fix: reload tint colors while running

Sources/Conjure/ActionPill.swift

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import AppKit
 
 @MainActor
 final class ActionPill: NSView {
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     init(primaryButton: NSButton, actionsButton: NSButton, primaryCommand: String? = nil) {
         super.init(frame: .zero)
         wantsLayer = true
@@ -37,7 +38,46 @@ final class ActionPill: NSView {
             actionKeys.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerYAnchor),
             actionKeys.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: trailingAnchor, constant: -12),
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak primaryButton, weak actionsButton] in
+            self?.layer?.borderColor = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.35).cgColor
+            self?.layer?.backgroundColor = ThemePalette.background.withAlphaComponent(0.25).cgColor
+            primaryButton?.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.text
+            actionsButton?.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.text
+        }
     }
 
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates action pills programmatically") }
 }
+
+/// Keeps palette subscriptions scoped to the existing control's lifetime.
+@MainActor
+final class ThemeObservation {
+    nonisolated(unsafe) private let token: NSObjectProtocol
+
+    init(_ apply: @escaping @MainActor () -> Void) {
+        apply()
+        token = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            forName: ThemePalette.didChangeNotification, object: nil, queue: .main
+        ) { _ in
+            MainActor.assumeIsolated { apply() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    deinit { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(token) }
+}
+
+extension NSSearchField {
+    /// Recolors the current presentation without changing the query or field-editor selection.
+    func applyTheme() {
+        textColor = ThemePalette.text
+        if let placeholderAttributedString {
+            let placeholder = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: placeholderAttributedString)
+            placeholder.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: ThemePalette.secondaryText,
+                                     range: NSRange(location: 0, length: placeholder.length))
+            self.placeholderAttributedString = placeholder
+        }
+        if let editor = currentEditor() as? NSTextView {
+            editor.textColor = ThemePalette.text
+        }
+    }
+}

Sources/Conjure/ApplicationActionsController.swift

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ConjureKit
 @MainActor
 final class ApplicationActionsController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate, NSTableViewDataSource, NSTableViewDelegate {
     private var search: ActionsSearchField!
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     private var background: LauncherBackground!
     private var entries: [ActionEntry] = []
     private var visibleEntries: [Int] = []
@@ -74,23 +75,23 @@ final class ApplicationActionsController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegat
         selectionScroll = nil
         selectionViewportHeight = nil
         entries = [
-            ActionEntry(title: "Open", symbol: "arrow.up.forward.app", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Favorite", symbol: "star", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Show in Finder", symbol: "finder", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Reset ranking", symbol: "arrow.counterclockwise", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Quit application", symbol: "stop.circle", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Uninstall application", symbol: "trash", color: ThemePalette.error),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Copy Emoji", symbol: "doc.on.doc", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Change source language…", symbol: "character.bubble", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Change target language…", symbol: "character.bubble", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Swap languages", symbol: "arrow.left.arrow.right", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "MyMemory (no key)", symbol: "checkmark", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "OpenAI · gpt-6-luna", symbol: "checkmark", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Browse Notes", symbol: "list.bullet", color: ThemePalette.text, commandKey: "P"),
-            ActionEntry(title: "New Note", symbol: "square.and.pencil", color: ThemePalette.text, commandKey: "N"),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Delete Note", symbol: "trash", color: ThemePalette.error),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Copy as Markdown", symbol: "doc.on.doc", color: ThemePalette.text),
-            ActionEntry(title: "Export as Markdown…", symbol: "square.and.arrow.up", color: ThemePalette.text)
+            ActionEntry(title: "Open", symbol: "arrow.up.forward.app"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Favorite", symbol: "star"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Show in Finder", symbol: "finder"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Reset ranking", symbol: "arrow.counterclockwise"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Quit application", symbol: "stop.circle"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Uninstall application", symbol: "trash", destructive: true),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Copy Emoji", symbol: "doc.on.doc"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Change source language…", symbol: "character.bubble"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Change target language…", symbol: "character.bubble"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Swap languages", symbol: "arrow.left.arrow.right"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "MyMemory (no key)", symbol: "checkmark"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "OpenAI · gpt-6-luna", symbol: "checkmark"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Browse Notes", symbol: "list.bullet", commandKey: "P"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "New Note", symbol: "square.and.pencil", commandKey: "N"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Delete Note", symbol: "trash", destructive: true),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Copy as Markdown", symbol: "doc.on.doc"),
+            ActionEntry(title: "Export as Markdown…", symbol: "square.and.arrow.up")
         ]
         view = ActionsPanelView()
         view.wantsLayer = true
@@ -212,6 +213,13 @@ final class ApplicationActionsController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegat
             selectionViewportHeight = viewportHeight
         }
         updateSelection()
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak content] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.search.applyTheme()
+            self.applicationLabel.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.empty.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            content?.layer?.borderColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText.withAlphaComponent(0.22).cgColor
+        }
     }
 
     func show(for application: Application, relativeTo anchor: NSView) {
@@ -558,8 +566,10 @@ private struct ActionEntry {
     let icon: IconView
     let returnKey: ShortcutIndicator
     let hasCommandKey: Bool
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
 
