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Reducing transparency for Mac OS and application menu items

Created by Tim Crumley, last modified on Jan 14, 2026

To prevent the Mac OS menu items such as the dock and finder and application menus from displaying undesirable color casts, it is recommended to reduce transparency.

Select Apple > System Settings.
Click Accessibility.
Under Vision, select Display.
Select the box beside Reduce Transparency.
Close the Accessibility window.

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