michael-walker18/dark-mode-sidebar-menu-v2026

Dark Mode Sidebar Menu v2026 is a sidebar navigation component for web apps, built with plain HTML and CSS. It gives you a dark themed, compact menu that adjusts to different screen sizes, so it looks reasonable on both desktop and mobile layouts. Because the whole thing is just HTML and CSS with no JavaScript framework or build step, you can open the files directly, read through the markup, and understand how it works without much effort. That makes it simple to copy into an existing project and adjust to match your own app's look. To use it, you clone the repository, open the HTML file in a browser or serve it with a simple local web server, then swap in your own menu items, colors, spacing, and breakpoints. There is no runtime configuration file. Instead, you edit the HTML and CSS directly, which keeps things simple but means changes are manual rather than driven by settings. The component is meant to be a starting point for a sidebar pattern rather than a full ready made menu system. You are expected to replace the placeholder menu entries with your own app's sections and tune the styling so it fits your color scheme and layout. If you plan to use the sidebar across multiple pages, keeping the styles in one shared CSS file will make future updates easier. Requirements are minimal: a modern web browser and basic familiarity with HTML and CSS. An optional local server can help while testing, but nothing beyond standard web tooling is needed. The project is licensed under GNU GPL v3.0, which means any project built on top of it that is distributed to others generally needs to share its source code under the same license terms.