-    init(title: String, symbol: String, color: NSColor, commandKey: String? = nil) {
+    init(title: String, symbol: String, destructive: Bool = false, commandKey: String? = nil) {
+        let color = destructive ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.text
         hasCommandKey = commandKey != nil
         returnKey = commandKey.map { ShortcutIndicator("⌘", $0) } ?? ShortcutIndicator("↵")
         let font = NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: LauncherRowView.textSize, weight: .medium)
@@ -590,12 +600,22 @@ private struct ActionEntry {
             returnKey.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor, constant: -12),
             returnKey.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor)
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak button, weak icon] in
+            let color = destructive ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.text
+            button?.contentTintColor = color
+            if let button {
+                let title = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: button.attributedTitle)
+                title.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: color, range: NSRange(location: 0, length: title.length))
+                button.attributedTitle = title
+            }
+            icon?.contentTintColor = color
+        }
     }
 }
 
 @MainActor
 private final class SelectionCell: NSView {
-    let entry = ActionEntry(title: "", symbol: "checkmark", color: ThemePalette.text)
+    let entry = ActionEntry(title: "", symbol: "checkmark")
 
     init() {
         super.init(frame: .zero)

Sources/Conjure/ConjureApp.swift

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ConjureKit
 struct ConjureApp {
     static func main() {
         let application = NSApplication.shared
+        ThemePalette.startObserving()
         let delegate = ApplicationDelegate()
         application.delegate = delegate
         application.setActivationPolicy(.accessory)

Sources/Conjure/EmojiPickerController.swift

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ final class EmojiPickerController: NSViewController, NSCollectionViewDataSource,
     private let category = NSPopUpButton()
     private let status = NSTextField(labelWithString: "")
     private let empty = NSTextField(labelWithString: "No matching emoji")
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     private let copyButton = NSButton(title: "Copy and Paste", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let actionsButton = NSButton(title: "Actions", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let actions = ApplicationActionsController()
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ final class EmojiPickerController: NSViewController, NSCollectionViewDataSource,
             footer.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor, constant: -8),
             footer.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 36),
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            self?.category.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self?.empty.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self?.status.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        }
         inputChanged()
     }
 
@@ -308,6 +314,9 @@ final class EmojiPickerController: NSViewController, NSCollectionViewDataSource,
 @MainActor
 private final class EmojiSectionHeader: NSView {
     private let label = NSTextField(labelWithString: "")
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+    private var title = ""
+    private var count = 0
 
     override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
         super.init(frame: frameRect)
@@ -317,11 +326,17 @@ private final class EmojiSectionHeader: NSView {
             label.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: leadingAnchor, constant: 16),
             label.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bottomAnchor, constant: -8),
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.setTitle(self.title, count: self.count)
+        }
     }
 
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates emoji headers programmatically") }
 
     func setTitle(_ title: String, count: Int) {
+        self.title = title
+        self.count = count
         let text = NSMutableAttributedString(string: title, attributes: [
             .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 13), .foregroundColor: ThemePalette.secondaryText,
         ])
@@ -348,7 +363,6 @@ private final class EmojiItem: NSCollectionViewItem {
     }
 
     func highlight(_ selected: Bool) {
-        button.layer?.backgroundColor = (selected ? ThemePalette.selectionFill : ThemePalette.text.withAlphaComponent(0.045)).cgColor
         button.setAccessibilitySelected(selected)
         button.selected = selected
     }
@@ -361,6 +375,14 @@ private final class EmojiButton: NSButton {
     var selected = false { didSet { updateBorder() } }
     private var hovered = false { didSet { updateBorder() } }
     private var hoverTracking: NSTrackingArea?
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+
+    override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frameRect)
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in self?.updateBorder() }
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates emoji buttons programmatically") }
 
     override func updateTrackingAreas() {
         super.updateTrackingAreas()
@@ -377,6 +399,7 @@ private final class EmojiButton: NSButton {
     override func mouseExited(with event: NSEvent) { hovered = false }
 
     private func updateBorder() {
+        layer?.backgroundColor = (selected ? ThemePalette.selectionFill : ThemePalette.text.withAlphaComponent(0.045)).cgColor
         layer?.borderWidth = selected || hovered ? 0.5 : 0
         layer?.borderColor = (selected ? ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.8)
                                        : ThemePalette.secondaryText.withAlphaComponent(0.35)).cgColor

Sources/Conjure/LauncherAlignmentGuides.swift

@@ -58,9 +58,21 @@ private final class AlignmentGuideView: NSView {
     var snapsHorizontally = false
     var snapsVertically = false
     private static let dash: [CGFloat] = [1, 5]
-    private static let muted = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.4).cgColor
-    private static let aligned = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.95).cgColor
+    private var muted = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.4).cgColor
+    private var aligned = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.95).cgColor
     private static let shadow = NSColor.black.withAlphaComponent(0.6).cgColor
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+
+    override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frameRect)
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            self?.muted = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.4).cgColor
+            self?.aligned = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.95).cgColor
+            self?.needsDisplay = true
+        }
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates alignment guides programmatically") }
 
     override func hitTest(_ point: NSPoint) -> NSView? { nil }
 
@@ -75,14 +87,14 @@ private final class AlignmentGuideView: NSView {
         context.setLineDash(phase: 0, lengths: Self.dash)
         context.setShadow(offset: .zero, blur: 2, color: Self.shadow)
 
