Dark Mode The New Black?Well, It Sure is Black, Technically Speaking.
But why is everyone one suddenly loving it? With the release of macOS mojave in 2018, a dark mode interface became one of the biggest attractions and even reasons why people upgrade. The iOS dark mode followed. Developers that create software for Mac and iOS started tailoring their products for dark interfaces. And this is great- at least for your eyes.
If you're using your Mac in the night hours or dark environments, a white screen will definitely give you eyestrain and stress. Even if you decrease the brightness, white backgrounds will be hard on your eyes. This is why dark mode is only about aesthetic- it's an important tool to maintain eye health.
We've collected the ultimate list of all settings you should be aware of to darken your mac,s screen- including specific apps and browsers:
How to turn on Dark Mode on macoOS Catalina
How to use Night Mode on Mac before Mojave and Catalina
Enable Dark Mode in Chrome
Dark Mode in Pages
How to make your news feed dark
Turn on Dark Mode in Instagram
Set Dark Mode in Gmail
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How to turn on dark mode on macOS
Catalina?
Let us say straight away that if you want the best dark theme, your Mac should be running mojave or Catalina dark mode premiered in macOS mojave and has been refined with the release of Catalina. Here's how to enable it:
Go to the apple menu > system preference
Click on General
Select the theme under Appearance
While macOS mojave will give you two options- dark and light,
Catalina adds support for auto dark mode on top. If you set Appearance to Auto , your Mac will automatically enable light mode in the day time and dark mode in the night time.
Dark Mode On Mac before Catalina
If you're using an older version of macOS- the one that came before mojave and Catalina- there are ways to darken your screen as well.
This is not going to be a full-featured dark theme,but definitely worth typing if you work in dark spaces.
``Night Mode Mac`` has been a valid term for a long time.The first concept of night shift appear in the times of macOS sierra.It adjusts the brightness of your display as it's getting darker in the environment.
The screen won't be completely dark,but the night shift Definitely tones down the brightest colors. Here's how to enable it:
Open system preferences from the apple menu > Display.
Click on the night shift tab and customize the timing. You can select sunrise to sunset or your custom hours.
If needed, adjust the color temperature manually by moving the slider. And if you're still on macOS EI caption-well you probably have your reasons you can at least make your dock and menu bar dark.
1. Open system preferences from apple menu > General.
2.Toggle on the option use dark menu bar and dock.