Change Display settings for accessibility on Mac
On your Mac, use Display settings for accessibility to make items on the screen, including the pointer, easier to see, make text easier to read, reduce motion and apply colour filters or tints to the screen and more.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, then click Display on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Display settings for accessibility for me
Display
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Invert colours | Invert colours on your display — for example, show white text on a black background. If you enable colour filters or turn on Night Shift, “Invert colours” is automatically disabled. |
Invert colours mode | Choose to invert colours everywhere except in photos and images (Smart) or invert colours everywhere (Classic). |
Reduce motion | Stop or reduce the movement of elements on the screen — for example, when you open apps, switch between desktops or open and close Notification Centre. |
Dim flashing lights | For supported media, automatically dim content that depicts flashing or strobing lights. Note: This option is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon. Content is processed on device in real time. “Dim flashing lights” should not be relied upon for the treatment of any medical condition. |
Increase contrast | Increase the contrast of items on the screen (such as borders around buttons or boxes) without changing the contrast of the screen itself. |
Reduce transparency | Replace the transparent effect used on some backgrounds in macOS with a solid background to improve contrast and readability. |
Differentiate without colour | Use shapes, in addition to or instead of colour, to convey status or information. |
Show window title icons | Show a window’s icon (if available) in the window’s title bar. The icon can make it easier to distinguish among windows or tabs when you have several open — for example, Finder windows showing Recents, Downloads and iCloud Drive. |
Show toolbar button shapes | Show a subtle border around toolbar buttons to indicate the area to click when selecting a toolbar button. |
Menu bar size | Set the font size in the menu bar to Large or back to Default. You must log out and log in again to see the change in menu bar font size. |
Display contrast | Drag the slider to increase or decrease the screen contrast. |
Pointer
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Shake mouse pointer to locate | Quickly move your finger on the trackpad or quickly move the mouse to temporarily enlarge the pointer so you can find it. |
Pointer size | Increase or decrease the size of the pointer. |
Pointer outline colour | Select a colour for the outline of the pointer. |
Pointer fill colour | Select a colour to fill the inside of the pointer outline. |
Reset Colours | Reset the pointer outline and fill colours to the default settings (white outline and black fill). |
Colour Filters
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Colour filters | Adjust display colours using the selected filter type. |
Filter type | Choose a filter type: Greyscale, Red/Green (for protanopia), Green/Red (for deuteranopia), Blue/Yellow (for tritanopia) or Colour Tint. For all the filters (except for Greyscale), drag the slider to adjust the intensity. If you choose the Colour Tint filter, click the Tint colour well to customise the colour. |
To quickly turn Invert Colours, Increase Contrast, Reduce Transparency and Colour Filters on or off using the Accessibility Shortcuts panel, press Option-Command-F5 (or if your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID, quickly press Touch ID three times).
To specify which options are available in the panel, choose Apple menu in the sidebar, then click Shortcut on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)