How to turn on Night Shift on a Mac

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2 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Mac

Shown on

macOS Tahoe 26 (MacBook Pro)

App

System Settings

Real screenshots

2 of 4 steps

Checked

2 October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open System Settings and click Displays

   Click the Apple menu in the top left corner and choose System Settings. Displays is in the list on the left.

   Done

2. 

   Click Night Shift

   The button is at the bottom of the Displays page.

   Done

3. Choose a schedule

   Open the Schedule menu and pick Sunset to Sunrise, which uses your location, or Custom to set your own times.

   Done

4. Set the colour temperature

   Drag the slider towards More Warm for a stronger effect, then click Done.

   Done

About this guide

Night Shift makes the screen warmer and less blue in the evening, which many people find more comfortable in a dark room.

Good to know

To switch it on for one evening only, use Turn on until tomorrow.

You can also reach Night Shift from Control Centre in the menu bar: click Display.

Turn Night Shift off when you edit photos or video, because it changes how colours look.

Dark Mode is the other half of an easier evening screen: How to turn on Dark Mode on a Mac.

Text hard to read at night? How to increase contrast and reduce transparency on a Mac.

In short: Apple menu, System Settings…, Displays, Night Shift…, Schedule, Done.

📷 Camera Lab: the same 6 scenes photographed with 11 phones, side by side.