It’s very simple to switch on Dark Mode for your Mac.

Dark Mode is only available in macOS Mojave or later.

tap the Apple icon on the top left of your screen.

MacOS desktop with System Preferences highlighted

All websites that have been designed to support Dark Mode will now show in a darker form than before.

It’s simple to switch it back off.

MacOS and Safari will now return to the light background permanently until you choose to switch it over again.

MacOS System Preferences with General highlighted

Safari Reader View only works on certain websites.

Often, this is restricted to blog posts and other text-heavy websites.

It’s worth using when able to though.

MacOS System Preferences with Dark Appearance highlighted

On the website you want to view, click theReaderbutton on the left side of the search field.

This only appears on websites that support Safari Reader View.

Click theletterbutton on the right side of the search field.

MacOS System Preferences with Light appearance highlighted

smack the black background to change the background color.

you could also adjust font size and font choice here.

The background has now been changed to a dark one with white text.

Safari with the Reader button highlighted in the search bar

If you want to enable Dark Mode for every website, you gotta use a Safari extension.

Many of these cost money but they can be useful.

We recommend using either Night Eye which is free but limited or paying a one-off fee for Dark Reader.

Safari with Reader View enabled and the black background option highlighted

The process is the same for both extensions.

Install eitherNight EyeorDark Reader from theMac App Store.

Open Safari then clickSafari > Preferences.

Safari with Reader View’s black background enabled

poke the Extensions tab.

Check the box next to your newly installed extension to enable Dark Mode.

Safari options with the Extensions tab highlighted

Safari Extensions with the tick box for enabling an extension highlighted