How can I enable dark mode on Firefox on Windows 7 so that the settings page has a dark mode?

How can I enable dark mode on Firefox on Windows 7 so that the settings page (about:preferences#home) has a dark mode?


I unsuccessfully tried:

  • using the Dark Reader Firefox extension.
  • using Firefox' native dark mode (customize -> themes -> dark)

The settings page:

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Solution 1:

Great answer by Backseat-Driver on reddit:

You can tell Firefox that you want dark mode by adding ui.systemUsesDarkTheme [number] in about:config and setting the value to 1.

  • 0: light
  • 1: dark
  • 2: no-preference

Any other value and Firefox will use light.

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Tested with Firefox 75.0 64-bit on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.