# Please dark theme option
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [November 15, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059 "2019-11-15T15:34:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Armando](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Armando)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/1 "2019-11-15T15:34:23Z")
I no longer use the mp3tag, because it dazzles me and my eyes hurt. Please dark theme option.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/2 "2019-11-15T16:20:53Z")
> [@Armando](#):
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> I no longer use the mp3tag,
If you don't use MP3tag any more why should a dark theme be added?
Please read also the announcement for V2.91:
> [@Mp3tag v2.91 released](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-91-released/43723):
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> I've just released Mp3tag v2.91 With this release, I've implemented a long-awaited feature: the ability to copy individual fields via the extended tag dialog at Alt+T. Just select the relevant fields you want to copy, right-click and choose the appropriate entry from the popup menu. Also, Tag-Panel fields have their default values back. Just better slight_smile You can now configure a default value that is set whenever you select multiple files directly via the field configuration at „Options…
"CHG: various UI color changes for improved usability under Windows high-contrast mode and dark themes."
So set your PC to a dark theme and there you are.
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### Author:  [@SpirosG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpirosG)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/3 "2019-11-15T19:31:28Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> : various UI color changes for improved usability under Windows high-contrast mode and dark themes."
> So set your PC to a dark theme and there you are.
Hi @ohrenkino for me that I use very often 😁 the Mp3tag dark theme would be a great addition and I was going to ask for it...
I've set my windows 10 to Dark theme but Mp3tag doesn't seem to adopt that setting, maybe am doing something wrong but this is not working for me.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/4 "2019-11-15T19:39:41Z")
> [@SpirosG](#):
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> I've set my windows 10 to Dark theme but Mp3tag doesn't seem to adopt that setting, maybe am doing something wrong but this is not working for me.
Which MP3tag version do you use? Should be the latest.
In Windows 10 you have to set the high contrast option.
And then MP3tag looks as dark as the rest.
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### Author:  [@SpirosG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpirosG)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/5 "2019-11-15T19:43:39Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Which MP3tag version do you use? Should be the latest.
> In Windows 10 you have to set the high contrast option.
> And then MP3tag looks as dark as the rest.
@ohrenkino I use the latest one, but I've missed the part about the high contrast. I'll try that when I'll be at home.
Thanks once again!!!😁
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### Author:  [@SpirosG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpirosG)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/6 "2019-11-16T18:05:22Z")
Hi, @ohrenkino I tried it and you are actually right, But i don't really like that solution as it's messing all the other apps also, i would still prefer a native Dark theme support.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/7 "2019-11-16T18:08:44Z")
You can save your normal windows theme to activate it as soon as you do not need the darker one any more.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/8 "2019-11-16T18:50:43Z")
From a user-perspective I think it's not suitable to switch between themes only to make one application look different — I don't think that anyone would follow that advice.
Also, for users who enabled the native Dark Mode option of Windows 10 (via "Settings \> Personalization \> Colors \> Dark") I can understand why it would be nice that as many applications as possible would support it. It feels less like an accessibility mode (the high-contrast mode does) and more like a personal choice that is less straining on the eyes (for some users).
Unfortunately, there is no official API for Dark Mode yet. I did some preliminary experiments hacking around this, but gave up after realizing how much work this would be.
I'll keep it on the list as a feature request and might come back to it in the future.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/9 "2019-11-16T19:12:10Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> From a user-perspective I think it's not suitable to switch between themes only to make one application look different
I completely agree: why only one application? Why not set the whole system to a dark mode - which is already possible.
To get the whole benefit of a MP3tag-only dark mode, you would have to run it as a maximized application. But a soon as you switch to any other application window, the windows theme colours would strike again - with all all their eye-straining brightness.
So I doubt that this would really bring that leap in user-friendlyness.
I wonder how users will cope with the status quo when there is
> [@Florian](#):
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> no official API ... gave up
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> [@Armando](#):
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> it (still) dazzles ... and ... eyes hurt
the only available workaround for the time being is to use the windows means as awkward as it may feel, sorry.
This is my opinion - I respect that others have different ones.
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### Author:  [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/10 "2019-11-17T07:18:22Z")
Well, you _could_ make MP3Tag (version 3) an UWP app …
[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/style/color#themes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/style/color#themes)
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### Author:  [@Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Etz)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/11 "2019-11-17T20:29:03Z")
It would probably kill any chance to run mp3tag on other platforms, except Windows.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 6:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/12 "2019-11-18T06:35:52Z")
> [@Crissov](#):
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> Well, you _could_ make MP3Tag (version 3) an UWP app …
It's not planned and it would be a different app then.
