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How do I make YouTube darker in Google Chrome for FREE (0$)?

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1 Get your own dark mode colors and YouTube darker in Google Chrome
2 YouTube video

If you want to make the YouTube darker in Google Chrome (or in any other web browser). The YouTube video platform darker does have a dark theme. You can activate the default theme from YouTube by following the steps here below:

  1. Open the YouTube website, and click on your profile icon
  2. A menu shows up, and click on the menu item “Dark theme: Off“
  3. And enable the toggle switch to enable the Dark theme

Get your own dark mode colors and YouTube darker in Google Chrome

If you want to choose your own personal dark color, then you are of luck with the default YouTube Dark Mode.

However, there is a solution that can create your own dark mode version of it, and that on all websites. With the free Turn Off the Lights Browser extension, you can enable the Night Mode feature. That powerful feature will let you convert each webpage stylesheet to your own personal dark theme. You choose the background, text, and hyperlink color.

YouTube darker in Google Chrome with the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension that highlight only the video player
YouTube darker in Google Chrome web browser

Or you can press the gray lamp button in your web browser toolbar to dim the current YouTube web page and make YouTube darker in your Google Chrome web browser. And with a double click on the gray lamp button, you can get a mini settings panel show up, where you can increase and decrease the opacity value of this dark layer.

YouTube video

Looking for YouTube darker in Google Chrome? Then you can always use the YouTube Dark Mode option.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Zx4L5du9A
How to enable YouTube in Dark Mode
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Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the developer of the popular Turn Off the Lights browser extension, which he began building in December 2009 for Google Chrome. With over a decade of experience in the field, he has expanded the extension's availability to a wide range of web browsers, including Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Brave, Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, and Naver Whale. His commitment to providing users with a quality product has made the Turn Off the Lights extension one of the most highly regarded and widely used browser extensions available. Additionally, the extension is free and Open-Source for all web browsers, and has been featured on major blogs such as Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla. With his extensive experience and knowledge in browser extensions, Stefan Van Damme is a highly qualified and authoritative figure in the field.