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How to force Pi to use light/dark theme

sunglocto edited this page 2025-08-31 16:19:12 +00:00

Table of Contents

• *NIX systems
• Windows
• Command Prompt

*NIX systems

Simply run Pi with the FYNE_THEME environment variable to light. Like so:

FYNE_THEME=light pi-im

You can also do the same for a dark theme:

FYNE_THEME=dark pi-im

Windows

Windows follows the exact same layout but with different commands.

Command Prompt

set FYNE_THEME=light
pi-im.exe

set FYNE_THEME=dark
pi-im.exe