Themes & Dark Mode

Switch between light, dark, and auto-follow-system themes from the sidebar avatar menu.


Blue provides light and dark themes. You can select one theme or use your operating system setting.

Select a theme

  1. Select your avatar at the bottom of the sidebar.
  2. Select Dark Mode repeatedly to cycle through Off, On, and Auto.

Avatar menu opened from the bottom of the sidebar, showing the Dark Mode cycle control set to Auto

  • Off always uses the light theme.
  • On always uses the dark theme.
  • Auto follows your operating system and changes when its theme changes.

Blue saves the choice in the current browser or app. You can use a different choice on each device.

Use the keyboard shortcut

From anywhere in Blue, press + + D on a Mac to toggle dark mode. On Windows or Linux, press Ctrl + + D.

See the keyboard shortcuts reference for other shortcuts.

Mobile apps

The iOS and Android apps support the same theme choices. Select Auto to follow your phone’s system setting.