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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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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:16

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Please, latest update makes it almost imposible to work. Give some option to make it dark mode.

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Robin on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:13

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I just started learning Power BI about half an hour ago, and due to the blinding brightness and resultant difficulty of finding things even during the initial tutorials (which display a darker desktop application theme), it took me less than a half hour to start searching for that option, only to find it's not available. :(

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:12

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I though the glaring screen was a glitch... please restore the older scheme, or allow user customization!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:12

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yes please, we need this!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:12

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Yet another example of Microsoft forcing white space everywhere... their designers need to wake up from the 90s. Please make a dark mode, it can just look exactly like it always has and that would be great.

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Pav Coric on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:12

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Dark Mode would be fantastic. Teams, OneNote, Outlook VSCode etc all look so much better with Dark Mode, it's time to give the ppl what they want!

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ngo.phuong on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:11

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please bring the dark theme to POWER BI Desktop for daily operation

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Lee G on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:11

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Blog post refers to the new colour scheme as "more modern". I disagree. The dark theme looked more modern and the new more like Windows 95. Please roll back to the dark theme.

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Rolo Laria on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:10

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Please, give us the option to change ligth or dark mode. I prefer dark mode!

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varkenspiel2@yahoo.com on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:09

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Have mercy on us vampiric devs, the new light mode is eye searing....

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