How to activate YouTube's hidden Dark Mode
If you tend to binge YouTube late at night, I have good news for you.
Reddit users have discovered a new "dark mode" on YouTube that gives the entire webpage a sleek, all-black look. Nothing about the update is official, so it requires a little bit of hacking, but here's how you can get it:
Update Google Chrome to the latest version
Open the console by hitting Ctrl + Shift + I on Windows or Option + Command + I on Mac or go to View > Developer > Javascript Console in the menu
Paste in "document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=fPQ4jCL6EiE" and hit enter
Close the developer window, refresh your browser
On the top right corner, you'll be able to toggle dark mode either in your account settings or a separate menu if you're logged out
That's it!
The feature redesigns the page so that it is cleaner and more widely spaced out, all on a black background.
- 5 min
- YouTube
Step 1: Step 1
Update Google Chrome to the latest version
Step 2: Step 2
Open the console by hitting Ctrl + Shift + I on Windows or Option + Command + I on Mac or go to View > Developer > Javascript Console in the menu
Step 3: Step 3
Paste in "document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=fPQ4jCL6EiE" and hit enter
Step 4: Step 4
Close the developer window, refresh your browser
Step 5: Step 5
On the top right corner, you'll be able to toggle dark mode either in your account settings or a separate menu if you're logged out
Here's what it looks like in action:
And here's what the normal design looks like:
YouTube hasn't announced the feature or anything like it, but we've reached out for additional comment.
Topics YouTube
Freia Lobo wrote about Tech News for Mashable in NYC. You can follow her on twitter at @freialobo
