Google Docs offers dark mode on mobile apps but lacks it on the web version, creating a divide between platforms. While Google has not provided an official reason for this omission, users can access dark mode through Chrome's experimental flags by searching chrome://flags and enabling 'Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents'—though this carries potential security and data risks. A safer alternative involves using browser extensions such as Google Docs Dark Mode from the Chrome Web Store or Docs After Dark on Firefox.
These free extensions automatically apply dark mode to Google Docs and allow users to customize settings like contrast, brightness, grayscale, and sepia tones via the Extensions menu. Notably, the extension also disables dark mode during printing to avoid unnecessary toggling. This workaround provides a reliable, user-friendly solution until Google adds native dark mode support to the web version of Docs.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing