How to Enable Auto Dark Mode on MacBook

🗓️ April 23, 2025, By ✍️ Karly Wood

Auto Dark Mode on MacBook lets your display switch between light and dark appearances based on the time of day—light during the day and dark at night. This feature not only enhances visual comfort and reduces eye strain but also adds a sleek look to your macOS interface. Here’s how to enable and customize it easily.

How to Enable Dark Mode on MacOS Ventura & later

Follow the steps to Enable Or Disable Dark Mode on Mac

  1. Go to the Apple logo on the top menu bar
  2. Click System Settings
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  1. Find Appearance on the left sidebar and click on it
  2. Now on this pan, you can see the Appearance setting
  3. According to your requirement, you can make changes to this settings.
  4. Choose one of the settings out of three: – Light, Dark, and Auto. The last option is Auto, which is to adjust the dark and light theme on your Mac settings according to your location of day and night.
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To enable an automatic dark theme on your Mac, click “Auto” using your mouse or trackpad.

That’s it.

Apart from this, below are more settings available such as Accent color, Highlight color, and Sidebar icon size which can be used to customize the entire look of Mac.

  • Accent Color:- It is used to change the color of buttons, pop-up menus, UI Controls, etc.
  • Sidebar icon size:- Select the size for Mail Sidebar and Finder Sidebar from small, medium, and large icon sizes.
  • Highlight color:- It allows you to change the color that appears when you highlight the text.

Method 2: Use the Control Center on MacBook, Mac

Use the Control Center to easily enable Dark Mode on your MacBook or Mac. Follow the steps below to access the Control Center from the desktop menu.

1→ Click on the Control Center icon from the top Mac Menu.

2→ Next, click on Display > Here’s the Dark mode shortcut. Just click on it and enable.

Display Settings on macOS Control Center
Display Settings on macOS Control Center
  • That’s it.
  • Set Dark Mode on a Schedule on Mac

    Mac users can turn dark mode in Two ways, Turn on Dark mode at any time or Turn on Dark mode automatically Based on Geo Location [Sunset to Sun rise]. But I Can’t Schedule Dark mode on Mac with Start time and time like Mac Night Shift Screen.

    It is not the end of macOS Catalina features, a lot more changes are made, and new capabilities have been included in Mac. For instance, do you know What is sidecar on Mac? Actually, if you want then you can make the iPad as a second screen for Mac using Sidecar. Unfortunately, Sidecar doesn’t work with all Macs check out the list of Sidecar supported Mac and how it works.

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    Karly Wood
    Karly Wood

    Karly Wood is a journalist based in Ohio who specializes in covering Apple and technology trends. With a varied experience in reporting on public safety, government, and education, her insights bridge multiple disciplines, providing readers with a well-rounded perspective on today's technological advancements. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at karlywood.ohio@gmail.com or through (Facebook)

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