This Is How You Can To Get Jira Dark Mode!

Mensur Zahirovic, CEO of Weezly
3 min readAug 11, 2022

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Many of use who are using different tools are looking ways to customize them. Jira is no exception, and many developers like to work in dark mode.

Atlassian who is the producer of popular tool Jira, which is used by tens of thousands of companies to manage their daily work have not yet made Jira dark mode, however don’t worrym we got you covered with alternatives. There is also a question from Jira community where they are asking same question about Jira Dark Mode here.

There are many different ways to the issue with dark mode of Jira and here is the solution for your problems. However before we get start, let’s explain why use should use dark mode.

Jira Dark Mode

Why should you use dark mode?

Sitting with text based tools with what background can be really a challenging thing. So by using dark mode, we are reducing the blue light exposure and in the end it helps with eye strain. Simply put, you save your eyes and you get less tired. Studies have shown that people with visual disorders can tolerated dark mode better.

Darkmode saves energy.

First of all, in 2022 we have a energy crisis. Gas prices are going up, we have more electronics than ever, more electrical cars than ever. In England people are refusing to pay their electrical bills because of the energy prices, so we should do everything we can to save electricity and to save the environment. And yes with dark mode we can consume less electricity, however only on OLED displays and this is not valid LCD or LED displays.

Here is a study which shows apps like YouTube, Google News, Calculator, Calendar opened on different phones, and the evidence is clear! You can reduce up to 67% power in dark mode!

At 100% Brightness

  • Pixel 2
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Light Mode — 57.5 %
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Dark Mode — 18.97%
  • Percentage Reduction — -67.0
  • Moto Z3
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Light Mode — 60.5 %
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Dark Mode — 19.96%
  • Percentage Reduction — -64.0
  • Pixel 4
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Light Mode — 61.0 %
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Dark Mode — 24.40%
  • Percentage Reduction — -60.0
  • Pixel 5
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Light Mode — 54.5 %
  • Percentage Power Consumed in Dark Mode — 18.53%
  • Percentage Reduction — -66.0

The best options to make Jira Dark Mode.

We have listed several items in list that will make Jira into dark mode and hopefully it will solve the issue that many of us is trying to solve as well.

DarkTheme App

The first on the list is DarkTheme by Maximilian Porzelt found on Atlassian Marketplace.
It almost rated top 5 and it has to date 755 installs which is great.

Read the entire article here: https://easynote.com/blog/project-management/this-is-how-you-can-to-get-jira-dark-mode/

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Mensur Zahirovic, CEO of Weezly
Mensur Zahirovic, CEO of Weezly

Written by Mensur Zahirovic, CEO of Weezly

Tech Enthusiast end Entrepreneur. Making the world more productive. See you on weezly.com

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