macOS Mojave, the newest version of the software that runs on the Mac, includes a long-awaited Dark Mode option that works across the entire system, from the dock and menu bar to all of your apps.
On the Mac if you're an Office 365 or 2019 subscriber you can set macOS to Dark Mode and Office will respect that choice. If you're still using Office 2016 you can choose between two Office themes: Colorful. Dark Mode is one of the tentpole features of iOS 13 this year, and is rolling out quickly to third-party apps and websites. A new test from PhoneBuff this weekend aims to discover just how much. Microsoft today released a new Outlook for Mac build for Insiders in the Fast Ring. This version 16.20 (181113) build brings support for Dark Mode for users on macOS Mojave (10.14+). If you have enabled Dark Mode on macOS Mojave, Outlook will automatically open in Dark Mode. To enabled Dark Mode on your Mac, go.
Here's how to enable it:
- Click on the Apple logo on the menu bar.
- Choose System Preferences.
- Select General.
- In the 'Appearance' section at the top of the window, click the 'Dark' option.
Those are the only steps required to enable Dark Mode. If you want to turn it off again, follow the same steps but this time choose the 'Light' option.
While in Dark mode, the dock, menu bar, and all of your Apple apps, including Safari, Mail, Calendar, Notes, the Mac App Store, Messages, and more will feature darker colors and themes. Dark Mode will need to be built into third-party Mac apps that don't already offer a dark option when macOS Mojave is released.Guides
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We've been asking Apple for Dark Mode on macOS for years. Not just a dark Menu Bar and Dock, but dark everywhere. Finally, in macOS Mojave, we've got the full treatment with systemwide Dark Mode. Pretty. Here's how it works.
So everything goes dark?
Yes! Well... sort of. It's not like the screen dims or anything. The Menu Bar and Dock get a dark theme, but so does the Trash icon, all of the system panels, the Finder window, Notification Center, the Lock screen, the Mac App Store... you get what I mean.
App icons don't change (other than Dark Mode for the Trash icon).
All of Apple's built-in apps get the Dark Mode treatment. Safari, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes (yes, even Notes), Maps, Photos (Photos looks so good in dark), Messages, FaceTime, iTunes, Apple Books, and even the newly added Apple News, Voice Memos, Stocks, and Home apps.
Even cooler, the new Mojave desktop image that's on by default will actually turn into a nighttime view of the desert when you switch to Dark Mode. It's a pretty cool little extra.
What about third-party apps?
Not by default. Developers have to design their app with its own dark theme. There are lots of really great apps that already support Dark Mode internally. It won't happen automatically, though. For those apps that have a dark theme, you'll have to enable it. For those that don't, you'll have to ask their creators to add it.
The good news is that there should be a lot more apps with Dark Mode coming to the Mac in our future. As noted by developer Steve Troughton-Smith, UIKit (that's the software that will let developers port iOS apps to the Mac in 2019) has support for Dark Mode. Which might also mean we'll see a systemwide Dark Mode for iOS next year.
Funnily enough UIKit on the Mac has specific support for macOS' new Dark Mode; it wouldn't surprise me to see Dark Mode on iOS next year to go with it if Marzipan apps have to handle dark/light theme changes. I could see it being bumped out of iOS 12 to focus on quality
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) June 7, 2018How do I go dark?
When you first install macOS Mojave, you'll be asked if you want to use the Dark Light Mode, but if you can't make up your mind right then and there, you can do so in system settings whenever you like.
- Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the Menu Bar.
- Click on System Preferences.
- Click on General.
- Click on Dark Mode in the Appearances section.
What about accent colors?
What's your accent? Similar to the way you can change the highlight color systemwide on macOS, you can get a bunch of little colorful accents in Mojave. Accents replace the 'Appearances' tool in your system settings, which lets you change the color of buttons, menu selections, and window accents.
With Mojave, you get to choose from blue, red, orange, yellow, green, purple, pink, and graphite. My favorite? Red. Looks so good against all the dark.
What about when I want to brighten things up again?
Don't worry, you're not stuck with Dark Mode forever. It's easy to switch back. Just follow the steps for switching appearances and you'll be back to Light Mode.
Any questions?
Do you have any questions about how Dark Mode works in macOS Mojave? Put them in the comments and I'll help you out.
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