Light Mode UI

[caroline_edits]

We are gauging interest to see if our users' aesthetic needs are being met!
Is the current color scheme of the interface sleek and professional or do you wish it was lighter? Is it easy on your eyes during tedious edit sessions? Most importantly, do you wish it came in pink?

Here's a link for more details on current interface customizability: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/workspaces.html#brighten_or_darken_the_interface

Let us know what you think in the comments!

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

No need

[MikeyZA]

Hi there,

I feel a light background for the user interface would be of tremendous help to those of us who:

a) are in their 40's and need glasses to read the screen (I am long sighted and find "dark" modes on all applications difficult to work with)
b) who work in brightly lit/sunlight lit environments on the whole and find that any dark UI is almost invisible under these circumstances
c) for those who have very dark black monitors. I have such a monitor (a QHD resolution monitor from Dell) and no matter how high one sets the lightness settings available in your preferences section, the controls/icons are still too hard to see and find easily. If they were black against a white/light greyish background the problem would go away.

Kind regards
Mike Howell

[TarekAlShawwa]

It would be an amazing thing if you could implement a light theme, i really need the option given that i start to get severe eye irritation during long sessions of straining my vision on dark UI applications, it affects my ability to meet deadlines effectively.

The ability to make the interface something brighter that black or dark grey would be extremely helpful to individuals such as myself and for those with vision impairments.

I will forever remain a loyal customer if you could please allow more control over the brightness of the interface, even an implementation similar to what is currently available in photoshop and bridge, allowing users to select a UI theme that’s basically white.

Thank you for taking the time to listen to users!

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Customization is always welcome, a brighter interface option would definitely be nice to have, as for a color tint, if some people need it then maybe that an option as well, the ability to significantly increasing the lightness of the interface and also adjusting the color tint or lack there of would be welcome additions, I'm all for accessibility and growing the adobe user base family!

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

A bright colour scheme with contrasted scroll bars and workspace dividers would be much appreciated as I have great eye sight but sit in a very bright workspace when I edit (I work in a conservatory!) and even with the screen brightness right up, it takes way longer than it should for me to find the scroll bars etc which slows down my work.
I wish there was a light mode.
I have just made my interface as bright as possible in the settings, but even more would be great 😄 Thank you for asking for feedback!

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

LIGHTER LIGHTER LIGHTER....I cant see it!

[joshp64248108]

Yes, ,please!!! Light gray text over dark gray background is very hard to see!
Please make an option for WHITE text instead of gray. Or make the background white, with black text.

[joshp64248108]

And this is the worst. Who can possibly see the current gain setting of 3 dB?

[namuc]

It would be very nice to have a Light Mode with dark text on a light background. Much better readability and helps in different work environments.

[Authorware Joe]

There was a time when Premiere, et. al., let the OS dictate the look and feel of the applications. Then, sometime after the Macromedia acquisition and the drive to look more "Avid-like," that capability was snared by the applications. A black UI works in an edit bay, where you used to have a full ashtray, two 3/4" decks, and two 12" monitors. It does NOT work in the typical cube-farm, which is, SURPRISE, not lit with a single 40-watt bulb. Enough with the nihilistic look already.

[DrewMills]

PLEASE, high contrast in the interface as a possibility. Specifically, very dark text against a light background.

I appreciate the dark space when reviewing colors and light in a video. But the vast majority of my time is spent in assembling things, getting titles just right, editing audio, etc. None of those need a dark UI and just make it very tiresome to use the software.

[tomatosoup75]

More customisation in general would be great.

Light background with dark text
Dark background with bright text (my preferred choice)

Bold text, italics, different colours or shades of text in effect controls panel (open an effect with loads of options like Beauty Box and it becomes obvious how much you have to search to find the parameter you need)

In general a stronger design so that our eyes naturally find things without having to scan. Kind of related, what I would love is a more obvious visual separator between the video and audio tracks in the timeline. And also alternate the shade of empty space in the tracks so it's easier to figure out whether I'm looking at V1, V2, V3 etc. Spreadsheet software does this and it would make readability so much nicer.

[MilennialZero]

It's like a lot of "designer" stuff these days. It appeals to "designers". I find the color scheme is hard to see. I've got a 32" 4K screen and I'm having to get too close to the screen to make out the symbols and text. I'd also ask for the ability to make the UI fonts a bit bigger. But yes. Give me a choice. Other than Really Dark versus Slightly Less Dark.

[miket59113297]

I just installed Premier and I can't read anything! The text is tiny. The dark gray doesn't provide enough contrast to make the text and icons stand out. I keep moving my face closer and closer to read stuff. Too much eye strain.

I would like a light background with dark text. And far more control over the text size and icon size. It should be at least as large as the fonts on the macOS menu bar.

