IntelliJ IDEA Islands Theme for VS Code

Dark and Light themes for Visual Studio Code inspired by IntelliJ IDEA Islands color scheme.

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IntelliJ IDEA Islands Dark

A modern dark theme with carefully selected colors for comfortable coding sessions.

IntelliJ IDEA Islands Light

A clean light theme with optimal contrast and readability.

Features

• Authentic IntelliJ IDEA Islands color palette
• Optimized syntax highlighting for:
  • Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Scala
  • TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX/TSX
  • Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, C#
  • HTML, CSS, JSON, YAML, XML
  • Markdown, SQL, Shell, and more
• Consistent UI styling across all VS Code elements
• Support for semantic highlighting

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
2. Search for IntelliJ IDEA Islands Theme
3. Click Install
4. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
5. Select Preferences: Color Theme
6. Choose IntelliJ IDEA Islands Dark or IntelliJ IDEA Islands Light

Manual Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Copy to VS Code extensions folder:
   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions
   • macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions
   • Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions
3. Restart VS Code
4. Select the theme from Color Theme picker

Recommended Settings

For the best experience, add these settings to your settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
  "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true
}

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Author

Oleksandr Havrysh

• GitHub: @a-havrysh

License

MIT

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