How do I programmatically switch to Dark Mode (Dark Theme) in R2025a?

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I am running R2025a pre-release. What are the commands to switch to dark mode?

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Mike Croucher
Mike Croucher on 13 Jan 2025
Edited: Mike Croucher on 13 Jan 2025
This is supported from R2025a onwards. This is what you need to do
>> s = settings;
>> s.matlab.appearance.MATLABTheme.PersonalValue = "Dark";
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Adam Danz
Adam Danz on 13 Jan 2025
Edited: Adam Danz on 14 Jan 2025
And for figures,
theme('dark') % light | auto
% Or
theme(fig,'dark')
% Or
fig = figure(Theme='dark')
% or
fig.Theme = 'dark';

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Michelle Hirsch
Michelle Hirsch on 13 Jan 2025
A few more notes:
  • The default behavior is to match your system theme. So, if your system theme is Dark, MATLAB is dark.
  • There's a setting (aka "preference") for it, too. An easy way to get there is to =just search for something like "dark" in the new search bar:

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