Minimal Kiwi | VS-Code Theme

Perfect Contrast | Practical + Elegant

Trusted by Developers for long Coding-sessions

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Immerse yourself in the refreshing allure of Kiwi Theme by Pranjal Kumar: A minimalistic, vibrant VSCode theme that harmonizes productivity with the soothing hues of green.

It is focused on readability and reduced eye strain. This theme features carefully selected colors and enhanced contrast for comfortable long coding sessions.

Table of Content

• Key Features
• Screenshots
• How to Install
• How to Activate
• How to Contribute
• Contributors
• Show your Support
  
  

Key features

• High contrast palette tuned for readability and reduced eye strain
• Clear semantic color hierarchy for faster parsing of code structure
• Compact UI accents (status bar, activity bar, tabs) for visual clarity
• Color choices tested for common color-vision deficiencies
• Lightweight; no runtime CPU overhead
  

Screenshots

How to install

There are 3 ways to install this extension:

1. Install from Marketplace Website

   • You can install this theme through the Visual Studio Code Marketplace
   • Click Install button and allow it to launch VS Code

2. Install in VS Code

   • Launch Quick Open:
     • Linux Ctrl + P
     • macOS ⌘ + P
     • Windows Ctrl + P
   • Paste the following command and press Enter:

   ext install PranjalKumar.minimal-kiwi
   

   • And pick the one published by Pranjal Kumar as author

3. Install from a VSIX file

   • Download minimal-kiwi-x.x.x.vsix file from Github Repository Releases

   • Launch Command Palette:

     • Linux Ctrl + Shift + P
     • macOS ⌘ + Shift + P
     • Windows Ctrl + Shift + P

   • Paste the following command and press Enter:

     Extensions: Install from VSIX
     

   • Select to the .vsix file you downloaded just now
     

     This option is useful when you want to install an older version or the latest version which is not yet published to Marketplace or Sideload on Forks of VS-Code with no official extension support

How to Activate

1. Launch Command Palette:
   • Linux Ctrl + Shift + P
   • macOS ⌘ + Shift + P
   • Windows Ctrl + Shift + P
2. Select Preferences: Color Theme
3. Select Minimal Kiwi from the list
4. And then, Enjoy!
   
   

How to Contribute

Open for contributions. Learn more about creating extensions.

1. Fork & Clone the repo

   git clone git@github.com:{YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME}/minimal-kiwi.git
   

2. Move to the minimal-kiwi directory

   cd minimal-kiwi
   

3. Make the required changes in color-schema & other properties in: ./themes/Minimal Kiwi-color-theme.json. Also update the version in ./package.json.

4. For packaging we're using vsce package and Yeoman & generator-code for management. So install the required dependencies.

   npm install -g vsce yo generator-code
   

5. Then package the changes, to be pushed into Marketplace

   vsce package
   

   This should generate a minimal-kiwi-{VERSION}.vslx file. If not then resolve the errors being caused.

6. Commit & push the updated changes. Then make a PR to this repo.
   
   

Contributors

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