-        context.setStrokeColor(snapsHorizontally ? Self.aligned : Self.muted)
+        context.setStrokeColor(snapsHorizontally ? aligned : muted)
         context.move(to: NSPoint(x: targetFrame.minX, y: bounds.minY))
         context.addLine(to: NSPoint(x: targetFrame.minX, y: bounds.maxY))
         context.move(to: NSPoint(x: targetFrame.maxX, y: bounds.minY))
         context.addLine(to: NSPoint(x: targetFrame.maxX, y: bounds.maxY))
         context.strokePath()
 
-        context.setStrokeColor(snapsVertically ? Self.aligned : Self.muted)
+        context.setStrokeColor(snapsVertically ? aligned : muted)
         context.move(to: NSPoint(x: bounds.minX, y: targetFrame.maxY))
         context.addLine(to: NSPoint(x: bounds.maxX, y: targetFrame.maxY))
         context.strokePath()

Sources/Conjure/LauncherBackground.swift

@@ -2,39 +2,131 @@ import AppKit
 
 @MainActor
 enum ThemePalette {
-    private static let loaded: (scheme: ColorScheme, error: String?) = {
+    struct State {
+        let scheme: ColorScheme
+        var error: String?
+        var usesFallback: Bool
+        let background: NSColor
+        let selectionFill: NSColor
+        let selectionBorder: NSColor
+        let keyBackground: NSColor
+
+        init(scheme: ColorScheme, error: String? = nil, usesFallback: Bool = false) {
+            self.scheme = scheme
+            self.error = error
+            self.usesFallback = usesFallback
+            background = scheme.background.withAlphaComponent(0.55)
+            selectionFill = scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.12)
+            selectionBorder = scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.30)
+            keyBackground = scheme.keyBackground.withAlphaComponent(0.5)
+        }
+    }
+
+    static var loaded: State = {
         do {
-            return (try ColorScheme.load(from: ColorScheme.configurationDirectory), nil)
+            return State(scheme: try ColorScheme.load(from: ColorScheme.configurationDirectory))
         } catch {
-            return (.sunset, "Color configuration: \(error.localizedDescription)\nUsing the built-in sunset palette. Fix the file and restart Conjure.")
+            return State(scheme: .sunset,
+                error: "Color configuration: \(error.localizedDescription)\nUsing the built-in sunset palette. Fix the file to apply changes.",
+                usesFallback: true)
         }
     }()
-    static let configurationError = loaded.error
-    static let background = loaded.scheme.background.withAlphaComponent(0.55)
-    static let text = loaded.scheme.text
-    static let secondaryText = loaded.scheme.secondaryText
-    static let accent = loaded.scheme.accent
-    static let selectionFill = accent.withAlphaComponent(0.12)
-    static let selectionBorder = accent.withAlphaComponent(0.30)
-    static let glow = loaded.scheme.glow
-    static let keyBackground = loaded.scheme.keyBackground.withAlphaComponent(0.5)
-    static let error = loaded.scheme.error
+    private static var observation: ColorSchemeObservation?
+
+    static let didChangeNotification = Notification.Name("ConjureThemePaletteDidChange")
+    static var configurationError: String? { loaded.error }
+    static var background: NSColor { loaded.background }
+    static var text: NSColor { loaded.scheme.text }
+    static var secondaryText: NSColor { loaded.scheme.secondaryText }
+    static var accent: NSColor { loaded.scheme.accent }
+    static var selectionFill: NSColor { loaded.selectionFill }
+    static var selectionBorder: NSColor { loaded.selectionBorder }
+    static var glow: NSColor { loaded.scheme.glow }
+    static var keyBackground: NSColor { loaded.keyBackground }
+    static var error: NSColor { loaded.scheme.error }
+
+    static func startObserving() {
+        guard observation == nil else { return }
+        let directory = ColorScheme.configurationDirectory
+        observation = ColorSchemeObservation(directory: directory) {
+            let previousError = configurationError
+            reload(from: directory)
+            if let diagnostic = configurationError, diagnostic != previousError {
+                NSLog("%@", diagnostic)
+            }
+        }
+        reload(from: directory)
+    }
+
+    @discardableResult
+    static func reload(from directory: URL = ColorScheme.configurationDirectory) -> Bool {
+        do {
+            let scheme = try ColorScheme.load(from: directory)
+            let previous = loaded.scheme
+            guard scheme.background != previous.background || scheme.text != previous.text
+                    || scheme.secondaryText != previous.secondaryText || scheme.accent != previous.accent
+                    || scheme.glow != previous.glow || scheme.keyBackground != previous.keyBackground
+                    || scheme.error != previous.error else {
+                loaded.error = nil
+                loaded.usesFallback = false
+                return false
+            }
+            loaded = State(scheme: scheme)
+            NotificationCenter.default.post(name: didChangeNotification, object: nil)
+            return true
+        } catch {
+            let recovery = loaded.usesFallback
+                ? "Using the built-in sunset palette."
+                : "Keeping the last valid palette."
+            loaded.error = "Color configuration: \(error.localizedDescription)\n\(recovery) Fix the file to apply changes."
+            return false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 @MainActor
 final class LauncherBackground: NSView {
     weak var canvas: NSView?
-    private let amber = NSGradient(colors: [
+    private var amber = NSGradient(colors: [
         ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18),
         ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065),
         ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0),
     ])!
-    private let ember = NSGradient(colors: [
+    private var ember = NSGradient(colors: [
         ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26),
         ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10),
         ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0),
     ])!
 
