{"id":49572,"date":"2019-06-14T09:20:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T14:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=49572"},"modified":"2019-10-09T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T17:05:09","slug":"how-to-enable-dark-mode-in-macos-mojave-and-catalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/49572-how-to-enable-dark-mode-in-macos-mojave-and-catalina\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Dark Mode in macOS Mojave and Catalina"},"content":{"rendered":"

macOS Mojave introduced the systemwide Dark Mode, in which dark colors are used instead of light colors in the user interface. For example, the menu bar is no longer white with black text but is black with white text. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Dark<\/p>\n

In macOS Mojave \u2014 and, from what I can ascertain, the upcoming macOS Catalina, due this fall \u2014 you can switch to Dark Mode to transform your desktop to a darkened color scheme, putting the focus on user content while controls recede into the background. Users can toggle between a light and a dark desktop. If you want to use Dark Mode \u2014 or give it a whirl \u2014 here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n

Click on the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.<\/p>\n

Click General.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see two buttons: one is for Light Mode (the \u201cregular\u201d mode) and the second is for Dark Mode. Click on Dark and it will switch.<\/p>\n

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To re-enable Light Mode, open System Preferences.<\/p>\n

Click General.<\/p>\n

Click on Light and it will switch back to Light Mode.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, Apple will add a keyboard shortcut for easily switching back and forth between the two modes. Admittedly, though, I now prefer Dark Mode all the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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