Dark Mode on Windows

[Denis Haxhnikaj]

Hi everyone,

Speaking for many Archicad users on Windows, I spend long hours staring at my screen, and a true system-wide Dark Mode is something my eyes need.

I know macOS users have enjoyed native Dark Mode support for quite a few versions now (and it's standard in Archicad 29). I recently saw on the official Graphisoft Product Roadmap that Dark Mode on Windows has finally been updated to In Progress.

When can we expect it? ‌ ‌🤔

[Barry Kelly]

Hopefully this would mean the next version (30), but there is no guarantee of this.

Barry.

[James B]

We are aiming for AC30 (later this year), Beta is just about to start so hopefully there is no critical issues our testers find in this area 🙂

[mikas]

I would love that, great news. Former Mac user now on windows, wishing Dark for the Dark Side too.

😎

[Ron_James]

I totally agree. I may not have purchased Archicad 29 if I had known that it didn't have this feature. I have a light sensitivity condition and working with a stark white background is really difficult. I don't know if there are visibility ADA requirements for people outside the US, but this is a disability issue. I would hope the Graphisoft would adjust this in an update and not the next version. I don't like working with sunglasses on.

[Florin Luca]

I'm on Mac and I used the dark Mode but it's not really working for me. I find that the toolbars icons, etc don't have enough contrast for me. Anyway, that's not helping you.

But have you tried to at least change modeling space background, as a workaround? View/Grid & Editing Plane Options/Grids&Background... and you can change the background color to any color you prefer.

My 2 cents

[Lingwisyer]

Annoying thing about changing the background, is that that is file specific rather than part of your WE... I have had a couple of files I have recieved that are drafting table green.

[Barry Kelly]

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@Lingwisyer wrote:

I have had a couple of files I have recieved that are drafting table green.

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And what is wrong with that? 😉

That's my default.

I like the nostalgia value.

Barry.

[Lingwisyer]

But maybe I want Autocad Black instead of Drafting Table Green. Slight tangent, but this really should be part of the WE rather than the file...