+    override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frameRect)
+        observePalette()
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
+        super.init(coder: coder)
+        observePalette()
+    }
+
+    private func observePalette() {
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(paletteChanged),
+            name: ThemePalette.didChangeNotification, object: nil)
+    }
+
+    @objc private func paletteChanged() {
+        amber = NSGradient(colors: [
+            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18),
+            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065),
+            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0),
+        ])!
+        ember = NSGradient(colors: [
+            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26),
+            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10),
+            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0),
+        ])!
+        needsDisplay = true
+    }
+
     override func hitTest(_ point: NSPoint) -> NSView? { nil }
 
     override func draw(_ dirtyRect: NSRect) {

Sources/Conjure/LauncherWindowController.swift

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ApplicationServices
 @MainActor
 final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSearchFieldDelegate, NSTableViewDataSource, NSTableViewDelegate {
     private let searchField = NSSearchField()
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     private let searchSymbol = IconView(font: .systemFont(ofSize: 20))
     private let commandBack = NSButton(title: "", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let translationHeader = NSStackView()
@@ -400,6 +401,17 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
         }
         window.initialFirstResponder = searchField
         launcherViews = [header, sectionLabel, scrollView, emptyLabel, footer]
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak content] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.searchField.applyTheme()
+            (self.searchField.currentEditor() as? NSTextView)?.insertionPointColor = ThemePalette.accent
+            self.searchSymbol.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent
+            self.commandBack.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            for label in [self.sectionLabel, self.statusLabel, self.emptyLabel] {
+                label.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            }
+            content?.layer?.borderColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText.withAlphaComponent(0.22).cgColor
+        }
     }
 
     private func refreshApplications() {
@@ -1015,12 +1027,28 @@ final class ApplicationCell: NSTableCellView {
     private static let opaqueMask = [NSColor.black.cgColor, NSColor.black.cgColor]
     private static let fadedMask = [NSColor.black.cgColor, NSColor.clear.cgColor]
     private static let timing = CAMediaTimingFunction(name: .easeOut)
-    static let applicationKind = NSAttributedString(string: "Application", attributes: [
+    private static var kindColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+    private static var cachedApplicationKind = NSAttributedString(string: "Application", attributes: [
         .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: LauncherRowView.textSize), .foregroundColor: ThemePalette.secondaryText
     ])
-    static let commandKind = NSAttributedString(string: "Command", attributes: applicationKind.attributes(at: 0, effectiveRange: nil))
-    static let favoriteKind = favorited(applicationKind)
-    static let favoriteCommandKind = favorited(commandKind)
+    private static var cachedCommandKind = NSAttributedString(string: "Command", attributes: cachedApplicationKind.attributes(at: 0, effectiveRange: nil))
+    private static var cachedFavoriteKind = favorited(cachedApplicationKind)
+    private static var cachedFavoriteCommandKind = favorited(cachedCommandKind)
+    static var applicationKind: NSAttributedString { refreshKinds(); return cachedApplicationKind }
+    static var commandKind: NSAttributedString { refreshKinds(); return cachedCommandKind }
+    static var favoriteKind: NSAttributedString { refreshKinds(); return cachedFavoriteKind }
+    static var favoriteCommandKind: NSAttributedString { refreshKinds(); return cachedFavoriteCommandKind }
+
+    private static func refreshKinds() {
+        guard kindColor != ThemePalette.secondaryText else { return }
+        kindColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        cachedApplicationKind = NSAttributedString(string: "Application", attributes: [
+            .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: LauncherRowView.textSize), .foregroundColor: kindColor
+        ])
+        cachedCommandKind = NSAttributedString(string: "Command", attributes: cachedApplicationKind.attributes(at: 0, effectiveRange: nil))
+        cachedFavoriteKind = favorited(cachedApplicationKind)
+        cachedFavoriteCommandKind = favorited(cachedCommandKind)
+    }
 
     private static func favorited(_ kind: NSAttributedString) -> NSAttributedString {
         let font = kind.attribute(.font, at: 0, effectiveRange: nil) as! NSFont
@@ -1041,12 +1069,13 @@ final class ApplicationCell: NSTableCellView {
     let locationLabel = NSTextField(labelWithString: "")
     let kindLabel = NSTextField(labelWithString: "Application")
     let numberHint = ShortcutIndicator(
-        "1", backgroundColor: ThemePalette.keyBackground,
+        "1", hasBackground: true,
         fontSize: 10, keySize: 20
     )
     private let kindFade = CAGradientLayer()
     private var numberHintVisible = false
     private var hintGeneration = 0
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
 
     override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
         super.init(frame: frameRect)
@@ -1094,10 +1123,28 @@ final class ApplicationCell: NSTableCellView {
             numberHint.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: trailingAnchor, constant: -8),
             numberHint.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerYAnchor),
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in self?.applyTheme() }
     }
 
