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Aliens Themes

Aliens Themes

Himanshu Nayak

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The default Aliens Theme light and dark themes
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Aliens Theme for Visual Studio Code

A clean, high-contrast dark theme for Visual Studio Code with vibrant syntax colors and black backgrounds — ideal for late-night coding and minimal UI noise.


🎨 Features

  • Dark Theme: Provides a vs-dark color theme named Aliens Theme.
  • Minimal Icon Theme: Includes a simple file icon theme (vs-minimal) for a clean look.
  • Focus on Readability: Pure black backgrounds and vivid syntax accents for better focus.

🚀 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

  1. Open the Extensions view in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Search for Aliens Theme.
  3. Click Install.

From Source (Local)

  1. Clone the repository from GitHub.
  2. Open the folder in Visual Studio Code.
  3. Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.
  4. In the host window, open the Command Palette and choose Preferences: Color Theme → Aliens Theme.

From a Packaged VSIX

  1. Build the VSIX package using vsce package.
  2. Install the extension with the command:
    code --install-extension ./aliens-theme-<version>.vsix
    

🔧 Usage

  1. Open the Command Palette in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Select Preferences → Color Theme → Aliens Theme.
  3. To customize the editor font, add the following to your user settings:
    "editor.fontFamily": "Your Preferred Mono, monospace"
    
  4. For additional color tweaks, use:
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
        // Add your customizations here
    }
    

📸 Screenshots

For a preview of the theme, visit the GitHub repository or check the images/ folder for screenshots.


🧩 Contributing

  • Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue on GitHub.
  • Want to improve the theme? Feel free to submit a pull request.

⚖️ License

This extension is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.


✨ Credits

  • Theme created and maintained by Himanshu Nayak.
  • GitHub: ihimanshunayak.
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