P: UI add Dark Mode or Interface Customization

How come it's almost 2026 and your most pro app for photo editing still forces us to have a white background in things like the export panel, preferences, the photo merge/hdr panel, window title bar, etc. Please finally give us an option to turn it all to dark mode!

Hola a todos,

Espero que me podáis ayudar con un problema que no consigo resolver. Estoy intentando establecer una interfaz de color claro (no oscura) tanto en Lightroom como en Lightroom Classic en mi ordenador con Windows, pero sin éxito.

Mi objetivo es simplemente poder trabajar cómodamente en un entorno con buena luz natural, ya que el tema oscuro dificulta la visibilidad.

Este es el comportamiento que experimento en cada programa:

1. En Lightroom (versión de la nube): La interfaz se mantiene permanentemente en modo oscuro. He configurado el modo de aplicación de Windows en "Claro" (utilizando el modo "Personalizado" para mantener la barra de tareas oscura). A pesar de haber reiniciado la aplicación varias veces (incluso forzando el cierre desde el Administrador de Tareas) y haber reiniciado el ordenador por completo, la interfaz de Lightroom no se ve afectada y sigue siendo oscura.

2. En Lightroom Classic: Aquí he conseguido un cambio parcial. En Preferencias > Interfaz, he logrado cambiar el color del fondo del área de trabajo, pero los paneles principales (Navegador, Biblioteca, Revelar, etc.) permanecen en gris oscuro. No encuentro una opción que afecte a toda la interfaz de forma global.

Ya he agotado las soluciones habituales y parece que las aplicaciones no están respondiendo a la configuración del sistema operativo. ¿Hay alguna otra solución, configuración en algún archivo o posible bug conocido que pueda estar causando esto?

Agradezco de antemano vuestra ayuda y vuestro tiempo.

Un saludo.

Lightroom has a dark interface thus doesn't support Darkmode since years. This is so long overdue. Please add Darkmode for Titelbars and dialogs. This can't be so difficult.

Please Fix Again: My feature request was erroneously added to another unrelated thread AGAIN within 20 minutes! I guess this is how Adobe deals with suggestions!

It has absolutely nothing to do with this two year old discussion on how to add Dark Mode Dialogs or change the interface colors !

I am referring to the Lightroom Classic CC "Background Color" or "Proof Matte Color" around the image not in the image! (and not the interface or dialog boxes!)

How contrast and brightness are perceived greatly depends on the simultaneous contrast with the color around the image, I use it to get exposure even on a white wall which usually is around 90-95% in Soft Proofing mode, but it does not work if it's a color, or not close to one of the pre-defined values. Also it's very sad that I can't choose my own background color like Photoshop has been able do do since the 90s.

Screenshots of what I am referring to:

The ability to change to a custom background color in Library/Develop instead of just having to choose between White / Light Gray, Medium Gray etc... like in photoshop would be amazing. The main reason I work in Soft Proofing Mode is the ability to choose 80/90/95% white!  Just adding a custom color option would allow a ton of flexibility with a minimal amount of coding!

App verison: Lightroom Classic 14.2
macOS version: macOS Sequoia 15.3.2 (24D81)

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Lightroom Classic does not support dark mode in dialog boxes. Here is one such example:

Here is roughly what it should look like:

This bug has been present for almost 7 years—since dark mode was introduced to macOS.

This happens with any dialog box in Lightroom Classic, including the Sync Settings dialog box, the AI syncing dialog box (as above), the export dialog box, the watermark editor dialog box, the tag editor dialog box, etc. 

It is most anoying this dark mode and above that it causes that your eyes get discepted and you most  likely fall for images being to dark while printing them. It show that adobe gives more about fashion then about delivering a propper product.

I wonder if it is ignorance or stupiddity that adobe wont make this possible.

Now I have gotten a bit older, I am finding the Lightroom interface a little too dark and the text too faint. I have tried to increase font size... but it has not made that much difference. I know you can change the background colour but this is not the issue. 

I have a calabrated monitor  so it's not that my monitor is too 'dim' . Also, I don't have this problem with other software (eg ON1 or Topaz) mainly because their text is brighter.  Luckily, this is not an issue with Photoshop  as there are options to change the panel colours. 

So, is it possible to change the panel colour and brighten the text ? 

Almost 2023 and Adobe, with one of the highest subscription costs on the market, still doesn't support dark mode on MacOS.

Only partially supported (some of the GUI on the Mac is). 

Not enough, agreed, upvoted.