The update started rolling out this week and soon it will be available to everyone, whether they’re using a personal Gmail login or any sort of paid Google Workspace account.
Once it’s available on your account, you can turn on the dark mode by clicking the settings icon in the top right corner of the Google Calendar interface, which presents a new drop-down menu with the dark option available under “Appearance.” Users can also switch back to the light option or choose to match their device’s chosen theme.
Previously, enabling dark mode for Google Calendar on the web required third-party browser extensions to modify its appearance. Google warns that because the update is a “visual refresh,” it may cause active extensions to “not work as expected.”
Google says the updated calendar UI will also feature “iconography that is legible and crisp, with a fresh feel,” using its “custom-designed and highly-legible typefaces” that bring it line with Google’s Material Design 3 standards. The updates, including dark mode, will also apply to “the entire calendar web experience,” including the task list view.