Minimal Monochrome Icons

A minimalist, monochrome icon theme for VS Code. Designed to complement the Minimal Monochrome color theme. Inspired by Zed's clean by default UI.

Philosophy

Most icon themes use colorful, detailed icons that compete for attention with your code. Minimal Monochrome Icons takes a different approach:

1. Monochrome palette - All icons use a single gray tone (#B4B4B4), creating visual harmony
2. Hand-drawn file icon - A subtle, sketchy circle icon generated with Rough.js adds character without distraction
3. Clean folder icons - Simple outlined (closed) and filled (open) folder variants
4. Hidden explorer arrows - Removes the > chevrons for a cleaner tree view
5. Smart folder recognition - Different icons for common folders (src, test, config, docs, etc.)

Preview

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows/Linux)
3. Search for "Minimal Monochrome Icons"
4. Click Install
5. Go to Preferences > File Icon Theme and select Minimal Monochrome Icons

Manual Installation

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Copy the folder to your VS Code extensions directory:
   • macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/
   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\
   • Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/
3. Restart VS Code
4. Select the theme from Preferences > File Icon Theme

Pairs well with

• Minimal Monochrome color theme

Credits

• File icon generated using Rough.js
• Created by Arihant Verma

License

MIT