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macossafarimacos-big-surdarkmode

Turn off Dark Mode only for Safari in macOS Big Sur 11.6

The solutions provided in these related questions

  1. Is there a way to toggle Dark Mode on/off for individual apps in MacOs Mojave?
  2. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/338044/can-i-turn-to-dark-mode-only-for-specific-apps-in-macos-mojave
  3. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/346579/how-can-i-remove-dark-mode-from-ms-office-apps-without-disabling-it-across-mac

do not work with the most recent update of MacOS. Specifically, the line

defaults write <Bundle-Identifier> NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool yes

does not have any effect in Safari. Neither does the app NightOwl, though it does work for apps other than Safari.

Does anyone have any suggestions on why this no longer works?

Solution

  • I use Gray, which is available on GitHub. It will do what you want to do.