Tom McKeesick

20250102 OSX dark mode shortcut

Using the power of OSX Automator!

Automator offers many handy actions in OSX. After creating an “automation” in Automator, you can save it as a “Quick Action” and assign a keyboard shortcut to it in System Preferences.

Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/automator/welcome/mac

• 20250102 OSX dark mode shortcut
  • 1. Launch Automator
  • 2. Create “Quick Action”
  • 3. Search for “appearance”
  • 4. Drag “Change System Appearance” to the workflow
  • 5. Save the Quick Action
  • 6. Assign a Keyboard Shortcut

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1. Launch Automator

2. Create “Quick Action”

3. Search for “appearance”

4. Drag “Change System Appearance” to the workflow

If you like, you can click “Run” in the top-right corner to test the action.

5. Save the Quick Action

6. Assign a Keyboard Shortcut

Open System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General and assign a keyboard shortcut to the Quick Action.

Done! Enjoy your new shortcut 🤓🙈

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