[BruceMcCready]

Not everyone works in a darkened room. Additionally, we need good contrast as well. Grey-on-grey is awful.

[Pat Finnegan]

I agree with Bruce regarding contrast. One example is when I choose anything other than "Fit" for the zoom level in the Program panel, then go to adjust the position of the image, the scroll bars are barely visible. See attachment.

[Hybrida]

Please add a white background / interface with dark text for all adobe products. This grey on black is terrible for offices with large windows and even worse for eye health during the day having to squint and strain for hours. Why is this not an option for a company of this size offering mostly visual apps?

[Carl_Fink]

Basic usability principles were ignored in creating the "All in shades of gray or black" low-contrast theme currently being used. I honestly could not believe you didn't have a skinning system for Premiere Pro. When all your icons and text are tiny, single-pixel-width lines, low-contrast would seem like something to avoid.

[clairm55139264]

Please add at least a white background option, grey on grey is so limiting, something with more contrast would be so much better... more options to switch it up from time to time.. when i'm staring at premiere pro for 40 hours + a week.. every once in a while.. i just want to switch up the view to make it feel fresh... a break from grey on grey is much needed.. please please please..

[Lee James]

The interface color is by far one of the worst things about Adobe Premiere Pro.

Premiere always used to be a nice light gray. Using it felt optimistic, happy, and wholesome. But all this black is SO depressing! It looks like some shady "application of the night". It might be fine for those up at 3am editing something seedy. But working during the daytime, Premiere's dark interface sends you to sleep. It's not in line with a professional application.

The current interface color options are a joke - you can either have black, or dark gray (which actually makes the text harder to read so there's no point).

Many Premiere Pro users are designers who have strong opinions about the way things look. It depresses us having to use something so dark and unattractive. Every good designer knows that dark text on light is far easier to read for prolonged periods, which is why most websites (including this one) use dark text on light. The text in Premiere Pro is hard to read, and I honestly can't see scrollbars at all!

PLEASE make Premiere Pro light again (along the lines of the colors of Premiere 5.0) or at least provide an option for it to be light. Ideally, give us more color options, perhaps even a few built-in preset themes? This would change the entire way I think about the application. Currently, I think of Premiere Pro as something dark, sinister, unwholesome, and unprofessional.

Also, the default colors are horrible. The interface uses various blue/green-blue colors that are garish, inconsistent, and too saturated to be paired with black. What you need for the program to look professional is a much softer blue, with a consistent hue throughout. And that turquoise color used for audio clips is a truly, truly horrible color! Totally harsh, unnatural and garish. It's a good job we can change that color, but it baffles me how such an ugly color could come out of the box as default.

[Abhir5E8D]

Bought a subscription. The first thing I tried to do was to change to light mode. Guess what. There isn't one. What a catastrophic start!

[Michael2789990712pq]

I'm finally making the jump from FCP7 to a new editing program. As an occasional user (I'm a writer-filmmaker), I find the new app options daunting - Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Avid, FCPX etc. The flat price of FCPX would work best for me vs. a subscription. I expect a learning curve with any new program. More the point: And it's a deal breaker: Like 50% of the population, I have some astigmatism, which makes reading tiny white or gray text on a black background really difficult. Much to my disappointment, almost all of the new apps have this UI configuration, more or less. I hope that Apple, Adobe, others wake up to this reality, otherwise I'll keep searching for a better choice. I loved FCP7's dark gray text on a light gray background. I've attached a FCP7 screen shot. Any response would be appreciated.

A related link:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywyqxw/apple-dark-mode-eye-strain-battery-life?fbclid=IwAR0VVYxTPsid...

[daved55282774]

There isn't even an option? Who decided everyone gets a dark theme? I'm really tired of Goth Adobe. If you insist on having a dark theme, fine, make it the default. But come on! At least give us an option to brighten it up. It's depressing.

[Hapewin]

Ich nutze Adobe Premiere schon seit der ersten Pro Version 1.5 und war mit der Farbgebung der Programmfenster immer zufrieden, man konnte es schön hellgrau einstellen, konnte die Rollbalken und die Texte gut erkennen und gut damit arbeiten.
Weil mir auf HD Bildschirmen die Schriften in PProCS6 zu klein waren, habe ich mir ein Probe-Abo für PProCC 2020 geholt. Nun kann ich zwar die Schriftgröße ganz nach Wunsch einstellen, aber diese schwarzen/dunkelgrauen Programmhintergründe sind unerträglich, Rollbalken sind kaum zu erkennen, der Kontrast zu Systemtexten ist zu gering. Hier muss Adobe unbedingt nachbessern! Das kann doch nicht so schwierig sein, alternativ die Programmfenster heller machen zu können!!

[An_Zi]

Please add a light background... some might like the dark background, but when working in daylight I find it extremely tiring and the gray on gray definitely doesn't help.