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates application cells programmatically") }
 
+    private func applyTheme() {
+        Self.refreshKinds()
+        textField?.textColor = ThemePalette.text
+        locationLabel.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        let kind = kindLabel.stringValue
+        let favorite = kindLabel.attributedStringValue.length > 0
+            && kindLabel.attributedStringValue.attribute(.attachment, at: 0, effectiveRange: nil) != nil
+        if kind.hasSuffix("Application") {
+            kindLabel.attributedStringValue = favorite ? Self.favoriteKind : Self.applicationKind
+        } else if kind.hasSuffix("Command") {
+            kindLabel.attributedStringValue = favorite ? Self.favoriteCommandKind : Self.commandKind
+        } else {
+            kindLabel.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        }
+        if imageView?.contentTintColor != nil { imageView?.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent }
+    }
+
     override func layout() {
         super.layout()
         updateKindFadeGeometry()
@@ -1400,6 +1447,14 @@ final class LauncherRowView: NSTableRowView {
     static let rowHeight: CGFloat = 38
     static let textSize: CGFloat = 14
     static let iconToTextSpacing: CGFloat = 12
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+
+    override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frameRect)
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in self?.needsDisplay = true }
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates result rows programmatically") }
     var topSpacing: CGFloat = 0 {
         didSet { needsLayout = true; needsDisplay = true }
     }

Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ final class NotesController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
     private let actions = ApplicationActionsController()
     private let editor = NotesTextView()
     private let status = NSTextField(labelWithString: "")
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     private let noteTitle = NSTextField(labelWithString: "Untitled Note")
     private let vimButton = NSButton(title: "Vim Off", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let formatting = NSStackView()
@@ -185,6 +186,15 @@ final class NotesController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
             scroll.heightAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: 80),
             footer.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 36),
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.noteTitle.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.vimButton.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.status.textColor = ThemePalette.error
+            for case let button as NSButton in self.formatting.arrangedSubviews {
+                button.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            }
+        }
         guard let store else {
             editor.isEditable = false
             for control in [browseButton, actionsButton] { control.isEnabled = false }
@@ -371,11 +381,12 @@ final class NotesController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
         alert.informativeText = "This permanently deletes the note and its embedded images. This cannot be undone."
         alert.addButton(withTitle: "Cancel").keyEquivalent = "\u{1b}"
         let delete = alert.addButton(withTitle: "Delete Note")
-        delete.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.error
+        let theme = ThemeObservation { [weak delete] in delete?.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.error }
         delete.keyEquivalent = "\r"
         alert.window.initialFirstResponder = delete
         alert.window.defaultButtonCell = delete.cell as? NSButtonCell
-        alert.beginSheetModal(for: window) { [weak self] response in
+        alert.beginSheetModal(for: window) { [weak self, theme] response in
+            defer { withExtendedLifetime(theme) {} }
             guard let self else { return }
             defer { self.focusEditor() }
             guard response == .alertSecondButtonReturn, self.selectedID == id,

