How to change the theme to dark in Google Colab?

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Themes Problem Overview


How do I change the current theme to the dark theme in Google Colab?

I need a dark theme like Jupyter notebook has.

Themes Solutions


Solution 1 - Themes

Follow these steps:

  1. From the top menu, select Tools -> Settings,
  2. From Site, select "Dark" in the theme dropdown.

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Solution 2 - Themes

Cats & Dogs

And if you were searching for the cat & dogs running around at the top of your notebook, then you can add them by following these steps:

  • Open any Colab notebook.
  • Click on Tools -> setting -> Miscellaneous
  • And check Corgi mode if you want just dogs or Kitty mode if you want just cats or both if you're a human being:

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And you'll have them running around all-day long

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Solution 3 - Themes

try this path in colab

##tools -> settings -> site -> theme## how widow look like

Solution 4 - Themes

You can use this dark theme from userstyles.org if you have the Stylus plugin installed:

https://userstyles.org/styles/168225/dark-theme-for-google-colab-development

Solution 5 - Themes

Google colab's UI is updated occasionally. Until the time this answer was written, you could change the theme using the following steps:

  1. From the top menu, select settings.
  2. From settings, select site.
  3. You can choose one of the three listed options: light, dark or adaptive.

Illustrating Screenshot

let your eyes enjoy the dark theme!

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