auto-terminal-profile

Automatically switch Terminal profiles when macOS dark/light mode changes

• Homebrew · recommended
• npm

The easiest way to use auto-terminal-profile is to install the auto-terminal-profile Homebrew formula and run it as a Homebrew service:

1. Install

   brew install patrik-csak/tap/auto-terminal-profile

2. Import the Terminal profiles you want to use if you haven’t already

3. Set your preferred dark and light mode profiles:

   auto-terminal-profile config set

   Or set profiles individually

   auto-terminal-profile config set dark 'Clear Dark'
   auto-terminal-profile config set light 'Clear Light'

4. Enable automatic switching

   brew services start auto-terminal-profile

   The process will run as a macOS launchd agent, and will start automatically on login

   Disable automatic switching

   brew services stop auto-terminal-profile

You can use the auto-terminal-profile npm package directly, but it doesn’t have built-in background service management

1. Install

   npm install --global auto-terminal-profile

2. Set your preferred dark and light mode profiles:

   auto-terminal-profile config set

   Or set profiles individually

   auto-terminal-profile config set dark 'Clear Dark'
   auto-terminal-profile config set light 'Clear Light'

3. Enable automatic switching

   auto-terminal-profile watch

   The process will continue until you stop it with Ctrl+C

• patrik-csak/mac-terminal · Node.js library to control the macOS Terminal app, used by this app