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/13 "2019-11-20T14:54:29Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> > [@Florian](#):
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> > From a user-perspective I think it's not suitable to switch between themes only to make one application look different
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> I completely agree: why only one application? Why not set the whole system to a dark mode - which is already possible.
I have a dark mode in my Windows 10 [one of the very few things that in my experience improved from Windows 7]. It helps but it is not enough. And I cannot switch to high contrast. I experimented also with dark / high-contrast settings of mi graphics card, but these workarounds also proved to be inconvenient for the overall usage
As for the other workarounds and a big picture of this problem:
> [@REQUEST: Night mode button](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-night-mode-button/19363/8):
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> Here are some new facts in regards to my request: 1] Apparently Windows 7 does not have a Night Mode, to which option @stevehero has kindly pointed me towards. But it does have a Magnifier feature which holds the "invert colors" option. Unfortunately Mp3tag seen in negative is [at least for me] less readable [because of weak grid lines]; but it sure shows up a premise of a better looks when it will be somehow darkened. And on top of that: any other dark adjustment that I have already made, in…
In short: I have darkened [almost] everything I could in terms of operating system and software that I use [to few things I did not have time yet to get to]. I value these improvements and still view Mp3tag as being the single most bright drawback in my day-to-day opertions
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/14 "2019-11-25T15:57:07Z")
And as we are discussing here dark theme capability, I would like to remind my other idea concerning colors from over 4 years ago
> [@More colors please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-colors-please/16710):
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> Hello I would like to propose the possibility of adding colors to the rows and columns Right now you can't highlight / distinguish a column in any way. And that could be useful if you work with many [especially thin] column, with similar data [for example I use the different columns for years] And the rows have only two colors [unaffected by themes of Windows 7]: white and light grey; which only help a little. Why can't the user decide if it should be white and dark grey? Or white + white + g…
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### Author:  [@h4rdtr4nce](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/h4rdtr4nce)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/15 "2020-02-02T13:46:57Z")
Here are some ways to check if the dark theme is enabled in Windows 10:
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But maybe you already know / tried these options.
Still I would love to see a dark theme for mp3tag. It's one of the last remaining programs I use that don't have a dark theme. You could implement a dark theme with a normal switch in the options and as soon as there is an official API for detection of the light/dark mode or you able to get another way around that, you can add an 'auto' option.
I would happily donate again if a dark theme gets implemented. Or I would try to help with the developement of it if possible (though I'm not a programmer).
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/16 "2020-02-12T14:15:41Z")
I just wanted to once again bring back that idea - with some new input
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I recently upgraded my Media Player Classic. To my amusement it now supports the Dark Theme of Windows 10. The result is that the awful Windows-98-like seek bar was replaced with a modern looking dark bar. This might not seem like a lot, but when you are watching in the middle of the night a movie on a large widescreen in a room that has walls painted on purpose with super matted dark paints- then it does make a difference of overall experience
But that is not the main advantage. As it is the right click menu that now has a dark background and bright letters. And what does is just stunning: I no longer, when laying on the bed, have to guess in which language subtitles I am choosing as I can clearly read all entries in my menu. The change is amazing
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Also: I took some time and found dark styles for the Stylish add-on in my Firefox for most of the websites that I use on the daily basis. Once again: the overall experience, this time of using the Internet, have increased for me in a positive manner
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So to sum up, dark themes / skins are the way to go because:
A] They look better
B] They are better for people with impaired vision
C] They make the screen drain less power, which power costs both money and CO2 emissions
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### Author:  [@Endelos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Endelos)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/18 "2020-11-18T14:35:32Z")
I would love to have a dark theme too.
Using mp3tag mostly in the evening or even later, the plain white is very agressive for the eyes. A dark theme would really help.
Thank you if you can consider our request 🙂
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### Author:  [@flowerlandfilms](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flowerlandfilms)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/19 "2021-03-14T11:29:07Z")
...i would like to add my support for this...
...i can even lend my support going through replacing HEX code and testing a new UI...
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### Author:  [@niczoom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/niczoom)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/20 "2021-07-24T15:33:30Z")
Yes, I would prefer a dark theme as well, the white is quite bright !!
Is it not an easy thing to implement??
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### Author:  [@Vjeetn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vjeetn)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/21 "2021-07-26T11:25:26Z")
Just wanted to add me to 'the list' of people wanting a dark theme option.
My Win 10 is set to use dark mode but this setting doesn't apply to MP3tag.
If it's ever possible, that would be great!
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