Dark Mode for Google Docs™ — True Dark Theme

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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides — finally in dark mode.
Dark Mode for Google Docs applies a beautiful, fully adjustable dark theme to your entire Google Workspace editing experience, with three modes, live brightness and contrast controls, and a floating Quick Toggle — all synced across every Chrome device you use.

The Problem: Google Workspace Has No Native Dark Mode
You work in Google Docs for hours. The blazing white editor background drains your eyes by midday. You've enabled dark mode everywhere else — your OS, your browser, your email client — but Google Docs stubbornly stays white. Google has never shipped a native dark mode for Docs, Sheets, or Slides, leaving millions of daily users with no built-in way to protect their eyes during long writing and editing sessions.
Third-party solutions either apply a clumsy full-browser inversion that breaks colors everywhere, or they're so aggressive they make text unreadable. You need something built specifically for Google Workspace — with real controls, not just a blunt filter.

The Solution: Dark Mode for Google Docs — Purpose-Built for Google Workspace
Dark Mode for Google Docs applies a precision filter-based dark theme directly to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides — with three display modes, adjustable brightness and contrast, a floating Quick Toggle, and cross-device sync. Built specifically for the Google Workspace interface, not bolted on as an afterthought.

✨ Why Users Choose Dark Mode for Google Docs
🌙 Three Display Modes — Dark, Sepia, and Dim
Choose the mode that suits your environment and preference. Dark mode for late-night writing sessions and low-light offices. Sepia for a warm, paper-like tone that reduces blue light. Dim for a subtle reduction in brightness without a full color shift. Three distinct experiences, one extension.
☀️ Brightness Control — Fine-Tune the Filter Strength
Adjust brightness from 70% to 100% to find the exact level that works for your screen and lighting conditions. Not every dark mode needs to be pitch black — dial it in precisely to your comfort level.
🔲 Contrast Control — Keep Text Sharp and Readable
Adjust contrast from 80% to 120% independently from brightness. Boost contrast if dark mode makes text feel washed out, or reduce it for a softer, gentler reading experience. Full control, no compromises on readability.
⚡ Floating Quick Toggle — Switch Without Opening the Popup
Enable the optional floating Quick Toggle button inside the Google Docs page for instant on/off switching without opening the extension popup. Perfect for quickly toggling dark mode before printing, sharing your screen, or switching to a bright environment.
🔄 Live Sync — Popup, Quick Toggle, and Badge Always in Sync
Every control stays perfectly synchronized in real time via chrome.storage.sync. Toggle dark mode from the popup and the in-page button updates instantly. Toggle from the page and the badge updates immediately. Cross-device sync means your preferences follow you across every Chrome session automatically.
🖨️ Print Safe — Documents Print Correctly Every Time
Dark mode filters are automatically removed when you print, ensuring your documents always print in clean, standard formatting. No dark backgrounds, no inverted colors, no wasted ink — just the document as it was designed.
🔒 Minimal Permissions — Only What's Strictly Necessary
Dark Mode for Google Docs requests only the storage permission — nothing else. No access to your document content, no tabs permission, no browsing history. The most privacy-respecting approach possible for a Google Workspace extension.

🔒 Privacy-First. Your Documents Stay Yours.

No account or sign-up required.
No document content, text, or file data is ever read, collected, or transmitted.
The extension applies CSS filters only — it never accesses or processes your document content.
Settings sync only through Chrome's own built-in sync infrastructure.
No analytics, telemetry, or third-party tracking of any kind.


🙋 Perfect For:

Writers and authors spending long hours in Google Docs
Students writing essays and assignments in low-light environments
Remote workers living in Google Workspace all day
Anyone who experiences eye strain from bright white document editors
Night owls who write or edit after dark and need their eyes to last


📥 Install Dark Mode for Google Docs and Give Your Eyes a Break — Starting Right Now.
One install. Three modes. Total control over your Google Workspace experience.