MonoLisa for VS Code

Experience MonoLisa — the programming font designed for readability and flow — directly inside VS Code. Preview the font, configure it for your editor, and choose from four handcrafted color themes.

Instant Preview

Open the configuration panel without installing anything:

1. Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P).
2. Run MonoLisa: Open Configuration.

The panel uses your installed MonoLisa fonts when available and a bundled Trial preview otherwise. Commercial font files are not included in the extension.

Use MonoLisa in Your Editor

To try MonoLisa as your actual editor font:

Step 1 — Get Trial Fonts

Run MonoLisa: Get Trial Fonts from the Command Palette. This opens the MonoLisa Trial checkout in your browser. Follow the displayed flow, install the fonts for your operating system, then reload or restart VS Code.

MonoLisa Trial is covered by the Personal section of the MonoLisa EULA. You may use it on your own computers, including a work computer, for personal, non-commercial use. The EULA permits using the typeface while developing a product, but not including it as part of a product. Do not share the font files.

Step 2 — Apply Trial Setup

Run MonoLisa: Apply Trial Setup. This configures MonoLisa across all VS Code surfaces: MonoLisa Code for code surfaces (editor, integrated terminal, debug console, SCM input, and chat code blocks) and MonoLisa Text for the markdown preview.

After operating-system installation and a VS Code reload, applying the setup makes MonoLisa your editor font.

Remove Trial fonts

Removing the extension does not remove Trial fonts installed on your computer. Uninstall the MonoLisa Code Trial and MonoLisa Text Trial faces with the macOS or Windows font manager, then reload VS Code. On Linux, remove the Trial font files from ~/.local/share/fonts, refresh the font cache with fc-cache -f, and reload VS Code.

Themes

Four color themes ship with the extension, spanning bright, intermediate, and deep surfaces:

• MonoLisa Dark — a dark theme with deep contrast and warm accent tones.
• MonoLisa Dusk — a softer blue-dark palette between Dark and Dawn.
• MonoLisa Dawn — a cool, low-glare light palette.
• MonoLisa Light — a light theme with clean backgrounds and clear syntax colors.

Apply a theme via MonoLisa: Select Theme, choose it in VS Code's theme picker, or fine-tune contrast, syntax color intensity, and comment prominence in the configuration panel.

Use Your MonoLisa Fonts

If you already own MonoLisa, install your Code and Text fonts and open MonoLisa: Open Configuration. The extension detects supported font capabilities and shows the options available for your build.

For a renamed or customized build, open Already own a custom build?, enter its download suffix in the matching Coding font or Prose font tab, then choose Check custom build. Some advanced controls are available only when the installed font supports them.

The extension does not bundle commercial fonts or bypass MonoLisa licensing.

Buy MonoLisa

Ready to unlock the full font?

Buy MonoLisa →

Purchasing gives you the complete font package. After installing it, run MonoLisa: Open Configuration to preview your fonts and tailor the editor settings. You can also run MonoLisa: Apply Commercial Setup for a quick preset.

All Commands

License

The extension includes MonoLisa copyright and asset information in LICENSE.txt, plus applicable third-party notices in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.

Support

Report extension problems and requests in the public MonoLisa feedback tracker.