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BenDBX's avatar
BenDBX
Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
2 years ago
Status:
Investigating

Dark Mode for Dropbox on Desktop

Hello Everybody!
 
I have created this thread to provide updates on Dark Mode for Dropbox on Desktop. We are closing off the longer thread for general Dark Mode requests so that we can provide our community with updates for specific products, and so that requests don't get lost.
 
At the time of posting, our team is looking into Dark Mode for Desktop, but cannot provide a time frame for implementation. You can vote for this idea and comment here to show your support. I will update the status of this idea when we know more!
 
Regards,
Ben
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    11 months ago

    HI everyone, it should be possible to switch to a dark theme from the Dropbox site, which would pass through to the Dropbox desktop application using these steps.

     

    Could you please let me know to see if this feature is working as expected on your devices?

  • frankiegee's avatar
    frankiegee
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

    I changed mode on the web site, but the desktop app still looks white. Do I need to reset it somehow? Log out/in? 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    11 months ago

    Hi frankiegee! Did you choose the “Dark Mode” option from your web settings, or the “Operating System” one?

     

    If the latter, you’ll need to make sure your OS settings are also updated accordingly and perhaps, also restart your computer. 

     

    If that doesn’t work though, I’d like to know your OS version, to check this further.

  • MarMarMar's avatar
    MarMarMar
    Explorer | Level 3
    11 months ago

    It doesn't work on MacOS at all. I tested on two different MacOS versions. On my main machine I have MacOS 14.3.1.

  • frankiegee's avatar
    frankiegee
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

    I'm on MacOS, and have dark mode configured in the OS and on dropbox.com. Still when I open Dropbox from the menu bar, it glares at me in white and blinds me.

     

    For web sites, I use the Dark Reader Chrome extension (works great here). Desktop apps present more of a problem (when they bypass the OS settings).

  • frankiegee's avatar
    frankiegee
    Explorer | Level 4
    10 months ago

    Brand new MacBook Air. MacOS Sonoma. Dark mode setting in OS. Dark mode setting in my dropbox.com account. Brand new installation of Dropbox client. Signed in. It still blinds me.

     

    I have a vision impairment so white-background apps are an accessibility nightmare.

     

    Dropbox early adopter here -- so disappointed that it's one of the last major desktop apps to adopt a dark mode for the UI.

     

    Please bump up the priority. Thanks.

  • Sam DBX's avatar
    Sam DBX
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    10 months ago

    Hey everyone,

    After checking with our team, we wanted to clarify that Dark Mode for desktop hasn't been released yet. However, it's something we're looking into for future updates and improvements.

    We'll keep you updated!

    Sam 

    • Sephiroth's avatar
      Sephiroth
      New member | Level 1
      2 months ago

      How much longer do we have to wait? This has got to be something extremely simple to implement, and I get blinded every time the menus for the dropbox app blinds me on an otherwise fully dark-mode system.

  • amagriz's avatar
    amagriz
    New member | Level 2
    5 months ago

    Any updates on this? It's August 2024 and there is no sign of this on desktop. This is the only app out of about 200 I have installed on my MacBook that doesn't feature dark mode and it feels like it's burning my eyes whenever I have to open it. The web UI is fine, it's just odd that hasn't been extended to desktop yet.