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Soft Default Theme

Soft Default Theme

CifroArts

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Adds "Soft Default Light" and "Soft Default Dark" color themes and "Soft Default Icons" file icon theme
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Soft Default Theme icon Soft Default Theme
Version 1.0.0
Extension ID CifroArts.soft-default-theme
VS Code 1.94.0 or later

Soft Default Theme adds calm light and dark color themes and a matching file icon theme for Visual Studio Code. The extension contains only themes: no commands, no settings, and no background code.

Installation

Install it from the Visual Studio Marketplace or from the command line:

code --install-extension CifroArts.soft-default-theme

To install a .vsix file from Releases:

code --install-extension soft-default-theme-1.0.0.vsix

Links

  • Visual Studio Marketplace
  • Releases: release notes and .vsix files
  • Changelog

Contents

  • Themes
  • Usage

Themes

Theme Type Description
Soft Default Light Color theme Light theme with soft contrast.
Soft Default Dark Color theme Dark theme with soft contrast.
Soft Default Icons File icon theme Icons for common file types and folders.

Usage

  • Color theme: open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), run Preferences: Color Theme, and select Soft Default Light or Soft Default Dark.
  • File icon theme: run Preferences: File Icon Theme and select Soft Default Icons.

The same can be set in settings.json:

{
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Soft Default Dark",
    "workbench.iconTheme": "soft-default-icons"
}
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