Sources/Conjure/NotesTextView.swift

@@ -17,6 +17,60 @@ final class NotesTextView: NSTextView {
     private var markerColumn: CGFloat = 22
     private var checkboxes: [NSButton] = []
     private var listParagraphs: [(range: NSRange, kind: String, depth: Int, number: Int, checked: Bool)] = []
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+
+    override init(frame frameRect: NSRect = .zero) {
+        super.init(frame: frameRect)
+    }
+
+    override init(frame frameRect: NSRect, textContainer container: NSTextContainer?) {
+        super.init(frame: frameRect, textContainer: container)
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in self?.applyTheme() }
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates note editors programmatically") }
+
+    /// Only visual attributes change here; semantic marks, selection and undo sessions stay intact.
+    private func applyTheme() {
+        insertionPointColor = ThemePalette.accent
+        selectedTextAttributes = [.backgroundColor: ThemePalette.selectionFill]
+        let typing = currentTypingAttributes
+        if let storage = textStorage {
+            let full = NSRange(location: 0, length: storage.length)
+            edits.disableUndoRegistration()
+            storage.beginEditing()
+            storage.enumerateAttributes(in: full) { attributes, range, _ in
+                let codeBlock = attributes[NoteAttributes.block] as? String == "code"
+                let inlineCode = attributes[NoteAttributes.inlineCode] as? Bool == true
+                storage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor,
+                    value: inlineCode || attributes[.link] != nil ? ThemePalette.accent : ThemePalette.text,
+                    range: range)
+                if codeBlock || inlineCode {
+                    storage.addAttribute(.backgroundColor, value: ThemePalette.selectionFill, range: range)
+                }
+            }
+            applyCodeColors(to: storage)
+            storage.endEditing()
+            edits.enableUndoRegistration()
+        }
+        setTypingAttributes(typing)
+        for button in checkboxes { button.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent }
+        needsDisplay = true
+    }
+
+    private func applyCodeColors(to storage: NSTextStorage) {
+        let source = storage.string as NSString
+        storage.enumerateAttribute(NoteAttributes.block, in: NSRange(location: 0, length: storage.length)) { value, range, _ in
+            guard value as? String == "code" else { return }
+            let code = source.substring(with: range)
+            let language = storage.attribute(NoteAttributes.language, at: range.location, effectiveRange: nil) as? String
+            guard let highlighted = Self.highlighter.highlight(code, as: language), highlighted.string == code else { return }
+            highlighted.enumerateAttribute(.foregroundColor, in: NSRange(location: 0, length: highlighted.length)) { value, run, _ in
+                if let value { storage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: value,
+                    range: NSRange(location: range.location + run.location, length: run.length)) }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     var vimState = NotesVimState() {
         didSet { if oldValue.mode != vimState.mode { needsDisplay = true } }
     }
@@ -517,16 +571,7 @@ final class NotesTextView: NSTextView {
             }
             index = NSMaxRange(row)
         }
-        storage.enumerateAttribute(NoteAttributes.block, in: full) { value, range, _ in
-            guard value as? String == "code" else { return }
-            let code = source.substring(with: range)
-            let language = storage.attribute(NoteAttributes.language, at: range.location, effectiveRange: nil) as? String
-            guard let highlighted = Self.highlighter.highlight(code, as: language), highlighted.string == code else { return }
-            highlighted.enumerateAttribute(.foregroundColor, in: NSRange(location: 0, length: highlighted.length)) { value, run, _ in
-                if let value { storage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: value,
-                    range: NSRange(location: range.location + run.location, length: run.length)) }
-            }
-        }
+        applyCodeColors(to: storage)
         storage.enumerateAttribute(.attachment, in: full) { value, _, _ in
             guard let attachment = value as? NSTextAttachment,
                   let cell = attachment.attachmentCell as? NSTextAttachmentCell, let image = cell.image else { return }

Sources/Conjure/SettingsWindowController.swift

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
     private let recoveryLabel = NSTextField(wrappingLabelWithString: "")
     private let recoveryButton = NSButton(title: "Retry uninstall recovery…", target: nil, action: nil)
     private var recoveryReport: UninstallReport?
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+    private var loginStatusIsError = false
     var retryUninstallRecovery: (() async -> UninstallReport)?
 
     init(shortcuts: GlobalShortcuts) {
@@ -197,6 +199,18 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
         for label in [instructions, statusLabel, errorLabel, spotlight, loginStatus, recoveryLabel] {
             label.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: stack.widthAnchor).isActive = true
         }
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            for label in [heading, loginHeading, translationHeading] { label.textColor = ThemePalette.text }
+            for label in [instructions, self.statusLabel, spotlight] { label.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText }
+            self.errorLabel.textColor = ThemePalette.error
+            self.loginStatus.textColor = self.loginStatusIsError ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.recoveryLabel.textColor = self.recoveryReport?.needsRecovery == true ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            for button in [self.recorder, self.commandSpaceButton, self.clearButton, keyboardSettings,
+                           self.loginToggle, self.loginSettings, self.recoveryButton] {
+                button.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     func setUninstallRecoveryReport(_ report: UninstallReport) {
@@ -230,6 +244,7 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
     private func refreshLogin() {
         let status = SMAppService.mainApp.status
         loginStatus.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        loginStatusIsError = false
         loginToggle.state = (status == .enabled || status == .requiresApproval) ? .on : .off
         loginSettings.isHidden = status != .requiresApproval
         switch status {
@@ -244,6 +259,7 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
         @unknown default:
             loginStatus.stringValue = "Launch at login status is unavailable."
             loginStatus.textColor = ThemePalette.error
+            loginStatusIsError = true
         }
     }
 
@@ -260,6 +276,7 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
             refreshLogin()
             loginStatus.stringValue = "Could not change launch at login: \(error.localizedDescription)"
             loginStatus.textColor = ThemePalette.error
+            loginStatusIsError = true
         }
     }
 

Sources/Conjure/ShortcutIndicator.swift

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import CoreText
 
 @MainActor
 final class ShortcutIndicator: NSStackView {
-    init(_ keys: String..., backgroundColor: NSColor? = nil, fontSize: CGFloat = 12, keySize: CGFloat = 18) {
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+    init(_ keys: String..., hasBackground: Bool = false, fontSize: CGFloat = 12, keySize: CGFloat = 18) {
         super.init(frame: .zero)
         orientation = .horizontal
         alignment = .centerY
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ final class ShortcutIndicator: NSStackView {
             badge.layer?.cornerRadius = 5
             badge.layer?.borderWidth = 1
             badge.layer?.borderColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText.withAlphaComponent(0.35).cgColor
-            badge.layer?.backgroundColor = backgroundColor?.cgColor
+            badge.layer?.backgroundColor = hasBackground ? ThemePalette.keyBackground.cgColor : nil
             badge.setAccessibilityElement(false)
             badge.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
             NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@ final class ShortcutIndicator: NSStackView {
             ])
             addArrangedSubview(badge)
         }
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            for case let badge as NSTextField in self.arrangedSubviews {
+                badge.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+                badge.layer?.borderColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText.withAlphaComponent(0.35).cgColor
+                badge.layer?.backgroundColor = hasBackground ? ThemePalette.keyBackground.cgColor : nil
+                badge.needsDisplay = true
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     func setSingleKey(_ key: String) {

