Dark Synth - Cursor IDE Theme

A beautiful dark purple/cyan theme for Cursor IDE. A mix of some of the best themes: Tokyo Night, Synthwave '84, and Celestial aesthetics. Perfect for late-night coding sessions with a synthwave vibe.

✨ Features

• Dark Purple/Cyan Color Scheme: Easy on the eyes for extended coding sessions
• Semantic Highlighting: Enhanced code readability with intelligent color coding
• Synthwave Aesthetics: Inspired by 80s synthwave and modern dark themes
• Cursor IDE Optimized: Specifically designed and tested for Cursor IDE
• Comprehensive UI Theming: Covers all interface elements for a cohesive experience

🚀 Installation

For Cursor IDE Users

1. Install Cursor IDE
2. Launch Cursor IDE
3. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X)
4. Search for Dark Synth or dark-synth-cursor
5. Click Install to install the theme
6. Click Reload to finish installing
7. Go to File > Preferences > Color Theme > Dark Synth
8. Enjoy your new synthwave coding experience!

Manual Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Copy the themes folder to your Cursor IDE extensions directory
3. Restart Cursor IDE
4. Select the theme as described above

🎨 Color Palette

The theme features a carefully crafted color palette:

• Background: Deep dark purples (#0c0020, #07071b)
• Foreground: Soft purple-cyan (#c89cff, #dbd4fa)
• Accents: Bright cyan (#24cdc5) and purple (#b872f9)
• Highlights: Warm orange (#D18616) for search results
• UI Elements: Consistent purple/cyan theming throughout

🔧 Best Used With

• Bracket Pair Colorizer: Enhanced bracket matching
• Material Icon Theme: Beautiful file and folder icons
• Fira Code: Programming ligatures for better code readability
• GitLens: Enhanced Git integration with theme-consistent colors

📝 Supported Languages

The theme provides excellent syntax highlighting for:

• JavaScript/TypeScript
• Python
• Go
• Rust
• C/C++
• PHP
• Ruby
• And many more!

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to:

• Submit issues and feature requests
• Create pull requests for improvements
• Share feedback and suggestions
• Help test the theme with different languages

📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify as you wish.

🙏 Credits & Acknowledgments

This theme is a fork and adaptation of the excellent Midnight Synth theme originally created by emkelley.

Original Theme: Midnight Synth on VS Code Marketplace

Inspiration Sources:

• Tokyo Night - Beautiful dark theme with blue accents
• Synthwave '84 - 80s synthwave aesthetic
• Celestial - Elegant dark theme

📊 Version History

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed version information.

Made with ❤️ for the Cursor IDE community