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Flat-Theme

Flat-Theme

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Flat-Theme

Flat-Theme is a minimal, flat color theme for Visual Studio Code that ships both a dark (Flat-Theme (Dark)) and a light (Flat-Theme (Light)) variant.

This extension provides two themes located in the themes/ folder:

  • flat-theme-gray-color-theme.json — Flat-Theme (Dark) Flat-Theme Dark
  • flat-theme-light-color-theme.json — Flat-Theme (Light) Flat-Theme Light

Features

  • Low-contrast, flat colors designed for focus and readability
  • Carefully chosen syntax colors for clarity across multiple languages
  • Both dark and light variants so you can switch depending on ambient lighting

Installation

There are a few ways to install this theme:

  1. Install from the VS Code Marketplace (if published).
  2. Install from the VSIX file (build locally then install).
  3. Use the repository locally for development and move it into ~/.vscode/extensions.

Usage

After installation or when running the extension host:

  1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
  2. Type Preferences: Color Theme and select Flat-Theme (Dark) or Flat-Theme (Light).

Development

If you want to modify the theme or add variants:

  1. Edit the JSON color files in the themes/ folder.
  2. Run npm install (if there are dev dependencies) and npm run scripts if present.
  3. Use the VS Code Extension Development Host (F5) to preview changes.

Tip: Use the Developer: Inspect Editor Tokens and Scopes command in the Command Palette to verify which token scopes your colors apply to.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. A suggested workflow:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a branch for your change
  3. Update or add a theme file in themes/
  4. Open a pull request with a description of your changes

Please keep changes small and focused when possible and include screenshots for visual changes.

License

This project is published under MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

Created Aatricks. Thanks to the VS Code theming community for examples and guidance.

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