How can I change workbench 8.0 theme to dark using win10

Question

I'd like to ask for a full tutorial to change my workbench 8.0 to dark mode the bright theme is killing my eyes, I had tried lots of workaround on StackOverflow but none of them work for me. Do any of you have any method to change workbench to dark mode on windows10, please help my poor eyes out

Answer 1

In Windows 10, September 2021

I've been looking for a solution to this, without success. As far as September 2021, and MySQL Workbench 8.0.26 build 972499 CE 64-Bits for W10, it is NOT possible to enable any real dark theme/GUI option. There's only pseudo solutions for this.

Let me list the few uncomplete-solutions I've found so far:

1. Change the query editor pan color scheme: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32055190/7389293 This is sufficient answer for this point. I won't repeat the code. Again, this solution is only for the query editor, it DOES NOT affect the rest of the GUI.

Ignore the errors in the query, please.

• NOTE: The code you have to change is located in code_editor.xml file at the folder of the MySQL Workbench's installation directory, usually at C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Workbench x.x CE\data
• There's additional options for this at: Menu → Edit → Preferences → Modeling → Appearance
• Remember to google for other different color schemes for adding to this file, and getting the style you desire. here

2. Change color scheme for the entire interface. Go to: Menu → Edit → Preferences → Fonts & Colors → Color Scheme drop-down list.

I think the W7 scheme is the darkest one.

I suggest you to use "Windows 7" or "High Contrast" options, which are darker than the others.

After making this changes, your GUI should look like in the first picture.

FINAL NOTE: A dark theme for MySQL WB seems to be on the works for W10. This answer should be obsolete in the future. → https://stackoverflow.com/a/54489701/7389293