Omnify

Transform each VS Code workspace with its own Ben 10-inspired alien theme.

Omnify helps you instantly recognize which project window you are in by assigning every workspace a unique alien identity. Each alien brings its own color palette, animated Active Alien display, and interactive Omnitrix-style dialer inside the Explorer sidebar.

Whether you are debugging with Heatblast, shipping production with Alien X, tuning performance with XLR8, or working through logic-heavy code with Grey Matter, Omnify gives each project a clear visual identity so you do not lose track of your active workspace.

Demo

All eleven aliens, each with its own distinct color:

When no folder is open, the Omnitrix sits in recharge mode:

Two-tier settings

Power modes (Omnitrix terminology)

The roster

Each alien maps to a distinct accent and a suggested kind of workspace:

Commands

The Active Alien display and the Omnitrix dialer both live in the Explorer sidebar. Click an alien on the dial, slam Transform, or use the power-mode toggle under the dial.

How color injection works

Omnify writes to workbench.colorCustomizations, tagging its keys with an __omnify marker so Clear Injected Colors removes only what it owns. Your hand-set customizations are never touched.

Title-bar color requires the custom title bar. If yours is set to native, Omnify offers to switch window.titleBarStyle to custom (needs a window reload).

Development

npm install
npm run compile      # or: npm run watch
npm run bake         # re-bake sprite sheets after dropping new raw art
# Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host

Active Alien art lives in media/mascots/<alien-id>.png as 6x4 (24-frame) sprite sheets of 180x180 frames, declared in src/data/matrix.ts. Drop new raw sheets into media/mascots/raw/ and run npm run bake: it re-centers each frame's content (horizontally centered, bottom-planted) into media/mascots/, so playback never drifts or bleeds into neighboring frames.

Contributing

PRs welcome, especially new aliens. The full setup, project layout, and a step-by-step for adding an alien are in CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Omnify's own source code is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later (see LICENSE). That keeps it open: anyone can fork and build on it, but derivatives stay open-source too, so nobody can take it private or lock it behind a paywall. Contributions welcome.

Disclaimer

Ben 10, the Omnitrix, and all alien characters and artwork are trademarks and copyright of Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery, and belong to their respective owners.

Omnify is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cartoon Network or Warner Bros. The character names and sprite art are used for identification and fan purposes under fair use; all rights to them remain with their owners. The GPL license covers only this project's original code, not those third-party characters or artwork.

• Cartoon Network: https://www.cartoonnetwork.com
• Ben 10 (official): https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/shows/ben-10
• Warner Bros. Discovery: https://www.wbd.com