Apple has added a dark mode in macOS Mojave that works system wide. When you choose appearance as dark, all the system apps such as Safari and Photos as well as third-party apps (that support dark mode) adopt a dark theme. There is no official way to disable dark mode for specific apps while continue using the dark mode on Mojave. Similarly, you can’t selectively turn on dark mode for your favourite apps while using the light mode on your Mac. This sort of functionality seems to be forced upon users as they cannot control the appearance of apps. Well, there is a workaround to overcome this pesky limitation.

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The trick involves running few commands in Terminal to turn off dark mode for specific apps including the built-in ones. For this, you will first need to identify the bundle identifier of the app that you wish to exclude from dark mode. After knowing the app’s bundle identifier, we need to run a certain command to switch that particular app to light theme mode. Here’s how you can do it in few simple steps.

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The Dark Mode was one of the most requested features by users and it works identical to that of your Android smartphone’s Dark Mode. GroupMe is a free communication tool, which is used to streamline the process of group creation. You can create groups of contacts and communicate with them in an organized manner.

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Find the app’s bundle identifier/mac-app-for-converting-iif-file-to-csv-file.html.

Open Terminal using spotlight search and run the below command. Replace App Name with the exact name of the app such as Notes, Google Chrome, Calendar, and Maps.

osascript -e ‘id of app “App Name”‘

Example: osascript -e ‘id of app “Maps”‘

The bundle identifier will be displayed in a new line. In this case, it is com.apple.Maps for Maps.

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Inside the terminal, copy and paste the following command. Replace “Bundle Identifier” with the actual identifier. Then hit enter.

defaults write Bundle Identifier NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes

Example: defaults write com.apple.Maps NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes

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Restart the App – Make sure to quit the app for the changes to take effect.

That’s it! The app should now appear in light theme while the macOS dark mode is still active.

How to Reset the app’s preference

If you wish to restore the app’s theme to its default configuration then run the below command. Doing so will re-enable the dark mode for the particular app. Don’t forget the replace the bundle ID with the actual one.

defaults delete <Bundle Identifier> NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance

Using the above trick, you can remove dark mode from the latest version of MS Office apps and Chrome while still having dark mode as the default appearance.

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P.S. We’ve tried the above procedure on Mojave 10.14.4. There is a possibility that Apple may disable this workaround in future versions of macOS.

Dark Mode is a dramatic new look that's easy on your eyes and helps you focus on your work. Dark Mode uses a dark color scheme that works system wide, including with the apps that come with your Mac. And third-party apps can adopt it, too.

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Turn on Dark Mode

Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click General, then select one of the Appearance options at the top of the window:

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• Light: Use the light appearance.
• Dark: Use the dark appearance.
• Auto: Automatically use the light appearance during the day, and the dark appearance at night.

How Dark Mode works with some apps and features

Some apps and features have special Dark Mode settings or behaviors.

Mail. To use a light background for email messages while Dark Mode is turned on, open Mail and choose Mail > Preferences, then click the Viewing tab and deselect “Use dark backgrounds for messages.”

Maps. To use a light background for maps while Dark Mode is turned on, open Maps and choose Maps > Preferences, then select ”Always use light map appearance.” In earlier versions of macOS, click View in the menu bar in Maps, then deselect Use Dark Map.

Notes. To use a light background for notes while Dark Mode is turned on, open Notes and choose Notes > Preferences, then deselect “Use dark backgrounds for note content.”

Safari. When you use Dark Mode, Safari automatically shows a website in Dark Mode if the website has been designed to support it. If the website doesn't support Dark Mode, you can use Safari Reader to read articles in Dark Mode.

TextEdit.To use a light background for documents while Dark Mode is turned on, click View in the menu bar in TextEdit, then deselect Use Dark Background for Windows. (Requires macOS Mojave 10.14.2 or later.)

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Dynamic Desktop. If you turn on Dark Mode while using Dynamic Desktop, the desktop may change to the dark still image. You can change this setting in Desktop & Screen Saver preferences.