# Dark Theme for Automation Studio

**URL:** <https://community.br-automation.com/t/dark-theme-for-automation-studio/4506>\
**Category:** How-To & Wikis\
**Tags:** automation-studio, toolkit\
**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/dark-theme-for-automation-studio/4506 "2024-10-07T15:09:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oliver](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/oliver/32/264_2.png) [@Oliver](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Oliver)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/dark-theme-for-automation-studio/4506/1 "2024-10-07T15:09:34Z")

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Hello community,

if someone prefers coding in Dark Theme GUIs, there are two available themes that _sort of_ transform Automation Studio to a dark theme.

You can find them here:

> **[GitHub - staber/Automation-Studio-One-Dark: B&R Automation Studio Dark Theme](https://github.com/staber/Automation-Studio-One-Dark)**
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> B&R Automation Studio Dark Theme

> **[GitHub - boaz001/automation-studio-editor-dark: Dark editor settings for B&R Automation Studio](https://github.com/boaz001/automation-studio-editor-dark)**
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> Dark editor settings for B&R Automation Studio

or you can add your own spin to it like I have:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/c/c371f8db3ef0d2545600406bfb24775e2663aac5.png)

I have also uploaded alternative icons with light colors, which are otherwise difficult to see.

[Icons.zip](https://community.br-automation.com/uploads/short-url/8xP1YIsBevzdjFOEkcyeKYyRY7M.zip) (598 Bytes)  
These can be found in the installation folder of Automation Studio, i.e. `C:\Program Files\BRAutomation4\AS412\AS\Images`

I recommend backing up all three files before replacing them.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Goodwillie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/justin_goodwillie/32/3274_2.png) [@Justin\_Goodwillie](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Justin_Goodwillie)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/dark-theme-for-automation-studio/4506/2 "2024-10-09T15:45:05Z")

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If you figure out a way to change the color of table gridlines you would be a hero! These dark themes are great until you open a watch window or something that defaults to a table editor rather than text.

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**Author:** ![Oliver](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/oliver/32/264_2.png) [@Oliver](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Oliver)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/dark-theme-for-automation-studio/4506/3 "2024-10-09T18:57:44Z")

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Hello there, are we talking about these gridlines?

![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/3/327af51c6b28affdd4d03a87e7dacaa17822c704.png)

Unfortunately I don’t know if it’s possible. Some parts of Automation Studio still have the old architecture that was not built with the theme concept in mind. Thus, there are no hooks to change the colors of every single frame. Our colleagues wrote the items that we can change on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Goodwillie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/justin_goodwillie/32/3274_2.png) [@Justin\_Goodwillie](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Justin_Goodwillie)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/dark-theme-for-automation-studio/4506/4 "2025-02-03T19:06:18Z")

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Yes. This is why I don’t do a fully dark theme. Just a dull grey to keep me from going blind.  
 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/5/53090f8ad2120f1cce20b7638b0a220cf5a7540d.png)