Quality of Life

Smartsheet WorkApps Dark Mode

Smartsheet WorkApps is a separate no-code app builder that runs in its own interface context for both the builder experience and the published app view. WorkApps screens are not covered by any Smartsheet dark mode styling, so users who build or consume WorkApps throughout a dark-mode work session encounter an entirely bright interface each time they enter the WorkApps environment.

Without Grid Tools

The daily workaround

WorkApps builder stays fully bright: The WorkApps builder interface uses a white background for all panels, navigation sidebars, and page configuration screens.
Published app views are also light: End users who access published WorkApps see the default light colour scheme regardless of their own dark mode preferences.
Jarring switch when entering WorkApps: Navigating from a dark-mode Smartsheet grid into WorkApps immediately presents a bright screen with no transition.
No WorkApps appearance setting: Neither the WorkApps builder nor the published app view offers any built-in dark mode or theme control.

Screenshot: WorkApps builder in default bright white interface

WorkApps builder in default bright interface

Screenshot: Bright WorkApps builder open alongside a dark-mode Smartsheet grid

Bright WorkApps builder contrasting with dark grid

Screenshot: Published WorkApps page in default light theme

Published WorkApps page in default light theme

With Grid Tools

How Grid Tools handles it

Dark theme in the WorkApps builder: Grid Tools applies dark mode styling to the WorkApps builder interface including the navigation sidebar, page list, and configuration panels.
Dark styling in published app views: Supported published WorkApps page views also receive dark mode treatment for users who access the app through Smartsheet with Grid Tools active.
Consistent with the wider dark mode theme: The WorkApps dark palette matches the Grid Tools colour scheme used across sheets, reports, and other tool areas.
Activates with the main dark mode toggle: WorkApps dark mode is enabled alongside the rest of Grid Tools dark mode with no additional configuration needed.

Screenshot: Smartsheet WorkApps builder interface with Grid Tools dark mode applied

WorkApps builder in dark mode

Screenshot: WorkApps navigation sidebar and page list in dark theme

WorkApps sidebar and page list in dark mode

Screenshot: Published WorkApps page view rendered in dark styling

Published WorkApps page in dark mode

Frequently asked questions

What is Smartsheet WorkApps?

WorkApps is Smartsheet's no-code app builder that lets teams assemble portal-style applications from Smartsheet sheets, reports, and dashboards without writing code.

Does dark mode cover both building WorkApps and using them?

Grid Tools applies dark styling to the WorkApps builder interface and to supported published app page views. Coverage in the published view depends on the page type.

Does the dark theme affect how the published app appears to other users?

Dark mode is applied client-side by the Grid Tools extension. Only users who have Grid Tools installed and dark mode enabled will see the dark theme in WorkApps.

Does WorkApps dark mode require a separate toggle?

No. It activates automatically when the main Grid Tools dark mode is enabled, alongside coverage for sheets, reports, and other supported Smartsheet areas.

Smartsheet WorkApps Dark Mode

The daily workaround

How Grid Tools handles it

Frequently asked questions

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