# 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
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/22 "2021-08-02T20:02:56Z")
🌑 Lovers of darkness, I have an update on dark mode for Mp3tag: I've worked on it for the past 7 days and slowly see darkness at the end of the tunnel.
It's far from being finished, but the main window is already quite dark (some tweaks still needed) and I'll go over all the different dialogs (incl. options) next.
I hope to make it available for Windows 10 starting with build 1809 (where dark mode was introduced on system level) and will share the progress on that with you.
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### Author:  [@niczoom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/niczoom)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/23 "2021-08-03T04:48:25Z")
That's great news! Thankyou.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/24 "2021-08-09T09:24:04Z")
A quick update: I had several setbacks this past week, one of which that I've learned that there is no easy way to enable dark mode for checkboxes and group frames. Those are widely used in Mp3tag's option dialogs — so a solution was and is necessary.
I've started implementing a custom drawn button control for checkbox buttons. It's surprisingly complex, but I'm slowly getting there.
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### Author:  [@niczoom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/niczoom)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/25 "2021-08-10T07:06:55Z")
Thats good news Florian.
This [link](https://github.com/RobinPerris/DarkUI) to a github project called DarkUI may be of interest! It looks to be a DarkUI built on top of WinForms. Using this library all the forms & controls etc are already dark themed.
What are your thoughts?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/26 "2021-08-10T07:20:17Z")
Thanks for the link. I'm using plain Win32 in C++, so this project is not directly related.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2021, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/27 "2021-08-20T09:17:40Z")
I've just released the latest beta version [Mp3tag v3.08a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) with support for Windows 10 dark mode. It's highly experimental, but I hope it's working out nicely.
Would appreciated to know what you all think about it.
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### Author:  [@oempaloempa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oempaloempa)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/28 "2021-08-20T13:11:46Z")
Well well welll. finally some darkness here 😍
Many thanks, I do like it. Maybe later in the future a "switch" to turn it on or off will maybe help some users, but I do like the darkness 😜
Thanks for all the updates al those years !
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/29 "2021-08-21T07:54:46Z")
I tried the dark mode with 3.08a - but I find the status bar now fairly hard to read: at least when switching between "Standard App Mode" dark and bright, it looks like the status bar does not get repainted: after switching from bright to dark, the numbers remain black and when reverting the settings, it also looks strange:
Bright:
Dark:
Oh yes, and the scrollbar in the tag panel also needs an update after the change.
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### Author:  [@oempaloempa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oempaloempa)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/30 "2021-08-21T09:22:06Z")
Strange... I don't have that problem with the statusbar...
Edit... okay, I never switch from bright to dark... I always have dark modus on 😃
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/31 "2021-08-21T15:10:07Z")
I've improved the switching behavior with the latest beta [Mp3tag v3.08b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455).
My guess is, that most have dark mode either enabled or disabled and switching while having apps open is not one of the common use cases.
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/32 "2021-08-30T20:24:18Z")
It looks awful - please revert back to white
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Just kidding - **HA HA** - the most important moment of my life - **NOT KIDDING** - but I did not get a personalized telegram informing about it; sad, so very sad...
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With all seriousness:
Now all those unusual signs that I use for extra markers in Columns for made-up-be-me tag fields like
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look kind of weird as there are like negatives of the originals - which there really are [i.e. negatives]. And I did not really notice that until now because I do not use Windows Explorer [where they look the same as in the now dark Mp3tag] - but I use FreeCommander in which I changed various whites to a couple of versions of gold and brown color
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I guess I will spend the next 5 years pleading for implementation in Mp3tag of a feature allowing to change the color of its fonts in different boxes / windows
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Other than that: from now one I can finally use the grid line in the main window in its dual-color version, as it now consists of black and of nice dark grey
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/33 "2021-08-31T12:24:08Z")
I would also like to point out that the right edge of Tag Panel in docked mode is invisible - there is no vertical line
Thus it is even harder now then before [[REQUEST: make it easier to grab the Tag Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-make-it-easier-to-grab-the-tag-panel/18620)] to expand window of Tag Panel to the right side
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/34 "2021-09-02T10:29:17Z")
I would also like to point out that this recent visual change
> [@Disable text boxes when no mp3 is selected](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disable-text-boxes-when-no-mp3-is-selected/14229/11):
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> I’ve been thinking long about this and have now changed the behavior with [Mp3tag v3.07a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455). It now enables the tag fields on the Tag Panel only if at least one file is selected in the file list, and thus, preventing accidental input. It’s not set in stone and I’m curious on what you think about this change.
in the dark mode is barely visible
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/35 "2021-09-02T12:27:24Z")
One small thing is the progress bar when loading from directories seems to match the background of the window, so only the animated motion is visible. But overall it is great to have dark mode support!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2021, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/36 "2021-09-04T09:54:59Z")
> [@MotleyG](#):
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> the progress bar when loading from directories seems to match the background of the window, so only the animated motion is visible
Thanks for pointing! I've changed that with [Mp3tag v3.08c](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455).
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### Author:  [@RyanThaDude](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RyanThaDude)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/37 "2021-09-05T04:47:55Z")
I'm currently running the latest Insider version of Windows 11 and dark mode isn't working in v3.08c. I'm unsure what's the difference between W10 and W11 in regards to dark mode detection but a few apps I use that support it seem to detect it fine.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/38 "2021-09-05T11:06:14Z")
Seems like there is some additional work required on my side. I'll try to get dark mode running under Windows 11 with the next beta version. Thanks for letting me know!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/39 "2021-09-10T13:32:01Z")
Dark mode under Windows 11 should be working now with [Mp3tag v3.08d](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455).
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### Author:  [@RyanThaDude](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RyanThaDude)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/40 "2021-09-11T03:57:04Z")
It is! This is awesome! Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059/41 "2021-09-17T11:37:41Z")
It's now official: I've added support for Dark Mode with the latest version Mp3tag v3.09 (starting with Windows 10).
[Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dark-theme-option/47059.md?page=1)
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