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To regulate and protect your eyes, especially during nighttime Mac usage, you can activate Dark Mode on macOS Mojave. In this article, Mytour will guide you through activating and effectively using Dark Mode on macOS Mojave.
Using Dark Mode on macOS Mojave
Using Mac or computers at night can disrupt users' biological rhythms due to blue light, leading to sleep disturbances. Additionally, this type of light can cause eye strain, fatigue, and tension. For these reasons, software and computer manufacturers have had to add options and features to adjust the interface to dark mode.
Some devices come with Dark Mode, designed to eliminate blue light, helping regulate eyes and promoting better sleep. For instance, Apple has introduced Dark Mode on Apple TV, or Night Shift mode on devices like iPhone, iPad.
Although users can reduce Mac screen brightness using the F1 key, other external factors such as the user interface and most applications using white backgrounds also affect users' eyes.
How can you adjust the Mac screen to regulate eyes and improve sleep quality?
In macOS Mojave (released in September this year), Apple introduced a new Dark Mode, allowing users to adjust the Mac interface and elements to a darker, more user-friendly look for nighttime use.
In previous versions of macOS before Mojave, users had two options: they could either activate Night Shift or use dark menu bar and Dock. Both settings are available in System Preferences.
Dark Mode feature on macOS Mojave
The Dark Mode feature in macOS Mojave enables Mac users to activate and switch to a completely different dark interface, including all components and the entire system.
Once Dark Mode is activated, the Calendar app switches to a black background, notifications display with white text on a black background, and the Finder background also turns black as shown below.
Activating Dark Mode on macOS Mojave
Mojave users can choose to activate Dark Mode during the initial setup of macOS Mojave. Otherwise, you can follow the steps below to activate Dark Mode on macOS Mojave:
Step 1: Open System Preferences.
Step 2: Click on General.
Step 3: Click on Dark.
How to download dark wallpapers on Mojave
On macOS Mojave, Apple introduced a feature called Dynamic Desktop. With this feature, users can set wallpapers that change throughout the day. If you want to use Dark Mode, you can choose and set a dark desert-themed wallpaper as the default background.
To choose a dark wallpaper, instead of using dynamic wallpapers on macOS Mojave, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open System Preferences.
Step 2: If you've set up and selected to display dynamic wallpapers from the menu, to use a dark wallpaper, click on Dark (Still).
Enable Dark Mode on Safari browser
Even when Dark Mode is activated, some websites on Safari browser may still display white backgrounds. However, you can still browse and view these websites on Safari browser in Dark Mode by activating Reader Mode (click on the icon of straight lines next to the URL).
Note: Not all websites have this option.
After accessing Reader Mode, you can experience web browsing and reading news on a dark background, without ads and without distracting elements.
Activate Dark Mode on Pages
Many might assume that simply activating Dark Mode on Mac will switch Pages to a dark interface with white text and black background.
Unfortunately, that's not the case because Pages is designed to display content for users to easily see what they need to print or have already printed on PDFs. However, if you're not printing documents on PDFs, you can use Notes with a dark background.
Other ways to activate Dark Mode on Mac
Below are some other options, solutions to activate Dark Mode on Mac:
- Activate Invert Colors:
To activate Invert Colors in System Preferences, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open System Preferences.
Step 2: Click on Accessibility.
Step 3: Click on Display.
Step 4: Select Invert Colors. This option will change the background of windows from white to black and black to white.
Step 5: Similarly, you can choose Use grayscale to switch between white and black interface.
- Activate Graphite Mode:
Additionally, there are some options to customize the interface, new backgrounds on Mac:
Open System Preferences =>General, then click on the menu next to Appearance. Here you'll find the option Blue to Graphite, which changes the color of buttons, menus, and windows on Mac to a dark interface.
Activate Night Shift on older versions (before macOS Mojave)
In macOS Sierra, Apple also added Night Shift mode, adjusting the screen color, softening blue light, helping users' eyes adjust more easily.
To activate Night Shift on older macOS versions, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open System Preferences =>Displays, then click on the Night Shift tab.
Step 2: Check the box next to Schedule, select Sunrise to Sunset or Custom if you want to set your own time.
Step 3: Additionally, you can also set the Colour Temperature manually if desired, or select Turn On Until Sunrise.
Activate dark menu bar and Dock on older versions (before Mojave)
Additionally, on macOS El Capitan, Apple introduced and added a new Dark Mode using dark menu bar and Dock. To activate this mode, follow these steps:
Step 1: Access System Preferences =>General, check the option Use dark menu bar and Dock.
Step 2: Uncheck the option Use Dark Menu Bar and Dock.
As you can see, after activating the dark menu bar, the interface doesn't change much, only the top menu bar and bottom Dock interface are altered.
Here's a note when enabling this mode:
- Dock: The background color will be darker, however, when you hover over windows after the dock, they will display brighter colors.
- Menu bar: Drop-down menus on macOS become darker, and if you switch to other windows, the menu bar will display brighter colors.
- Supported Apps: Only Apple's apps are supported, third-party apps may display dark menu but don't support translucent effects.
Dark Mode does not affect other parts of the macOS interface, such as Safari browser.
This article above just guided you how to activate and use Dark Mode on macOS Mojave. Additionally, you can explore How to Use Dark Mode on YouTube Mac OS Any questions, feedback, please leave them in the comments section below the article. Each of your opinions will help Mytour improve better.
