Now open the app you want to apply dark mode to, on the menu select the app menu > Services > Apply Dark Mode.Īfter a few seconds the app should be dark. The more standard system controls the app uses, the better it will support dark mode (more on this later).ĭownload this zip file and extract it to ~/Library/Services. I have tested this successfully with System Preferences, Text Edit, Finder and Safari. If you computer blows up, it's not my fault. Pre-requisites: - OS X El Capitan or later - Xcode and command line tools installed - SIP disabled if you want to use it on certain system appsĭisclaimer 1: Please note that, while I have SIP disabled on my machine, I do not recomend it to anyone, it's an important security feature and you should only disable it if you know the implications.ĭisclaimer 2: I am not responsible for any issues you might face while trying this out. There are three big issues with the method I've used to do this: - It's not permanent (when the app is restarted the dark mode goes away) - It's not global (you have to enable it for each app separately) - It requires code injection, therefore you have to disable SIP if you want to use it on certain system apps With that out of the way, let's see how we can go about enabling this dark mode on system apps. They said this dark mode is only available on macOS Sierra, but actually my tests were performed on OS X El Capitan, so this is not a new feature in Sierra. It didn't take long for the press to start writing about it, based on the original story by MacMagazine.įirst of all I must correct an information posted by Cult of Mac.
Yesterday I tweeted some screenshots showing certain OS X apps with a 'real dark mode' enabled. True full Dark mode for macOS Sierra, High Sierra ModMy 896 subscribers Subscribe 790 Share 210K views 5 years ago (Excuse us for the poor audio quality. NOTE: For this service to work, you must have SIP disabled and the developer tools installed.
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