Much to the relief of night owls everywhere, Slack has finally released a dark mode for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Here's how to banish the white background, and head over to the dark.
If you're one of the people who have been holding their breath for a dark mode in Slack, it's time for you to breathe a little easier. Slack's HQ team has announced that dark mode has finally made an appearance on the desktop versions of the application.
Sep 12, 2019 Months after rolling out to Android, iPhone, and iPad, Slack has brought dark mode to its desktop and web apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The theme is a mix of black and gray with white text, making it easy to read throughout the workday. At the time of writing, Slack states that you must manually enable dark mode. Nov 22, 2018 Added a bonus step at the end (on my blog only), for automating the dark theme implementation with a simple double-click. 😁 Dark mode has arrived for mobile apps. Read it in the Slack. Slack-desktop-dark-theme My Frankensteined CSS to add a dark theme to the Slack desktop app, based on slack-black-theme.
If you use Slack on your Mac, you can try out dark mode today.
- Open Slack on your Mac
- Click on your name in the sidebar
- Select preferences
- Select themes
- Select a dark from the theme option
Slack has noted that you must be updated to version 4.0, and that you may need to restart the app a few times before the effects take place. All the old slack sidebar themes remain as well, but have been updated to work better with the new dark mode.
Dark mode is especially useful for those who work in low light or late at night. It is also beneficial to users with certain types of visual impairments.
In March of 2019, Slack released a dark mode for their iOS and Android apps, but tweeted 'Dark mode isn't available on our desktop app right now, but we're working on it. Stay tuned for a brighter, darker future.'
Six months later, Slack has finally given users the option to opt in to dark mode, should they want it. Responses from the community trend overwhelmingly positive.
SO! Finally! Here we have it: For those who need it, who want it, who have asked for it or who could just use it occasionally — dark mode is now available on the desktop app as well as mobile, for everyone. Read more: https://t.co/2KXjYlDWkUpic.twitter.com/OKZ0NfqybK
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— Slack *does* have dark mode now, yes indeed. (@SlackHQ) September 12, 2019Slack has also stated that in the near future users will be able to set Slack to comply with operating settings by clicking 'sync with OS settings,' but wished to roll out the dark mode update as soon as possible.
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After a system-wide Dark Mode has been available in macOS for almost a year now, Slack is starting to roll out its own dark mode today for its desktop apps including macOS. The update comes after Slack for iOS gained a dark theme earlier this spring.
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Detailed in a blog post, Slack is rolling out its dark mode today for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Dark theme variants are arriving for all of the current Slack themes. Notably, the dark themes extend to the sidebar as well.
Accessibility Product Manager for Slack, George Zamfir noted:
“Dark Mode is an important feature for lots of people,” explains George Zamfir, an accessibility product manager at Slack. “It’s helpful for working at night or in low-light, and we know many need it for accessibility reasons like visual impairments, migraines or other visual disorders.”
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No doubt many users will be excited to have Slack match the rest of their dark theme-enabled apps.
One downside, the new Slack desktop app dark themes don’t respect the macOS system-wide Dark Mode setting. But the company says that will be coming at some point soon.
In the near future, you’ll be able to set Slack to comply with whatever you have set up on your computer already, by clicking “sync with OS settings.” We’ll let you know when this is available (it’ll be soon; we just didn’t want a single other thing to delay this launch).
How to use Slack’s macOS dark themes
Look out for an update for Slack’s macOS app today and/or you may need relaunch the app to see the new dark themes.
- To change themes, head to Slack’s Preferences > Sidebar > Theme.
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