MySQL Bugs: #70266: Feature Request: Dark Theme

Bug #70266	Feature Request: Dark Theme
Submitted:	7 Sep 2013 0:01	Modified:	1 Oct 2019 7:30
Reporter:	Mark Sadowski	Email Updates:
Status:	Won't fix	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	6.3.10, 8.0.19, 8.0.22, 8.0.27	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
I'm baffled as to why such a good program doesn't have something as simple as a dark theme option. Every other piece of software I use for work and rec use has this feature. I've seen threads dating back to 2010 requesting this feature and it's still not implemented? So upsetting...

How to repeat:
I'm baffled as to why such a good program doesn't have something as simple as a dark theme option. Every other piece of software I use for work and rec use has this feature. I've seen threads dating back to 2010 requesting this feature and it's still not implemented? So upsetting...

What OS? Also, doesn't setting the control/window colors from system preferences enough?

i dont really understand how to change from white scheme to the dark, could you point me to some manual ?

Required to change both gui and editor area

Thanks.

os: ubuntu

No feedback was provided for this bug for over a month, so it is
being suspended automatically. If you are able to provide the
information that was originally requested, please do so and change
the status of the bug back to "Open".

Why was this ticket suspended due to "no feedback"? Eugene osnivschi clearly specified the OS. Workbench is literally the only development tool I'm using that does not have a dark theme.

Please implement and thank you for your efforts.

The white theme is really tiring when you have to look at the screen for many hours, and since the other editors I use have dark themes, changing between them really affects my eyesight...

Windows here, Workbench version: 6.3.4.0

About the available options to change colors:
Edit / Preferences / Appearence / Color Presets and Fonts & Colors

These are not enough. The feature being requested it's a theme. Meaning a combo bos, list or other mean to choose a representative name of a group of predefined colors to be applied to the UI and editor. Example: Select the theme named: Chocula from a list. The colors are changed instantly.

This is not at present possible in MySQL Workbench.

Thanks!

Thank you for feature request.

I decided to switch to dbForge Studio, because of that.

Bug #90751 marked as duplicate of this one

I can't believe that this request was filed in 2013 and here it is *six years* later, and *still* there has been zero movement toward making this most basic of features a reality?

Please update the UI to include a Dark Theme... Pretty please! This white background kills my eyes.

Going to look for a different editor.

I would also really appreciate dark theme.  My eyes can not handle the white, and though I like the program, I am probably going to move over to toad.

Bug #97056 marked as duplicate of this one

Posted by developer:
 
Closing this feature request because MySQL Workbench is a native application, which behaves properly depending on what is set for the OS it runs on. Please understand that there's no way to adjust standard controls colors like window backgrounds, scrollbars, comboboxes etc. in the application itself. Instead use the abilities of your operating system to change the theming. All supported OSes (macOS, Windows and Linux with Gnome) have the ability to adjust the appearance of applications for your personal preference.

The only customization you can do is syntax highlighting colors used for SQL editors, as they are not controlled by the OS.

Bug #96659 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #98195 marked as duplicate of this one

#97474 marked as duplicate of this one.

Bug #98873 marked as duplicate of this one

Hello!

Nowadays, Windows 10 has the ability to turn everything into Dark Mode, so, why still MySQL WB can't do it? 
*Windows 10 doesn't even appear as an option for default themes.

Bug #98300 marked as duplicate of this one.

Bug #99375 marked as duplicate of this one.

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=99688 marked as duplicate of this one.

Bug #99762 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #99685 marked as duplicate of this one

Please implement dark mode for WB

Bug #99962 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #100111 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #101023 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #101568 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #101842 marked as duplicate of this one

Is there any plan to have the dark theme for Win 10 available with a new release in 2021 ? Thank you.

Bug #102268 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #103414 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #104412 marked as duplicate of this one.

Bug #104456 marked as duplicate of this one

Bug #104511 marked as duplicate of this one

i'm not sure why the dev closed this request, but I think it should be reopened. I am on the latest version half way through 2021 and this program is still blindingly white when i open it. I have windows 10 and it is set to dark mode but this program does not go dark. I have seen the screen shots of this program on a mac with dark mode and it looks beautiful so why not windows?

I confirm that on Windows 10, trying to enable a dark theme in Workbench 8.0.26 using Edit | Preferences | Fonts & Colors | Color Scheme | Select your scheme | System Default does not work.

Bug #104829 marked as duplicate of this one

Just a day shy of 8 years since this was opened and this still isn't a thing for Windows 10 and listed as won't fix??  What gives?

It's been wayyy too long; macOS and Linux have this feature but for some reason it's not on Windows for some reason.

Bug #105937 marked as duplicate of this one

So, why the status of this feature request is won't fix?

Well, I believe it's clearly stated, it follows OS settings.

The problem is that it doesn't.
Most likely most of you want to have dark theme with os setting, but the devs thought all these reports are strictly for overwriting os settings.

Although it's mainly for win11, win10 is mentioned in this bug report: Bug #106650

I believe they noticed the bug, as after it was in the state of analyzing for a day, it has an assignee and it's still open. Someday hopefully we'll have dark mode.
(I hope they won't close it without fixing this issue)

MY EYES!
MY EYES!!!

I would apply for a job here, just to fix this. I mean how long has it been? Maybe you guys are trying to break a record or something 😂

2023, still no dark mode available. I just got into software development. I am going through a bootcamp and like many I like to stay up into the wee hours of the morning typing code. Every assignment I have that involves SQL is a horror. I feel like I am being hit with a flashbang every time I open it. It's crazy to me that this has been a thread for this many years and it's still an issue. Especially when as many (over the last several years) have said; it's is the only dev tool I have seen with no dark mode.

I've created an Oracle account just to post on this. I'm flabbergasted why they can't ship this feature to Windows (even though they've already done this for Mac). wtf.