Dark Mode - Thoughts?

[Davidharry]

Good day to all I have a MacBook Air 2017 with the latest updates.

question is. What do you think of the dark mode??.
I try it for a few days then revert to light mode, after. a few days vice versa .
What are the thoughts on the dark mode?
Thank You.
David.

 

[revmacian]

Good day to all I have a MacBook Air 2017 with the latest updates.

question is. What do you think of the dark mode??.
I try it for a few days then revert to light mode, after. a few days vice versa .
What are the thoughts on the dark mode?
Thank You.
David.

I really like Dark Mode. But, it's quite jarring when you have dark mode enabled system-wide and then open an app or website that has a large white element/background - not good for the eyes or the brain.

 

[lambertjohn]

I don't like it. It's too intense and hurts my eyes for some reason. Much prefer light mode. All is well in light mode world.

 

[Davidharry]

I don't like it. It's too intense and hurts my eyes for some reason. Much prefer light mode. All is well in light mode world.

I agree to black. Thanks.

 

[mrex]

i use dark mode only for menus - light mode is on everywhere else.

 

[0009827]

I didn't use it for more than 5 mins. Looks tacky.

 

[fisherking]

am used to it now, been using it since it first appeared in beta. it IS jarring when an email comes in with a white background, but... lol, that now looks 'wrong'. otherwise, it just is... it doesn't seem like a thing after all this time, & i like it.

 

[AutomaticApple]

What do you think of the dark mode??.

To put it simply, I like it.

 

[kohlson]

I like it.I spend a lot of time in FCPX and Adobe apps, and they've been dark for some time. For me, easier on the eyes.

 

[KB23]

Dark mode for typing notes on powerpoint is kind of annoying because you don't know where you are typing. However, I do like using dark mode for word. I think dark mode also helps with battery life?

 

[LunarFalcon]

To me, it doesn't feel quite as sharp as the regular light mode.

But I do wish you could activate dark mode on an app by app basis instead of system-wide only. I'd like to use it for iTunes but use the light mode for everything else.

 

[revmacian]

To me, it doesn't feel quite as sharp as the regular light mode.

But I do wish you could activate dark mode on an app by app basis instead of system-wide only. I'd like to use it for iTunes but use the light mode for everything else.

If memory serves, Dark Mode used to only change the Menubar and Dock (Mavericks?), now it is system-side. Let's hope Apple will take this further and implement it on an app-by-app basis.

 

[MacManiac76]

To me, it doesn't feel quite as sharp as the regular light mode.

But I do wish you could activate dark mode on an app by app basis instead of system-wide only. I'd like to use it for iTunes but use the light mode for everything else.

You can do this easily using the NightOwl app.

 

[Pakaku]

Out of all of the "dark modes" I've used, I think Apple has done the best job at it so far. But it is not perfect, there are still a lot of mismatches, you still blind yourself if you happen to expose your eyes to a white image, and light text on dark backgrounds still give me a headache.

I think dark modes are not for me, and I'd rather stick to a regular light theme, and try to lessen its overall brightness with the white as a balancing point.

What I really would love is a grey or dark-grey theme, though. It would be dark enough to reduce eye strain for me, but not dark enough to force UI designers to resort to "inverted" white-on-black design choices.

 

[Davidharry]

I had a look at my son's windows dark theme last night, Think its a lot better than apple you cab see the white text a lot plainer on the Microsoft Windows ten dark mode.
There we are that how it goes at least we have a choice to use the light mode.
Have a nice weekend to all.
David.

 

[kohlson]

I think dark mode also helps with battery life?

Not so much on a Mac laptop: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/does-dark-mode-improve-battery-life.2121519/
Essentially, the LED backlight is all on, all the time. Little tiny LCD shutters keep out the light when closed (dark) and let light through when open (luminance, including white).

OLED screens are a different story.

 

[Howard2k]

Not so much on a Mac laptop: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/does-dark-mode-improve-battery-life.2121519/
Essentially, the LED backlight is all on, all the time. Little tiny LCD shutters keep out the light when closed (dark) and let light through when open (luminance, including white).

OLED screens are a different story.

Correct, if anything dark mode is fractionally harder on the battery.


Dark Mode isn't for me. As stated, too much contrast.

 

[nbnbxdnb]

Apple for whatever reason didn’t make auto switch option available. But fortunately, there is a free app called shifty, which makes dark/light mode work as I expected.

 

[shafez]

I prefer High Sierra dark mode and I use an app called Deeper from Titanium Software the maker of Onyx to achieve the HS Dark Mode.

 

[LunarFalcon]

You can do this easily using the NightOwl app.

I tried it, but didn't like it. Every time I moved screens I could see the theme change, and that was really annoying.

 

[arkitect]

Good day to all I have a MacBook Air 2017 with the latest updates.

question is. What do you think of the dark mode??.
I try it for a few days then revert to light mode, after. a few days vice versa .
What are the thoughts on the dark mode?
Thank You.
David.

I really do not like it.
It has added nothing to my workflow… on the contrary it has slowed things down.

 

[fisherking]

I really do not like it.
It has added nothing to my workflow… on the contrary it has slowed things down.

hey, it's ok not to like it, but can you explain this: "it has slowed things down". i use dark mode, and some GUI elements are now... dark. but my work speed stays the same....

 

[arkitect]

hey, it's ok not to like it, but can you explain this: "it has slowed things down". i use dark mode, and some GUI elements are now... dark. but my work speed stays the same....

It slowed down my workspeed.
Not slowed down my Mac.

 

[fisherking]

It slowed down my workspeed.
Not slowed down my Mac.

of course it hasn't slowed down your mac. but why has it slowed down your workspeed? just curious...

 

[arkitect]

of course it hasn't slowed down your mac. but why has it slowed down your workspeed? just curious...

Probably because I am 55 and my eyesight isn't what it used to be…

Nothing sinister here.

Just put it down to YMMV.

And move on.