📖Set up Visual Style
Follow the light, enjoy the dark, choose your color
Changing the visual style in elementary OS allows you to create a more personalized, visually appealing, and conducive desktop environment that aligns with your preferences, enhances your mood, and improves focus and productivity.

Choose Light or Dark Style
You have the option to choose between a light or dark theme for your desktop. The light theme offers a brighter and more traditional appearance, while the dark theme provides a sleek and modern look.
To choose a preferred theme:
Open the System Settings, and navigate to Desktop --> Appearance.
Optionally, you can schedule the switching to the dark theme for the night time either in accordance with your time zone from sunset to sunrise, or by specifying the time manually.
Select Accent Color
You can select an accent color that affects various interface elements, such as buttons, highlights, and toggles by default, allowing you to customize the overall visual aesthetic.
Open the System Settings, and navigate to Desktop --> Appearance.
In the Accent Color section, select one of the fixed colors, or let the system automatically choose the color based on the dominant tint of your desktop wallpaper.
Disable Animations
You can disable animations in the window manager and some other interface elements to speed up the system performance, or if you just do not want to be distracted by extra visual effects.
Open the System Settings, and navigate to Desktop --> Appearance.
At the bottom, turn on the Reduce Motion toggle if you want to disable animations.
Turn the toggle off when you want to re-enable animations.
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