How to Enable the Dark Mode in Microsoft Teams

Like some other modern applications, Microsoft Teams offers a dark mode. It works in all the versions of Teams, including the Mac, Web, Windows, iPad, iPhone, and Android apps. Here’s how you can turn on dark mode—and how to turn on the light mode back if you prefer that.

Activate Dark Mode in Microsoft Teams for Mac, Windows, and Web

The steps to enable dark mode in Microsoft Teams on desktop and the web are all the same. This is because both the desktop app and the web version have pretty much the same user interface.

1. To begin, launch the Microsoft Teams on your desktop or in your browser. Log in to your account if you haven’t done so already.

2. Now, click your profile icon in the top-right corner of the window and select “Settings.”

3. Microsoft Teams settings on desktop

4. Click “General” in the left sidebar, then click “Dark” on the right.

5. Enable dark mode in Microsoft Teams on desktop

6. Microsoft Teams will immediately turn darker without any prompts.

7. Dark mode in Microsoft Teams on desktop

8. In the future, if you ever need to disable dark mode, just click “Default” on the same screen where you chose Dark. This will enable the default light theme back.

Turning on Dark Mode in Microsoft Teams for Android

When you want to enable dark mode in Microsoft Teams on Android, you’ll need to close the app and then reopen it. So, make sure that you save any of your unsaved work in the app before you go ahead and turn on this mode.

1. When you’re ready, start by launching the Microsoft Teams app on your device.

2. Next, tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the top-left corner and select “Settings.”

3. Settings in Microsoft Teams on Android

4. Here, under the General section, toggle on the “Dark theme” option.

5. Enable dark mode in Microsoft Teams for Android

6. A prompt will appear asking to restart the app. Tap “Restart.” This will close the app and then reopen it for you.

7. Restart Microsoft Teams app

8. Dark mode is now activated in the app.

9. To turn dark mode off and go to your default light mode back, toggle off the “Dark theme” option that you enabled above. You’ll be back then to the original light theme.

Enabling Dark Mode in Microsoft Teams for iPhone and iPad

1. To change this setting in Teams on an iPhone or iPad, first, launch the Microsoft Teams app.

2. When the app opens, tap your profile icon in the top-left corner.

3. Open the profile menu in Microsoft Teams on iOS

4. Select “Settings” to open the settings menu.

5. Settings in Microsoft Teams for iOS

6. Choose “Appearance” from under the “General” section.

7. Appearance menu in Microsoft Teams for iOS

8. Now, tap “Dark” to enable dark mode in the app.

9. Enable dark mode in Microsoft Teams for iOS

10. A prompt will then appear asking to close the app. Tap “Close app,” and the Microsoft Teams app will be closed. You’ll now have to manually open the app to see it in dark mode.

App close prompt in Microsoft Teams for iOS

If the dark mode doesn’t work for you for some reason, tap “Light” where you chose the Dark in the steps above to go back to the default light theme.

If you love the dark mode, you might want to enable Dark Mode in your Microsoft Office, too. This gives PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and other Office apps a dark theme, giving you a consistent look across all the Microsoft apps that you’re using.