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Option to use either light or dark interface.

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BW on 12 Jun 2019 02:59:49

New Desktop app update installed an almost white user interface. There is zero contrast which is not good for the eyes. I see where some people have requested a light interface so incorporate an option to select either light or dark theme like in the Office apps.

Administrator on 22 Jan 2024 08:30:53

This request is on our roadmap, but we don't have timelines to share yet. We'll update this idea when there are more details to share. Thank you!

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Michael Quimpo on 10 Apr 2021 22:49:14

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Any updates on the when we'll get the dark mode?

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Timothy Breckenridge on 08 Apr 2021 14:41:37

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dark mode please already....

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Aaron Waldman on 31 Mar 2021 00:11:21

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So let me get this straight... Power BI used to have a dark theme. Taken away in 2019 or so. Immediately became a request and has been under review for what... two years now? This isn't crazy functionality this is just asking for a dark interface. This blinding white is sincerely unusable.

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Dragan Milosevic on 15 Mar 2021 15:40:32

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Please add dark mode to all products, this light mode is killing our eyes and wasting energy....

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Winston Ly on 03 Mar 2021 20:16:40

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Dark Mode for Power BI would be a great setting to have.

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Paul Munson on 03 Mar 2021 15:27:29

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no update since July 2020, when is this coming? it was actually a feature before, why can't you just put it back in, and save the eyes of thousands of people?

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Phil Trelatsky on 19 Feb 2021 18:19:01

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Just updated to the 12/2020 version from the 02/2019 version. Am in the process of following along with a paid course on Power BI. Noticed the instructor was using a dark mode, which is not available in the latest release. It's one thing to darken the brightness setting, but it's another to have proper contrast to something users will be staring at the better part or the entirety of their working day. Please enable this feature as soon as possible. It's the little things that make a difference and this change will help this community considerably.

Thank you.

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Marvin Smith on 04 Feb 2021 14:21:37

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It's interesting and I don't understand why MS continues to release products that don't comply with their own standards related to "User's Ability" settings.

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Audrey Weaver on 01 Feb 2021 23:18:37

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Any update on this? Seems silly for this to be known and ignored for so long.

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Nilupa Rupasinghe on 22 Jan 2021 06:04:31

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Its a shame that this facility was not prioritized. Everybody knows that these options are available in almost every S/W. People request this because they want this, better to get this done ASAP.

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