How to Use Dark Mode in Airmail for Mac and iOS

<h2>Problem</h2><p>You want to enable Dark Mode in Airmail to reduce eye strain and match your system appearance.</p><h2>Enabling Dark Mode</h2><h3>On Mac</h3><p>Airmail automatically follows your macOS appearance setting:</p><ol><li>Open <strong>System Preferences → General</strong> (or System Settings → Appearance on macOS Ventura+)</li><li>Choose <strong>Dark</strong> under Appearance</li><li>Airmail will switch to Dark Mode automatically</li></ol><h3>On iPhone/iPad</h3><p>Airmail follows your iOS appearance setting:</p><ol><li>Open <strong>Settings → Display & Brightness</strong></li><li>Select <strong>Dark</strong></li><li>Airmail will switch to Dark Mode automatically</li></ol><h2>Known Limitations</h2><ul><li><strong>HTML Email Colors</strong> — Some emails use hard-coded colors that may not display well in Dark Mode. This is because the sender's HTML formatting overrides the dark theme.</li><li><strong>Links May Be Hard to Read</strong> — Dark-colored hyperlinks on dark backgrounds can be difficult to see. Workaround: select the text to highlight it, or switch temporarily to Light Mode.</li><li><strong>Images</strong> — Email images are displayed as-is and won't adapt to Dark Mode.</li></ul><h2>Tips</h2><ul><li>Use the <strong>Auto</strong> appearance setting on macOS/iOS to switch between Light and Dark based on time of day</li><li>If specific emails are hard to read, try the <strong>Reader View</strong> if available</li></ul>

Updated on: 03/28/2026