Use True Tone on Mac

True Tone technology in a Mac computer with Retina display, Apple Studio Display, Studio Display XDR, and Pro Display XDR uses advanced multichannel sensors to adjust the color and intensity of your display and Touch Bar to match the ambient light, so that images appear more natural.

Turn on True Tone

Find out which version of macOS your Mac is using, then follow the appropriate steps.

macOS Ventura 13 or later

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Settings.

2. Click Displays in the sidebar, then select your display at the top of the window.

3. Turn on True Tone in the settings that appear for the selected display. This setting appears only for displays that support True Tone.

Earlier versions of macOS

1. From the Apple menu , choose System Preferences.

2. Click Displays. If you have multiple displays connected, click Display Settings, then select your display.

3. Turn on True Tone in the settings that appear for the selected display. This setting appears only for displays that support True Tone.

True Tone on external displays

Apple Studio Display, Studio Display XDR, and Pro Display XDR use built-in ambient light sensors to support True Tone when the display is connected to a compatible Mac computer.

True Tone can also adjust external displays up to 32 inches, excluding TVs and projectors, when connected to a Mac laptop computer with its lid open, or to an iMac introduced in 2020 or later.

Learn more

• Some display accessibility settings, including settings to invert color mode, apply a grayscale filter, or increase contrast, might turn off True Tone.

• You can use True Tone and Night Shift at the same time.