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zenangst/Gray

:first_quarter_moon: Tailor your macOS Mojave experience observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zenangst/Gray · homepage · Swift · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2897
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1503
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1444 stars · 50 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Gray is a macOS application that lets users set light or dark appearance on a per-app basis under the system-wide dark mode introduced in Mojave. It works by writing the NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance preference for selected apps and restarting them.

Use cases

  • run light and dark apps side by side on macOS
  • force a specific app to stay in light mode while the system uses dark mode
  • toggle dark appearance per application without terminal commands
  • customize which macOS apps use Aqua appearance

When to choose

  • you want a simple GUI to mix light and dark app appearances on macOS Mojave or later
  • you prefer not to run defaults write commands manually

When to avoid

  • you need per-app theming on macOS versions where the preference no longer works
  • you cannot tolerate apps restarting when appearance changes
  • you need an actively developed tool with recent updates

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

gui developer-tools desktop-applications developer-tools apple-ecosystem dark-mode appearance macos-mojave swift per-app-theme macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
zenangst/Graymain23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zenangst/Gray")

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