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waqas_m_kiani
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May 16, 2018
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Can we get Dark Mode/Theme/Interface in Adobe XD?

  • May 16, 2018
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Hi, my name is Waqas and i'm a UI/UX Engineer <user information removed by moderator>. I love XD like many others and i use Adobe Suite for my projects but i most of the products like Photoshop, Illustrator have dark themes whereas Adobe XD still has the basic white theme which is hard on eyes specially when working at night in a room. It will be nice to have an option to switch between night and day mode.

 

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    Correct answer elainecc

    Thanks for your feedback. I'm sorry you have that perception; we do spend a lot of time in UserVoice and take the feedback seriously. We've talked about this publicly: https://twitter.com/ashorten/status/1339704791451070464?s=20

     

    To sum up, there is a fair amount of architectural work we need to do to enable dark mode in XD. We are actively working on updating our architecture to be able to handle dark mode, but as with anything this structural, it's likely going to be a long term effort. As nice as it would be to just "turn it on," there are a number of realities around making software that just take time.

     

    Thanks,

    Elaine Chao

    Sr. Product Manager, Adobe XD

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    Anonymous
    April 9, 2020

    Dark mode for Windows 10

    Rishabh_Tiwari
    Community Manager
    Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    April 9, 2020

    Hi Giuseppe,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. We have received a similar request on our UserVoice page, I'd request you to upvote this request: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/12940362-dark-interface-overall-ui-including-side-panels

     

    This is the best way of communicating with the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases. 

     

    Regards

    Rishabh

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    XR_LOK
    Participating Frequently
    February 19, 2021

    I am eager to see a dark mode option in Adobe XD. Otherwise, I'll lose my eyes or need to shift to another alternative. Please Update Dark screen mode in Adobe XD.

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    mariano1kza
    Participant
    March 2, 2020

    Buenos días!

     

    Estamos muy contentos con esta aplicación para diseñar páginas web. Nos preguntábamos si habría en algun momento la posibilidad de poner un "modo oscuro".

     

    Gracias!

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    Rishabh_Tiwari
    Community Manager
    Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 2, 2020

    Hi there,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. I will pass on your feedback to our Product team and you can do that too by upvoting this request and sharing your comments here: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/12940362-dark-interface-overall-ui-including-side-panels

     

    This is the best way of communicating with the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases. 

     

    Regards

    Rishabh

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    Nelson.ser54
    Participant
    April 4, 2020

    How hard could this possibly be?

     

    You are a mass company with an insane amount of resources. 

    Each of your products has the potential for dark mode. 

    Adobe, I love your products but you guys NEED to become better at bettering  your products. Listen to the people who CONSTANTLY use your products. 

    We believe in you, but dang man

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      shreyp96279216
      Participant
      January 25, 2020

      Please add Dark mode for Adobe Xd, it literally hurts my eyes. Please!

        Joseph Labrecque
        Community Expert
        Joseph LabrecqueCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 26, 2020

        I'm with you there... been a few years of asking at this point so must be close!

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        valentinap5692337
        Participant
        November 12, 2019

        A dark theme for Adobe Xd would be really great, specially for those who constantly use it for work.

         

         

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          HARSHIKA_VERMA
          Community Manager
          HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          November 14, 2019

          Hi Valentinap,

           

          Thank you for sharing your feedback. We have seen a similar request has been raised here: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/12940362-dark-interface-overall-ui-including-side-panels 

           

          We would request you to please submit your feedback and upvote the request to add your voice. 

           

          Hope it helps.

           

          Thanks,

          Harshika

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            terion.name
            Participant
            January 17, 2020

            2600 votes. Is this not enough?

              HARSHIKA_VERMA
              Community Manager
              HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              July 4, 2019

              Hi Waqas,

              Thank you for reaching out. I would suggest submitting your feedback here: Dark Interface (overall UI including side panels) – Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs on our UserVoice page and upvote this feature to add your voice.

              Please let us know if that works for you.

              Thanks,

              Harshika

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                OoksOoey
                Participant
                January 13, 2020

                Your link is to a feedback post, marked as a feature-in-backlog almost four years ago with 2500+ votes and 350+ comments.

                 

                How many more voices have to be added for this feature to be considered?

                  jacksonb89472148
                  jacksonb89472148
                  Participant
                  June 30, 2019

                  Why is this feature in the backlog since 2016? I have been using Sketch for almost 3 years now wanting to adapt fully into the Adobe suite and this is the only feature of XD that keeps me with other software. I look at a screen for more than 9 hours a day doing UI work and dark mode is a life saver for my eyes. Studies suggest that continued exposure to blue light over time could lead to damaged retinal cells. This can cause vision problems like age-related macular degeneration as well as impact your circadian rhythm. Ironically, I'm currently designing UI for a company that develops treatments for nAMD and using software like XD that doesn't support dark mode feels counterintuitive to their endeavor.

                  Sorry for the rant. I've just really wanted to use XD, I've been following since beta.

                    Sjaani
                    Community Expert
                    SjaaniCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    July 1, 2019

                    I think the only thing you can do is keep sending messages via the feedback options.

                    As shown in this link others are still asking the same question.

                    Those of us on the forum who answer questions can't help to push anything forward, the majority of us don't work for Adobe and would have to go through the same feedback channels that we direct others to.

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                    RoyceJennings
                    Participating Frequently
                    January 1, 2019

                    Hello!

                    I use a "dark mode" in Windows 10 using the High Contrast color settings in the WIndows Personalization settings.  This makes many programs dark just by making window background panes dark.  But it seems as though there are only a few sparse areas that XD doesn't have covered with white.  (as seen in image)

                    Is there any way to utilize a dark mode in XD, or planned to happen, OR a simple enough way to change it through the developer console?  I'll be designing mockups with dark background in XD, and I'd love to have a dark workspace as well.  Thanks for any help! 

                      fahad_dexter
                      fahad_dexter
                      Participating Frequently
                      January 1, 2019

                      Hi RoyceJennings​,

                      Thats quite a valid point. You can search for this feature if its under progress or you can simply request for this.
                      Please visit                       Adobe XD: Feature Requests: Top (1760 ideas) – Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs​

                      Regards.

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                        jstamm7
                        Participant
                        February 11, 2020

                        The link to the feature request is broken. Here is the up-to-date link: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/12940362-dark-interface-overall-ui-including-side-panels

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                        kwixg25118350
                        Participant
                        May 16, 2018

                        Hi, is there a possibility to access a dark interface of the software? I work in Adobe Xd but i can't work much, I have eye floaters and a dark interface could help me.

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