Sources/Conjure/ThemeObservation.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import AppKit
+import Darwin
+
+@MainActor
+final class ColorSchemeObservation {
+    private struct Watch: @unchecked Sendable {
+        let source: any DispatchSourceFileSystemObject
+        let device: dev_t
+        let inode: ino_t
+    }
+
+    private let directory: URL
+    private let onChange: @MainActor () -> Void
+    private var watches: [String: Watch] = [:]
+
+    init(directory: URL, onChange: @escaping @MainActor () -> Void) {
+        self.directory = directory.standardizedFileURL
+        self.onChange = onChange
+        refreshWatches()
+    }
+
+    deinit {
+        for watch in watches.values { watch.source.cancel() }
+    }
+
+    private func filesChanged() {
+        refreshWatches()
+        onChange()
+    }
+
+    private func refreshWatches() {
+        var ancestor = directory
+        var isDirectory: ObjCBool = false
+        while !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: ancestor.path, isDirectory: &isDirectory)
+                || !isDirectory.boolValue {
+            let parent = ancestor.deletingLastPathComponent()
+            guard parent.path != ancestor.path else { break }
+            ancestor = parent
+        }
+        let urls = [ancestor, ancestor.deletingLastPathComponent(),
+            directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"), directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json")]
+        var obsolete = Set(watches.keys)
+        for url in urls {
+            let path = url.path
+            let descriptor = open(path, O_EVTONLY | O_CLOEXEC)
+            guard descriptor >= 0 else { continue }
+            var identity = stat()
+            guard fstat(descriptor, &identity) == 0 else {
+                close(descriptor)
+                continue
+            }
+            obsolete.remove(path)
+            if let existing = watches[path], existing.device == identity.st_dev, existing.inode == identity.st_ino {
+                close(descriptor)
+                continue
+            }
+            watches.removeValue(forKey: path)?.source.cancel()
+            let source = DispatchSource.makeFileSystemObjectSource(fileDescriptor: descriptor,
+                eventMask: [.write, .extend, .delete, .rename, .attrib, .revoke], queue: .main)
+            source.setEventHandler { [weak self] in
+                Task { @MainActor [weak self] in self?.filesChanged() }
+            }
+            source.setCancelHandler { close(descriptor) }
+            watches[path] = Watch(source: source, device: identity.st_dev, inode: identity.st_ino)
+            source.resume()
+        }
+        for path in obsolete { watches.removeValue(forKey: path)?.source.cancel() }
+    }
+}

Sources/Conjure/TranslationController.swift

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ final class TranslationController: NSViewController {
     private let output = NSTextView()
     private let settingsButton = NSButton(title: "Open Translate Settings", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let status = NSTextField(wrappingLabelWithString: "")
+    private var statusIsError = false
+    private var outputSecondaryRange: NSRange?
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     private let translateButton = NSButton(title: "Translate", target: nil, action: nil)
     private var task: Task<Void, Never>?
     var input: (() -> String)?
@@ -179,6 +182,24 @@ final class TranslationController: NSViewController {
             footer.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 36),
             scroll.heightAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: 100),
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak chevron] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.providerButton.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.text
+            self.languageButton.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.text
+            chevron?.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.stylePill(self.providerControl)
+            self.sourcePreview.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.status.textColor = self.statusIsError ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            if let storage = self.output.textStorage {
+                storage.beginEditing()
+                storage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: ThemePalette.text,
+                                     range: NSRange(location: 0, length: storage.length))
+                if let range = self.outputSecondaryRange {
+                    storage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: ThemePalette.secondaryText, range: range)
+                }
+                storage.endEditing()
+            }
+        }
         inputChanged()
     }
 
@@ -266,6 +287,7 @@ final class TranslationController: NSViewController {
     func inputChanged() {
         cancelRequest()
         output.string = ""
+        outputSecondaryRange = nil
         let isEmpty = (input?() ?? "").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty
         if textToTranslate != nil {
             translateButton.title = "Translate"
@@ -307,6 +329,7 @@ final class TranslationController: NSViewController {
     }
 
     private func setStatus(_ message: String, isError: Bool = false) {
+        statusIsError = isError
         status.stringValue = message
         status.textColor = isError ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
     }
@@ -362,6 +385,7 @@ final class TranslationController: NSViewController {
             }
         }
         output.string = ""
+        outputSecondaryRange = nil
         setStatus("Translating…")
         translateButton.isEnabled = false
         let myMemoryTranslate = self.myMemory
@@ -379,6 +403,7 @@ final class TranslationController: NSViewController {
                     .foregroundColor: ThemePalette.text,
                 ])
                 if !myMemory, let separator = translation.range(of: "\n\n") {
+                    self.outputSecondaryRange = NSRange(separator.upperBound..<translation.endIndex, in: translation)
                     rendered.addAttributes([
                         .foregroundColor: ThemePalette.secondaryText,
                         .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14),

