---
id: performance-battery.does-reduce-motion-affect-storage-studio
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/does-reduce-motion-affect-storage-studio
category: "Performance & battery"
subcategory: "Performance modes"
question: "Does macOS Reduce Motion change how Storage Studio looks?"
alt_questions:
  - "Storage Studio and Reduce Motion accessibility setting"
  - "Why is Storage Studio always in Light mode with Reduce Motion?"
  - "turn off animations storage studio accessibility"
  - "Does Storage Studio respect Reduce Motion?"
short_answer: "Yes. With Reduce Motion on, Storage Studio's Automatic setting chooses Light, which turns off live charts and animations. You can override it by choosing Good or Rich yourself."
tags: ["accessibility", "reduce motion", "animations"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/why-did-storage-studio-switch-to-light-mode", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/how-do-i-change-the-performance-mode"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does macOS Reduce Motion change how Storage Studio looks?

Yes. When **Reduce Motion** is on in System Settings → Accessibility → Display, Storage Studio's **Automatic** setting picks Light, which drops live charts and continuous animations in favour of a calm, static interface. The hover reason on the performance label reads "Reduce Motion is on".

Everything still works the same way — only the motion goes. If you want Reduce Motion on for the rest of macOS but would like Storage Studio's live charts, choose **Good** or **Rich** yourself from the [performance menu](https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/how-do-i-change-the-performance-mode).