This is not the developer(s) issue per-say but underlying development library issue. I have spent several hours researching this issue independently and have run into this brick wall. I'm NOT part of FileZilla design/development team. To enable Dark Mode in win32/win64 requires rewrite of underlying libraries to include support (not maintained by FileZilla) or complete re-write of UI code to use different underlying support libraries. That should help make up for the work you have to put into making the Dark Mode, and it means people will be happier with your product.įileZilla uses WxWidgets - the WxWidgets library has not added 'dark mode support' for Windows libraries - only the Linux and macOS libraries (partially) have it. That might get people to buy pro who wouldn't have otherwise purchased it. A ton of other desktop apps are spending the time to make these changes, even apps that don't have paid versions to help them out (such as Notepad++, MKVToolNix, and HWiNFO64). I feel like not pissing off your customers with the snarky responses (where you just blame Windows) is worth the extra work. Yeah, it means you'll have to do extra work, but barring major OS changes the work should be a one-time thing. I'm trying not to be frustrated, but if all of those desktop apps (many of which are free) can implement a Dark Mode option, I simply don't understand why FileZilla can't incorporate a Dark Mode. That is a small list of my most commonly used apps that all have a Dark Mode option. Almost every other Windows desktop app that I use has a Dark Mode option. Why are you so opposed to putting in the extra work to give us a Dark Mode option? I truly can't fathom the logic you're using here.

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