Is there a way to force dark mode as the default theme
Asked by Ryan James:

We are creating a end user KB in Confluence. Our entire system is dark mode based, I am trying to find a way to set Confluence to default to dark mode so it will match everything else.

Is there a way to do that?


Answers:
author: Patricia Modispacher _appanvil_
body: [@Robert DaSilva - Adaptavist](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3984541) pointed it correctly out: Confluence doesn't offer a built-in option to set dark mode as the default theme for all users. However, you can use dark mode in Confluence with **Aura/Karma** as I wrote in the[**following article.**](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/App-Central-articles/Step-Into-the-Dark-Side-Confluence-Dark-Mode/ba-p/2810401)

**![dark mode dark.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/347961iA8A626767F4CB207/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "dark mode dark.jpg")**


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Ryan James](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5594792) Welcome to the Atlassian Community.

As [@Robert DaSilva - Adaptavist](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3984541) mentioned, this is a personal preference. You could set a banner announcement on the Site to let users know that you recommend using the Dark Theme and where to access it. See <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/configuring-an-admin-announcement-banner/> for details.


author: Robert DaSilva - Adaptavist
body: Hi [@Ryan James](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5594792)

Unfortunately, dark mode settings are on a per-user basis. I don't believe there is a way, outside of using third-party apps, to enforce dark mode for all users.

Please review Atlassian's documentation on Dark Mode here: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/App-Central-articles/How-to-use-Confluence-s-dark-mode-and-create-dark-mode-friendly/ba-p/2529756>

comments: author: Robert DaSilva - Adaptavist
body: To expand, there are many add-ons available for Confluence Cloud which allow you to theme the instance. Here are a few, in no particular order:

* [Spacecraft Theme for Confluence by Seibert Media](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230544/spacecraft-theme-for-confluence-cloud-color-your-space?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)
* [Refined Sites for Confluence by Refined](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221322/refined-sites-for-confluence-intranets-documentation-kbs?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)
* [Mantra Social Intranet by Seibert Media / Appnival](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230421/mantra-social-intranet-news-posts-theme-mobile?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)
* [Aura / Karma by Seibert Media / Appnival](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221974/aura-content-formatting-macros-tabs-theme-miro-figma-html?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

All of these apps let you do some level of full-instance theming, which takes over from the default Confluence design. This likely will take a little bit of effort to make it congruent with your company's branding and visual style, but they should allow you to force a more dark themed background instead of the default.

I encourage you to look through the Marketplace as well, as there are likely many more Theme add-ons which I have not listed. Maybe there's another that fits your needs better.

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=theme\&product=confluence\&hosting=cloud](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=theme&product=confluence&hosting=cloud)


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