DarkU

DarkU is a software developed in Python by vincent-coding, with the help of TnT GuN. Its purpose is to temporarily change the background of your wiiu.

WARNING: From version 2.2 onwards, the software is licensed under the GPL-3.0, older versions of DarkU remain under the Apache 2.0 license.

What are the colors available in DarkU?

For the moment it's just shades of grey, but its creator is looking to be able to put other colors.

• Default
• White
• Light grey
• Grey
• Dark grey
• Very dark grey
• Black

Pictures?

This is what the software looks like since version 2.2.


Here is the result on the WiiU for the grey colour.

Library used

Version 2.2 or newer

Please be careful when installing these modules. They must be installed for Python 3.8 or newer!

• PyQt5 (Required)
  PyQt5 is the module that creates the graphical interface. If this module is not installed, the program will never run!
  To install it simply use the pip package manager.
  If you only have one version of Python 3 and that version is 3.8 or newer:
  pip3 install pyqt5
  Else: pip3.8 install pyqt5

• PyPresence (Not obligatory but recommended)
  PyPresence is a library to display a status on Discord.
  To install it simply use the pip package manager.
  If you only have one version of Python 3 and that version is 3.8 or newer:
  pip3 install pypresence
  Else: pip3.8 install pypresence

• PyGecko
  This library is already provided with the program but if you wish you can install the module version available here. The module version is no longer updated, it is still possible to use it but we strongly advise against it!

Version lower than 2.2

• Tkinter
  Tkinter allows to create all the interface of the software.
  It is often installed with python, but just in case here is the command to install it.
  Windows: py -3 -m pip install tkinter or pip install tkinter
  Linux: sudo apt-get install python3-tk
  

• PyPresence
  PyPresence is a library to display a status on Discord.
  Windows: pip install pypresence
  Linux: pip3 install pypresence
  

• PyGecko
  This library is already installed in the software.

Launch the software

• Version 2.2 or newer These versions are only compatible from python 3.8 onwards! To launch the software, simply use the following command:
  

python3 DarkU.py

• Version lower than 2.2
  This version is compatible with all versions of Python 3.
  To launch the software, simply use the following command:
  

python3 Main.py

Feedback

If you encounter a problem or have a suggestion, just go to the GBAtemp page and write on the topic page, available here.
You can also send me a private message on Discord: VCoding#4488