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Enable dark mode in Lucid

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Customize your experience in Lucid by switching between light mode and dark mode to suit your preferences. Learn how to adjust your theme settings across your entire account or for an individual document canvas.

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Switch between light and dark mode

For your entire account

You can update whether your Lucid account uses light mode or dark mode from the appearance settings. To change your appearance settings, follow these steps:

  1. Click your profile image or initials on the upper-right corner of your account. 
  2. Select Account settings.
  3. Select User settings.
  4. Under “Appearance”, click the dropdown and select your theme preference from the following options:
    • Light
    • Dark
    • Match OS: Select this option to enable the mode your device’s operating system is currently using.

Check the box next to “Match document appearance” to automatically match an opened document's theme. 

  • For example, if your appearance settings are set to light mode, opening a document that has dark mode enabled temporarily displays the editor in dark mode. 

For a specific document

To update the canvas appearance for a specific document, follow these steps:

  1. Open the document you want to update.
  2. Click anywhere on the canvas.
  3. Select the right-panel-icon.png open right panel icon from the top-right corner.
  4. In the “Properties” tab under “Appearance”, use the dropdown to select Light or Dark.

You can also switch between light and dark mode from the file menu. Here's how:

  1. Click  file-menu-icon.png  the file menu icon at the top of the workspace.
  2. Hover you cursor over "View" then "Appearance".
  3. Select Light or Dark.

Choosing one of these options only applies to the canvas of this document. It will not impact the editor tools or other documents.

Sharing and collaborating in dark mode

When you work in or share a document with dark mode enabled, keep the following behaviors in mind:

  • Real-time collaboration: Changing the canvas color while collaborators are in the document will update the canvas color for everyone in real time.
  • Recipient canvas view: When you share a link, the recipient sees the document in your selected canvas theme, regardless of their own account settings.
  • Workspace theme vs. canvas theme: Sharing a document applies your account's theme to the surrounding workspace layout, but the canvas itself retains its own independent display setting unless you explicitly change it.

Note: Canvas theme and account theme are independent settings. New documents default to your active account theme upon creation, but changing your account theme later will not alter an existing document's canvas.

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