How to put Pinterest in dark mode?

Daniel Terrasa

5 minutes

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Pinterest It has millions of users around the world, a meeting point to share images and ideas. And where to find inspiration for all kinds of projects. But spending a lot of time in front of the screen using this application can end up being annoying for our eyes. Luckily, we have the possibility of put pinterest in dark mode.

In this post we will explain how to activate this mode, whether you use Pinterest on a computer or a mobile device. A good way to improve our experience as users.

Reasons to enable dark mode on Pinterest

Like the Windows Dark Mode As with other apps, Pinterest has a visual setting that allows us to change the background of the app. One option is to set it to dark mode, which can be black or dark grey. There are compelling reasons to use this feature. We list them below:

  • Reduces eye strain, especially when we are in low-light environments. This is when a reduced contrast between the screen and the outside environment can be useful to reduce eye strain.
  • It serves to save batteryThis is particularly significant on devices that are equipped with OLED or AMOLED displays, as black pixels consume less power.
  • It offers a more attractive aesthetic. Modern and elegant. Although this is a secondary reason compared to the previous two, it may be important for many users.

How to activate dark mode on Pinterest

Now that we know its advantages, let's see what steps to follow on Pinterest to put the dark mode, both on mobile devices and on a desktop computer or laptop:

On a mobile device

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Let's first go over how to put dark mode on Pinterest on a mobile device. After all, The vast majority of users use this application from a smartphone or similarActivation will depend on the general configuration of the operating system (Android or iOS), as well as the specific options provided by the application itself.

ON ANDROID

  1. First of all, we open the menu Configuration of our device.
  2. Then we will "Screen" (on some makes and models this may be “Theme”).
  3. Then we select "Dark mode" (or “Dark Theme”).
  4. Once this is done, we open the Pinterest application.
  5. We click on our profile icon and then on the gear icon, in this way we access the menu "Setting".
  6. There we select "Appearance".
  7. Finally, we mark the option «Use system settings».

On iOS

  1. On the mobile device (iPhone or iPad), go to the menu "Setting".
  2. In it we select the sectionor "Screen and brightness".
  3. Then we have to change the option from Light to Dark.*
  4. Once this is done, just like in the case of Android, the Pinterest application itself will automatically follow the instructions in the system settings.

(*) There is also the possibility of selecting “Automatic”, allowing our device to alternate the mode corresponding to the hours of the day.

Regardless of whether we have an iPhone or an Android phone, to activate the dark mode it is essential to have the latest updated version of the application. This can be downloaded from both the Play Store as in Apple Store.

In the computer

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Unfortunately, to date Pinterest does not offer any native options to enable dark mode on your web version. But to be able to get the same effect on your computer screen as the dark mode offers, dark mode On Pinterest, on mobile devices, we have some good alternatives:

USE DARK MODE OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM

When a PC (with Windows 10 or Windows 11) is set to dark mode, Major browsers automatically adapt web pages to the dark themeThis happens, for example, with Chrome, Edge and Safari. Here's how you can enable it on Windows:

  1. To start with, let's "Setting".
  2. Then we select the menu of "Personalization".
  3. There we choose the option "Colors".
  4. Finally, We changed the theme to Dark, which will be immediately adopted by Pinterest.

USE EXTENSIONS

Another way to put dark mode on Pinterest on a computer screen is through certain browser extensions. Here are some handy options:

  • Dark Reader. A popular extension available on Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers. In addition to enabling dark mode, it also allows you to adjust brightness and contrast for a more personalized result.
  • Turn off the lights. It is used to darken the page you are viewing, to achieve a “movie theater effect”. It is often used to watch YouTube videos, but it is also perfectly valid for Pinterest.

In short, we can say that dark mode on Pinterest is a magnificent resource which improves the visual experience and, at the same time, provides us with additional benefits such as reducing eye fatigue and saving battery. In this post we have provided you with the different options that exist to be able to activate it.