VSCode Forest Pro 🌲

Premium Professional Nature-Inspired VS Code Theme

VSCode Forest Pro transforms your coding environment into a sophisticated, nature-inspired workspace with professional-grade syntax highlighting and premium UI styling. Built for developers who demand both beauty and functionality.

✨ Key Features

🎨 Premium Visual Design

Ultra-dark background (#0D1B0F) - Reduces eye strain during long coding sessions
Neon nature accents - Vibrant greens, golden highlights, sky blues
7:1+ contrast ratios - Professional accessibility standards
Smooth gradients & glows - Modern, premium aesthetic

⚡ Advanced Semantic Highlighting

Smart variable recognition - Different colors for readonly, static, and library variables
Method intelligence - Static methods, constructors, destructors get unique styling
Type system mastery - Generics, interfaces, enums, type parameters
Decorator detection - Python @decorators, TypeScript decorators, Rust macros

🚀 Professional Language Support

Frontend Technologies

JavaScript/TypeScript - ES6+, JSX, TSX, React components
HTML5 - Web components, custom elements, semantic tags
CSS3/SCSS/LESS - Modern properties, pseudo-selectors, CSS-in-JS
JSON/YAML - Configuration files, API responses

Backend & Systems

Python - Magic methods, decorators, self/cls, type hints
Rust - Lifetimes, ownership, macros, traits
Go - Interfaces, goroutines, channels, modules
C/C++ - Preprocessor directives, templates, STL
Java/C# - OOP concepts, generics, LINQ

Data & Query Languages

SQL - Advanced queries, stored procedures, functions
GraphQL - Schema definitions, queries, mutations
MongoDB - Aggregation pipelines, document queries

DevOps & Scripting

Shell/Bash - Variable interpolation, built-in commands
Docker - Dockerfile syntax, multi-stage builds
Kubernetes - YAML manifests, custom resources

💎 Luxury UI Components

Terminal Excellence

16-color ANSI palette - Nature-inspired terminal colors
Smart cursor styling - Golden highlight with smooth animations
Selection theming - Consistent with editor selections
Command decorations - Success/error visual feedback

Professional Interface

Premium status bar - Debugging states, git info, extensions
Elite activity bar - Smooth hover effects, badge styling
Smart sidebar - File explorer, search, git integration
Advanced tabs - Modified indicators, close button theming

🔧 Developer Tools Integration

Git Workflow

8 Git status colors - Added, modified, deleted, ignored, conflicting, submodules
Merge conflict resolution - Clear visual separation for conflicts
Blame annotations - Subtle, non-intrusive styling
Diff highlighting - Side-by-side and inline comparisons

Debugging & Testing

Breakpoint styling - Clear, professional indicators
Debug console - Themed output with syntax highlighting
Test results - Pass/fail indicators with proper contrast
Error highlighting - Squiggles, hovers, problem panel

🎯 Installation

Method 1: VS Code Marketplace (Recommended)

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for "VSCode Forest Pro"
Click Install
Go to File > Preferences > Color Theme
Select "VSCode Forest Pro"

Method 2: Manual Installation

Download the .vsix file from releases
Open VS Code
Run Ctrl+Shift+P and type "Extensions: Install from VSIX"
Select the downloaded file
Reload VS Code
Activate the theme

Method 3: Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/akashsbadole/vscode-forest-pro.git
cd VSCode-forest-pro

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Package the theme
vsce package

# Install locally
code --install-extension VSCode-forest-pro-*.vsix

🌟 Screenshots

Terminal

Terminal Screenshot 16-color ANSI palette with nature theme

UI Overview

UI Screenshot Complete interface theming

⚙️ Recommended Settings

Add these to your VS Code settings.json for the optimal experience:

{
  // Font settings for premium experience
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Fira Code', 'JetBrains Mono', 'Cascadia Code', monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,

  // Enhanced syntax highlighting
  "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
  "editor.semanticTokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[VSCode Forest Pro]": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  },

  // Bracket pair colorization
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",

  // Minimap enhancements
  "editor.minimap.enabled": true,
  "editor.minimap.showSlider": "always",
  "editor.minimap.renderCharacters": false,

  // Terminal theming
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'Fira Code', monospace",
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 13,
  "terminal.integrated.lineHeight": 1.4,

  // Workbench theming
  "workbench.iconTheme": "material-icon-theme",
  "workbench.tree.indent": 16,
  "workbench.tree.renderIndentGuides": "always"
}

🎨 Color Palette

Primary Colors

Color	Hex	Usage
	`#0D1B0F`	Background
	`#E8F5E8`	Foreground
	`#7ED321`	Primary Green
	`#F5A623`	Golden Orange
	`#4A90E2`	Sky Blue

Accent Colors

Color	Hex	Usage
	`#FFD700`	Highlights
	`#50E3C2`	Strings
	`#9013FE`	Keywords
	`#E91E63`	Decorators
	`#FF6B35`	Errors

🛠️ Customization

Override Theme Colors

Add to your settings.json:

{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[VSCode Forest Pro]": {
      "editor.background": "#0A1A0D",
      "editor.foreground": "#F0F8F0"
      // Add more customizations...
    }
  },
  "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[VSCode Forest Pro]": {
      "comments": "#6B8E73",
      "strings": "#40D3B2"
      // Add more token customizations...
    }
  }
}

🐛 Known Issues

Issue #1: Some semantic tokens might not appear in older TypeScript versions
- Solution: Update TypeScript to 4.5+ and restart VS Code
Issue #2: Terminal colors might appear different on some systems
- Solution: Ensure true color support is enabled in your terminal

🔄 Changelog

Version 1.0.0 (2024-01-15)

🎉 Initial release
✨ Premium semantic highlighting for 15+ languages
🎨 Complete UI theming with 200+ color tokens
🖥️ Advanced terminal color palette
🔧 Git integration with 8 status colors

View full changelog

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

Reporting Issues

Check existing issues
Create a new issue with:
- VS Code version
- Screenshot (if visual issue)
- Steps to reproduce

Submitting Changes

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
Make your changes
Test thoroughly
Commit: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
Push: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
Open a Pull Request

Development Setup

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development mode
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

# Build for production
npm run build

📄 License

This theme is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Nature Photography - Color inspiration from forest ecosystems
VS Code Team - For the extensible theming system
Community - For feedback and suggestions
Contributors - Thank you for making this theme better

📞 Support

📧 Email: badoleakash@gmail.com

🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
📖 Documentation: Wiki

🌟 Show Your Support

If you love VSCode Forest Pro, please:

⭐ Star the repository
📝 Leave a review on the VS Code Marketplace
🐦 Share on social media with #VSCodeForestPro

Made with 💚 for developers who care about their coding environment

Coder - Professional Nature Theme for vscode

akashbadole