# Forcing dark mode

**URL:** <https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/forcing-dark-mode/139>\
**Category:** Pidgin\
**Tags:** pidgin3, development\
**Created:** [February 24, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/forcing-dark-mode/139 "2024-02-24T01:14:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![grim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discourse.imfreedom.org/grim/32/4_2.png) [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/forcing-dark-mode/139/1 "2024-02-24T01:14:15Z")

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This worked previously for me but stopped working. Maybe it helps someone maybe someone knows a better fix… Either way I was using this to set dark mode.

```auto
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme prefer-dark

```