Most programs allow manual overrides for dark/light mode. ChatGPT desktop app should be no exception.
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You can run this in terminal on Mac. Close App first.
defaults write “com.openai.chat” NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool “yes” – light mode
defaults write “com.openai.chat” NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool “no” – dark mode
Needs to be like so, without the quotes
defaults write com.openai.chat NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool no
However still doesn’t work for me. I can force the app to stay in light mode when the system is dark, but not the reverse. It would seem that is a global behavior / restriction.
I remember there was an option to separately control the light and dark modes before.
The settings still exists.
In the mobile app:
When using the web interface:
Settings->General->Theme
This thread is about the desktop app.
this 1000%!!! please make the app in light mode on DESKTOP.
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defaults write com.openai.chat NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool no
Works!
Just remember to check your system settings > apparence
This appears to have no impact on the MacOS application itself.
But I second the sentiment, it’s now pretty much standard (best) practice to allow the app to manage its own Dark or Light mode, independent of the system.
The list of reasons why this is a good idea are long. But I would appreciate it if the app could be updated for this ASAP, it should be a simple iterative change that doesn’t impact much else.
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Dark mode for macos app please!
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Bumping this up. It would be a nice qol improvement.
defaults write com.openai.chat NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool yes
this is working for me yall
@itssudhesh This only makes the window dark if the System’s appearance is dark.
This thread is about making it independent of systems settings, ie. my macOS appearance is “Light” but only ChatGPT’s window is set to dark. As OP said, this is a very common setting in macOS applications.
I would love to have this feature too!
Honestly, I prefer the dark mode, except that the color for selected text is almost invisible - which is a major usability issue when compared with light mode.
I agree. I have the app but literally never use it for this reason & instead just have multiple tabs open in browser.
You saved me bro! But the commands had some formatting issues. Asked ChatGPT itself how to correct.
For light mode : defaults write com.openai.chat NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool true
and then : killall ChatGPT
That worked for me!