You can change your Google Search browser settings like your language, location, and video settings.
Change your search settings
If you're signed in to your Google Account when you save your settings, your settings stay the same in every browser you sign in to.
- On your computer, go to your Search settings.
- At the top right, find your Google Account profile picture to check that you're signed in to your Google Account.
- If you get a "Sign in" option, you're not signed in.
- Choose your search settings.
- At the bottom, click Save.
Search in Dark theme on Google
In a browser, like Chrome or Firefox, you can choose your preferred theme for Google Search. If you prefer a specific color scheme for Search pages, you can choose to always use a Light theme or Dark theme. Search pages include the Google homepage, search results page, and Search settings.
Choose a theme for Search pages
Important: By default, the color scheme for Search pages matches the color scheme of the device you’re on.
To change your preferred theme for Search, you can update your Search settings. Your theme choice saves on each desktop when you're signed in to your Google Account.
- On your computer, do a search on google.com.
- If you want the same Search settings across desktop browsers, sign in to your Google Account. At the top right, click Sign in.
- If you find your Profile picture or initial, you’re already signed in.
- At the top left, click Settings
See all settings.
- On the left, click Appearance.
- Choose Device default, Dark theme, or Light theme.
- Device default: Automatically match the color scheme of your current device
- Dark theme: Light text on a dark background
- Light theme: Dark text on a light background
- At the bottom, click Save.
Tip: To switch quickly between themes, click Settings 
Settings you can change
The settings you can choose depend on whether you're on a computer, tablet, or phone.
- SafeSearch filters
- Search with autocomplete
- Results per page
- Spoken answers
- Where results open
- Even if you select "Open each selected result in a new browser window," Google Image search results always open in a new tab.
- Past searches
- Language
- Location
- Handwrite
- Video
- Videos can start to play automatically without sound. You can turn these autoplay video previews on or off. You can also choose when they play, like on Wi-Fi or mobile data networks.
Learn about Dark theme for other products
- The Google app: Turns on Dark theme based on your device settings. Get the Google app from Google Play or the App Store.
- The Chrome browser: Has its own Dark mode settings. Learn how to turn on Dark mode in Chrome.