Filezilla Dark Theme Upd -
"The text in the 'Failed Transfers' tab is black-on-black." Fix: Go to Edit > Settings > File lists . Manually set "Alternate background color" to #2D2D2D and "Text color" to #F0F0F0 . This overrides the incomplete theme.
Bookmark this page – we will update it the moment FileZilla 4.0 releases with native dark mode. Until then, may your FTP sessions be dark and your error logs be few. Have you found a better dark theme workaround for the latest FileZilla update? Let us know in the comments below. filezilla dark theme upd
Last Updated: May 2, 2026
The search for has exploded in recent months. Why? Because users are desperate for an official, stable, and complete dark mode solution that survives software updates (UPD). "The text in the 'Failed Transfers' tab is black-on-black
Casual users should wait for FileZilla 4.0. Power users should invest 15 minutes in the Resource Hacker method and keep a patched .exe on their desktop for re-application after every official update (UPD). Bookmark this page – we will update it
This is not a mod of FileZilla, but a Qt-based overlay that forces dark rendering on all list views.