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Organisation settings - Dark mode

Ability to change darker backgrounds in Xero.

Purpose: White text against a Dark Background, is easier to see for the eyes.

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AdminXero Team (Admin, Xero) shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
not planned  ·  AdminHannah G (Admin, Xero) responded  · 

Hi all, appreciate the interest in this idea and its importance to help reduce eye strain and headaches for improved user comfort, especially during extended usage.

We understand that this has been a longstanding request, and we genuinely appreciate your patience and dedication to making Xero an even better platform for all.

While this may be a function we look to explore in the long-term, we want to be upfront that this is not something we'll be developing in the near term due to the complexities involved and the need to prioritise other impactful updates. We know that this may be disappointing but hope that this provides some clarity.

In the meantime, as some users have mentioned you may be able to use a third-party app like Google's High Contrast, which allows you to change the colour on your screen to make it easier to read.

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  • Robert Plant commented  ·   ·  Report

    it's 11pm at night and i can barely focus on my screen because it's so bright.

    Google's High Contrast app is no longer available because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions.

    Now that google's app is gone, do you realise the possible complications that could arise with using a random third-party app to force a dark mode?

  • Gavin McCloy commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'd absolutely love to see this implemented, I suffer really badly from migraines and this would be such a used feature on your platform. I believe this may be an issue with addons and marketplace addons perhaps, or maybe a lot of reverse engineering involved, but if an addon mentioned such as "Google's High Contrast" can do it, perhaps you could release a switch at the top with a beta label on it for those who wish to deactivate it if it doesn't work on certain areas of the XERO dashboard? just a suggestion. Would love to see this, most apps these days have it, XERO seems to be lacking in this very highly sought after feature on many apps.

  • Accounts Team commented  ·   ·  Report

    Ignoring the overwhelming support for this feature there are health and safety considerations at play here. There are workarounds to this lack of functionality, but it seems cumbersome given what we pay in subscriptions for this otherwise excellent product.

  • Kristy Willis commented  ·   ·  Report

    Come on Xero, get with the times!!! Dark mode, where are you??? Its not 1998 anymore, its 2025!

  • Jack Haworth commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have been trying to figure out why ive been getting headaches each day and after reading through here it seems its the long hours i spend on Xero.. Such a shame that it hasn't been considered in the last 5 years.

  • Matthew Day commented  ·   ·  Report

    You should reconsider this for the wellbeing of your users.

  • A C commented  ·   ·  Report

    5 years no dark mode. 1st part support > 3rd party tools. this is an accessibility need for some people. but then again windows narrator doesn't seem to work on the site either, so maybe prioritise that first?

  • Addie Mendoza commented  ·   ·  Report

    I, too, would love a dark mode, or at least an option for the site to follow browser default settings or device settings on that issue.

  • Deb Smith commented  ·   ·  Report

    It's amazing how many people have asked for this over the years and they still haven't created a dark mode.

  • Georgia Sibley commented  ·   ·  Report

    Dark Mode on Web application, allow ease on the eyes when working on Xero all day.

  • Ter-Mac Enterprises Inc commented  ·   ·  Report

    Regarding Dark Mode….The IPad app version has dark mode, I would like to see it in the web version as well

  • Ashleigh Foster commented  ·   ·  Report

    I don't want a new view screen that is ugly as ****, the evil eye always staring at me is giving me anxiety, how about instead of coming up with features people don't want you just give the people what we really want DARK MODE

  • Lynda Hughes commented  ·   ·  Report

    Agreed, I can barely make it through a whole day without my eyes burning and getting a headache when I'm on Xero.

  • Nishitha Donthy commented  ·   ·  Report

    i need dark mode, please please please. this helps my eyes and to reduce fatigue

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