# How to enable "Dark Mode"

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107 "2020-06-22T03:53:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/1 "2020-06-22T03:53:49Z")

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I’m seeing the question about Dark mode in a number of threads, so instead of replying 20 time, I fugured I’d add a how to guide:

In the upper right of the screen, click on your icon/avatar

Click on your user name

In the list that appears, click on Settings

In the menu on the left, select Interface

Under Theme, select Vince3nt and then scroll down and Save

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### Author: ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/2 "2020-06-22T03:55:32Z")

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This really helped. Thanks to you and @Duckster!

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### Author: ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/3 "2020-06-22T03:58:22Z")

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Awesome! Thank you!

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### Author: ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/4 "2020-06-22T04:04:59Z")

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FYI, although Vincent is my favorite, there’s also a theme called “Dark” that is all white text on a black background.

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### Author: ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/5 "2020-06-22T04:05:19Z")

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For me, it was “preferences” instead of “settings”.

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### Author: ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/6 "2020-06-23T00:16:33Z")

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Yeah, me, too.

I like Vincent!

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### Author: ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-enable-dark-mode/911107/7 "2020-06-23T00:18:19Z")

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At least for me, Vincent has a lot of wasted space on the sides of the screen. Dark utilizes the screen space much more efficiently.