[Design]-Dark Theme for XD

[waqas_m_kiani]

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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[HARSHIKA_VERMA · Accepted solution]

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

[Jay-Jay]

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?

[kwixg25118350]

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.

[valentinap5692337]

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]

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-inte... 

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

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Harshika

[Terion]

2600 votes. Is this not enough?

[Peter Villevoye]

Well, black pixels are relatively more expensive than white and gray ones, so that's why Adobe really really really wants to be absolutely sure we desperately need them. They might even cause a raise in our subscription fee... 😉

[michmilter]

I think 1 million votes, and we're getting closer.

[RoyceJennings]

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]

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.

[jstamm7]

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-inte...

[jacksonb89472148]

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]

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.

[shreyp96279216]

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

[JosephLabrecque]

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

[Tellsto]

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

[mariano1kza]

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!

[Rishabh_Tiwari]

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-inte...

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

[nelsons49114774]

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

[Tellsto]

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.

[Guest]

Dark mode for Windows 10

[Rishabh_Tiwari]

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-inte...

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

[Tellsto]

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.

[Luis5C3F]

TO EVERYONE LOOKING FOR HOPE AND ANWSERS, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS REQUEST WAS POSTED IN 2016 AND IS IN BACKLOG!  YES EVEN TRUMP WOULD AGREED THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. AND THATS A LOW BAR TO COMPARE HOW ADOBE HAVE TAKE SO LONG. 

The only I can reccomend you is, go to the stupid "recommend" page and vote and let your anger get out because this is the most stupid delay ever. AND STILL, wont happend. Even facebook have a dark UI and is not made for design. Is just so stupid that a DESIGN company build an INTERFACE app without the option of choosing the UI pallete like EVERY CC APP. The worst part is we need to beg to at least take the white a little bit down. BUT EVERYTHING IS WHITE! WHAT THA F....  I have to use RayBans and Sunglasses with prescription because all I get is migraines. 

So yea, go to the link of requests, vote and lash out for cathartic pourpuses. Because ADOBE DONT GIVE A F even if we pay for CC and stop using Sketch and Figma and more weird than that.... people stopped pirating the app because we were promise our suscriptions was to fund constant change and updates, and this was ask in 2016. 

GO AND JOIN ANGRY DESIGNERS ---> Dark Interface (overall UI including side panels) – Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs