Notion Dark Mode: The Easy Shortcut To Toggle Dark Mode On and Off

A question I see often is how to turn dark mode on and off in the Notion app. The simplest way is to use the keyboard shortcut CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + L to quickly toggle between dark and light modes:

The way to do it without using the shortcut is as follows:

To customize the appearance on desktop

1. Go to Settings & members at the top of your left-hand sidebar.

2. A new window will open. In its sidebar, click the tab labeled My settings.

3. Use the dropdown to switch between the following options:

   • “Use system setting” will follow your system appearance setting.

   • “Light” will set the display to light mode.

   • “Dark” will set the display to dark mode.

* To find the setting on mobile

1. Open the sidebar by tapping the ••• in the top right-hand corner.

2. Click on Settings and scroll to the Appearance section.