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 bigger, reduce onscreen motion, 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. See Invert colours. |
Invert colours mode | Choose to invert colours everywhere (Classic) or everywhere except images and video (Smart). |
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. See Stop or reduce onscreen motion. |
Prefer non-blinking cursor | Stop the blinking of the vertical bar that appears at the insertion point where you’re typing. |
Dim flashing lights | For supported media, automatically dim the display of 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. See Make transparent items solid. |
Differentiate without colour | Use shapes, in addition to or instead of colour, to convey status or information. |
Auto-play animated images | Turn off to automatically pause the display of rapid animated images (such as GIFs in Messages and Safari). |
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. |
Display contrast | Drag the slider to increase or decrease the screen contrast. |
Text
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Text size | Set your preferred reading size for supported apps and system features. See Make text and icons bigger in multiple apps and on the desktop. |
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. |
Prefer horizontal text | Prefer horizontal text in languages that prefer vertical text. |
Pointer
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Shake mouse pointer to locate | Quickly move the mouse or your finger on the trackpad, to temporarily enlarge the pointer so you can find it. See Make the pointer easier to see. |
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. See Filter display colours for colour vision deficiencies. |
Filter type | Choose a filter type: Greyscale, Red/Green (for protanopia), Green/Red (for deuteranopia), Blue/Yellow (for tritanopia) or Colour Tint. |
Intensity | Drag the slider to adjust the intensity of the filter. |
Tint | If you choose the Colour Tint filter, click the Tint colour well to customise the colour. |
Tip: You can use Accessibility Shortcuts to quickly turn on or off features like Invert Colours, Increase Contrast, Reduce Transparency and Colour Filters.