Turbo C++ Theme for VS Code

A faithful recreation of the Borland Turbo C++ IDE color scheme from the DOS era.

Colors

Element	Color
Editor BG	Borland Blue (`#0000AA`)
Default text	DOS Yellow (`#FFFF55`)
Keywords	White (`#FFFFFF`)
Preprocessor	Light Green (`#55FF55`)
Strings/Numbers	Light Cyan (`#55FFFF`)
Comments	Light Gray (`#AAAAAA`)
Terminal BG	Teal (`#008080`)
Status Bar	Teal (`#008080`)
Title/Menu Bar	Gray (`#AAAAAA`) + Black text

All colors are drawn from the original DOS 16-color palette (CGA/EGA).

Installation

Option A - Copy into extensions folder

Copy the entire turbo-cpp-theme folder into your VS Code extensions directory:
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\
- macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/
- Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/
Restart VS Code.
Ctrl+K Ctrl+T (or Cmd+K Cmd+T on Mac) to open the theme picker.
Select Turbo C++.

Option B - Install from VSIX

Run npx @vscode/vsce package inside this folder to generate a .vsix file.
In VS Code: Extensions sidebar > ... menu > Install from VSIX...
Select the generated .vsix file.

Recommended Settings

For the full retro experience, add to your settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Px437 IBM VGA8', 'IBM Plex Mono', 'Cascadia Mono', 'Consolas', monospace",
  "editor.fontSize": 16,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.4,
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'Px437 IBM VGA8', 'Cascadia Mono', monospace",
  "editor.cursorStyle": "block",
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom"
}

The font Px437 IBM VGA8 is available from The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack.

Turbo C++