How to Enable or Disable Twitch Dark Mode in Chrome

To turn Twitch dark mode on or off in Chrome, go to twitch.tv, click your profile picture in the top-right corner, and click the switch next to Dark Theme. The page changes color right away, and you can click the same switch again to go back to the light theme.

These steps cover the Twitch website in Google Chrome on Windows, Mac, and Chromebook as of October 2026. Dark Theme is a setting on the Twitch site itself, not in Chrome, so the same steps work in Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Safari. You don’t need an extension or a Chrome theme to use it.

Turn Twitch Dark Mode On or Off in Chrome

1. Open Chrome and go to twitch.tv. The Twitch home page loads, with the navigation bar along the top.
2. Click your profile picture in the top-right corner of the page. A menu opens with your username, links such as your channel and settings, and a few toggles. If you aren’t signed in, click the person-shaped icon to the right of the Log In and Sign Up buttons instead.

3. Find Dark Theme in the lower part of the menu.
4. Click the switch next to Dark Theme to turn it on. The background turns near-black and the text turns light. You don’t need to reload the page.

5. To turn dark mode off, open the same menu and click the switch next to Dark Theme again. Twitch goes back to its white background.
6. Click anywhere outside the menu to close it.

Twitch remembers your choice the next time you open the site in that browser, so you only need to do this once. Your choice doesn’t follow you to other browsers, other computers, or the phone app. Each of those keeps its own theme setting.

Use the Same Steps in Other Browsers

Because the setting belongs to Twitch, the steps above are identical in any desktop browser. Open twitch.tv in Edge, Firefox, or Safari, click your profile picture, and use the Dark Theme switch. You’ll need to set it once in each browser, since each one stores the choice separately.

If you’d like the browser’s own menus and toolbars to match, that’s a separate setting. Firefox users can follow our guide to switching Firefox to dark mode.

Change the Theme in the Twitch Mobile App

The Twitch app for iPhone and Android has its own appearance setting that doesn’t sync with the website. Tap your profile picture, open Settings (the gear icon), then go to Preferences > Appearance. By default the app can follow your phone’s system theme. Turn that option off if you want to pick dark or light yourself, then use the Dark Theme switch that appears. Twitch has redesigned the app a few times, so the profile picture may sit at the top or bottom of the screen depending on your version.

Twitch Dark Theme vs. Chrome and Windows Dark Mode

It’s easy to mix up three different settings that all darken your screen:

• Twitch Dark Theme changes only the Twitch website. This is the switch in the steps above, and it’s the one that controls how Twitch looks.
• Chrome’s appearance mode changes Chrome’s own toolbar, tabs, settings pages, and New Tab page. Google’s Chrome dark mode help page explains how to pick Light, Dark, or Device from Customize Chrome on a New Tab page. It doesn’t switch Twitch’s theme for you.
• Windows or macOS dark mode changes your system menus and apps that follow the system setting. On Windows 11, it’s under Settings > Personalization > Colors > Choose your mode, as Microsoft describes in its Windows color settings guide. Our guide to turning on dark mode in Windows 11 walks through it step by step.

If you want everything dark, turn on all three. If you only care about Twitch, the Twitch switch is all you need.

If Twitch Dark Mode Isn’t Working

• The Dark Theme switch isn’t in the menu. Make sure you clicked the profile picture or person icon at the far right of the top bar, not the notification bell or another icon. If the Chrome window is very narrow, widen it so the full top bar shows.
• Twitch went back to light mode. The theme is saved in your browser. Clearing Chrome’s cookies and site data, using an Incognito window, or switching to a different Chrome profile starts you over with the default theme. Turn Dark Theme on again.
• Twitch looks dark even with Dark Theme off. A dark mode extension or a Chrome experiment can force dark colors onto every site. Check your extensions at chrome://extensions and turn off any dark mode or night mode add-on, or remove the extension from Chrome. Also check chrome://flags for Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents and set it to Default if you turned it on, then click Relaunch.
• Colors or images look strange. Forced dark mode from an extension or that Chrome flag inverts colors on top of Twitch’s own theme, which can make emotes, badges, and thumbnails look wrong. Turn the extension or flag off and use Twitch’s built-in Dark Theme instead.
• The change didn’t apply in another tab. Reload any other open Twitch tabs so they pick up the new theme.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Twitch dark mode free?

Yes. Dark Theme is a standard part of the Twitch website and app. It doesn’t require Turbo, a subscription, or a browser extension.

Do I need a Twitch account to use dark mode?

You can change the theme on the website while signed out by using the person icon next to the Log In button. If you clear your browser data, you’ll need to set it again.

Does Twitch dark mode sync between my computer and phone?

No. The website and the mobile app each keep their own theme setting, and each browser on your computer stores its own choice. Set it once in each place you watch.

Why didn’t Twitch turn dark when I turned on Chrome or Windows dark mode?

Those settings change Chrome’s interface and your operating system, not Twitch’s page design. Use the Dark Theme switch in Twitch’s profile menu to control how the site looks.