Toggle dark mode

Gets the current appearance, and if Dark Mode is on, switches to Light (and vice versa). Add additional customizations per condition as desired.

Actions Used

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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Get Device Details
Gets information about the current device.
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Set Appearance
Changes system appearance (between Light/Dark).

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Toggle%20dark%20mode
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Toggle%20dark%20mode
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Toggle dark mode” end tell

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