Each message will still have a white background, so the ‘dark’ theme is really only satisfying when you aren’t viewing a message. Keep in mind the messages themselves won’t have a black or grey background. The background is pitch black, and the inbox area is a lighter grey.
That’s all you need to do! Your Gmail theme is now dark. Hovering over it will display the word ‘dark.’ (You can go to, or go to and select Gmail from the top right corner of the main screen.) To enable Gmail dark mode, you first have to access Gmail via your browser. How to enable Gmail dark mode on a desktop There are actually a few different dark modes, but some are themed the ‘terminal’ theme, for instance, is dark mode with a cute terminal prompt at the top left corner. The dark mode is a theme you can use, and it leaves your Gmail dark all the time. Google doesn’t have a true Gmail night mode option, but does have a Gmail dark mode.
The Mac’s macOS system has this feature for apps and the system’s appearance, but it doesn’t apply to Gmail, which is a browser based application.
During the day, you’ll see a light mode at night, it’s dark. A true ‘night mode’ turns your display dark when it’s dark outside. Let’s first discuss the difference between night mode and dark mode.
