Chrome 78 has a new trick up its sleeve. It can force dark mode on every website you visit, putting an end to the blinding white background on your beautiful dark desktop.
Update : As of Chrome OS 78, this flag seems to cause serious problems on Chrome OS. Don’t try this if you’re using a Chromebook or if you need to restart Chrome OS later.
It’s a brute force solution
Google Chrome already has a built-in dark mode. Sites can automatically switch to dark mode if you use it, as long as the site supports it. But most websites don’t have automatic dark mode or any kind of dark mode.
Instead of waiting for millions of websites to go dark mode, Chrome’s new «Force Dark Mode for Web Contents» setting will turn all those bright websites dark. It’s a bit like using «Smart Invert» on an iPhone — light colors will become bright, but images will remain at rest.
It’s a brute-force solution and won’t be as appealing as waiting for websites to include shiny new dark themes. But everywhere the internet will go dark. Previously, you could download and install browser extensions that automatically disabled light websites. Now it’s built into Chrome.
Enabling this setting will not enable dark mode in Chrome — you need to enable the operating system-wide dark mode setting for this to work. For example, on Windows 10, go to Settings > Personalization > Colors and select Dark under Select Default App Mode. On macOS, activate Dark Mode in System Preferences > General.
RELATED: How to Enable Google Chrome Dark Mode on Windows 10
How to force dark mode on all websites
Would you like to taste it? This option is available as a hidden flag in Chrome 78. Like all flags, this is an experimental option that can be changed or removed at any time. One day, it may navigate to the desired option on the Chrome settings screen or disappear completely.
