Matlab dark mode

Matlab Online and locally-installed Matlab Desktop can use “dark mode” for the Matlab Desktop.

s = settings;

s.matlab.appearance.MATLABTheme.PersonalValue = "Dark";

Or from the GUI by searching for “Dark” in the Matlab settings.

Figures can be switched between light and dark mode with theme(). Older Matlab or GNU Octave can switch plots to and from dark mode with dark().

Related: Alternative Matlab code editors

References:

• dark theme discussion
• R2024a dark mode superseded by later releases.