Changing the UI appearance

Affinity Publisher has a dark User Interface (UI) by default. This makes it easier to accurately view and edit the colors in your designs. However, you can swap the UI interface from dark to light (and vice versa), adjust the background grayscale or the overall Gamma for contrast changes, and switch from colorized to monochromatic iconography in the UI.

Dark and Light Publisher UI Styles
Dark vs light UI styles with colorized (default) vs monochromatic iconography.
To change the UI from dark to light (or vice versa):
  1. Choose Affinity Publisher>Settings (or >Preferences).
  2. Choose Edit>Settings (or >Preferences).
  3. Click the User Interface label.
  4. For UI Style, choose Dark, Light, or Default OS (Mac only).
To change the UI background or Gamma level:
  1. Choose Affinity Publisher>Settings (or >Preferences).
  2. Choose Edit>Settings (or >Preferences).
  3. Click the User Interface label.
  4. Drag the sliders to set the Background Grey level, Artboard Background Grey level and/or UI Gamma level.
To display monochromatic icons in the UI:
  1. Choose Affinity Publisher>Settings (or >Preferences).
  2. Choose Edit>Settings.
  3. Click the User Interface label.
  4. For Icon Style, choose Mono.

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