How to Force Dark Mode on Every Website in Google Chrome

Chrome 78 has a new trick up its sleeve. It can forcibly enable dark mode on every website you visit, putting an end to those blinding white backgrounds on your nice dark desktop.

Update: As of Chrome OS 78, this flag apparently causes serious problems on Chrome OS. Don7;t try it if you7;re using a Chromebook or you7;ll need to reset Chrome OS afterward.

This is a Brute-Force Solution

Google Chrome already has a built-in dark mode. Websites can automatically switch to dark mode if you7;re using it, assuming the site supports this. But most websites don7;t have automatic dark mode2;or any dark mode.

Rather than waiting for millions of websites to jump on the dark mode bandwagon, Chrome7;s new ;Force Dark Mode for Web Contents; option will turn all those bright websites dark. It7;s a little like using ;Smart Invert; on an iPhone2;light colors will turn bright, but it7;ll leave images alone.

This is a brute-force solution, and it won7;t be as pretty as waiting for websites to enable their own shiny new dark themes. But it7;ll turn the web dark everywhere. Previously, you could download and install browser extensions that automatically turned light websites dark. Now, it7;s built into Chrome.

Enabling this option won7;t turn on dark mode on Chrome2;for that, you7;ll need to enable your operating system-wide dark mode option. For example, on Windows 10, head to Settings > Personalization > Colors and select ;Dark; under Choose Your Default App Mode. On macOS, activate dark mode from System Preferences > General.