:
  - name: nightfall
    src: jsr:@dune/theme-nightfall@1.0.1

theme:
  name: nightfall
  src: jsr:@dune/theme-nightfall@1.0.1

Fixed header with live search, nested sidebar, on-page TOC, optional splash landing, and dark-first light/dark with OS fallback. Config covers color_scheme (default purple), optional scheme_switcher, github_url, and tagline — see the live demo.

Templates

Template	Notes
`default`	Docs page + client TOC / scroll-spy
`section`	Section index with child links
`splash`	Sidebar-less hero (`hero.tagline` / `hero.actions`)
`search`	Form search over Dune `/api/search`
`error`	Themed 404 / 500

Not a port of Starlight. For the faithful Starlight port, see Starlight; for Hextra-inspired modern docs, see Lucid.