Sources/Conjure/TranslationSettingsController.swift

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import AppKit
 final class TranslationSettingsController: NSViewController {
     private let keyField = NSSecureTextField()
     private let status = NSTextField(wrappingLabelWithString: "")
+    private var statusIsError = false
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
     private let credentials: TranslationController.Credentials
 
     init(credentials: TranslationController.Credentials = .keychain) {
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ final class TranslationSettingsController: NSViewController {
         for label in [status, myMemory, openAI] {
             label.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: stack.widthAnchor).isActive = true
         }
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            save.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent
+            forget.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent
+            myMemory.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            openAI.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.status.textColor = self.statusIsError ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        }
         do {
             setStatus(try credentials.load() == nil ? "No OpenAI API key saved." : "OpenAI API key saved in Keychain.")
         } catch { setStatus(error.localizedDescription, isError: true) }
@@ -84,6 +94,7 @@ final class TranslationSettingsController: NSViewController {
     }
 
     private func setStatus(_ message: String, isError: Bool = false) {
+        statusIsError = isError
         status.stringValue = message
         status.textColor = isError ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
     }

Sources/Conjure/UninstallReviewController.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
     private let status = NSTextField(wrappingLabelWithString: "Finding associated files…")
     private let remove = NSButton(title: "Uninstall application", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let back = NSButton(title: "Back", target: nil, action: nil)
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+    private var statusIsError = false
     private var candidates: [UninstallCandidate] = []
     private var visible: [UninstallCandidate] = []
     private var selected: Set<URL> = []
@@ -176,6 +178,18 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
             footer.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: content.bottomAnchor, constant: -8),
             footer.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 36)
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak context, weak guidance, weak pill] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            context?.textColor = ThemePalette.text
+            guidance?.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.search.applyTheme()
+            (self.search.currentEditor() as? NSTextView)?.insertionPointColor = ThemePalette.accent
+            self.status.textColor = self.statusIsError ? ThemePalette.error : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.back.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            self.remove.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.error
+            pill?.layer?.borderColor = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.35).cgColor
+            pill?.layer?.backgroundColor = ThemePalette.background.withAlphaComponent(0.25).cgColor
+        }
     }
 
     func applyDiscoveryResult(_ result: Result<[UninstallCandidate], Error>, preservingSelection: Bool = false) {
@@ -205,6 +219,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
 
     private func updateStatus() {
         status.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        statusIsError = false
         remove.isEnabled = false
         switch discoveryState {
         case .loading:
@@ -212,6 +227,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
         case .failed(let message):
             status.stringValue = message
             status.textColor = ThemePalette.error
+            statusIsError = true
         case .ready:
             let chosen = candidates.filter { selected.contains($0.url) }
             let size = chosen.compactMap(\.size).reduce(Int64(0), +)
@@ -260,7 +276,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
         cell.toggle.isEnabled = candidate.isSelectable && !busy
         cell.toggle.setAccessibilityLabel("Select \(candidate.url.lastPathComponent)")
         cell.name.stringValue = candidate.url.lastPathComponent
-        cell.name.textColor = candidate.isSelectable ? ThemePalette.text : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        cell.selectable = candidate.isSelectable
         let path = (candidate.url.deletingLastPathComponent().path as NSString).abbreviatingWithTildeInPath
         cell.detail.stringValue = candidate.reason.map { "\(path) · \($0)" } ?? path
         cell.size.stringValue = candidate.size.map { ByteCountFormatter.string(fromByteCount: $0, countStyle: .file) } ?? "—"
@@ -319,6 +335,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
             }
             do {
                 status.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+                statusIsError = false
                 status.stringValue = "Waiting for application to quit…"
                 for app in running where !app.isTerminated {
                     guard app.terminate() else { throw ReviewError("\(app.localizedName ?? application.name) could not quit. No files were moved.") }
@@ -369,6 +386,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
             if canRecover { alert.addButton(withTitle: "Retry recovery") }
             guard await alert.beginSheetModal(for: window) == .alertSecondButtonReturn, canRecover else { return }
             status.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+            statusIsError = false
             status.stringValue = "Recovering pending uninstall…"
             let report = await uninstaller.recover()
             changed?()
@@ -425,6 +443,14 @@ private final class UninstallFileCell: NSTableCellView {
     let detail = NSTextField(labelWithString: "")
     let size = NSTextField(labelWithString: "")
     let fileIcon: IconView
+    private var themeObservation: ThemeObservation?
+    var selectable = true { didSet { applyTheme() } }
+
+    private func applyTheme() {
+        name.textColor = selectable ? ThemePalette.text : ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        detail.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+        size.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
+    }
 
     init() {
         let font = NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14, weight: .medium)
@@ -456,6 +482,7 @@ private final class UninstallFileCell: NSTableCellView {
             row.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: topAnchor, constant: 4),
             row.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bottomAnchor, constant: -4)
         ])
+        themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in self?.applyTheme() }
     }
 
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("Conjure creates uninstall rows programmatically") }