AC CodeGlow
AC CodeGlow is a modern dark VS Code theme designed to make code easier to read, understand, and enjoy.
Features
- Carefully tuned dark color palette for long coding sessions
- Beginner-friendly visual hierarchy for keywords, functions, variables, strings, numbers, and classes
- Strong readability with subtle, professional contrast
- Semantic highlighting for modern language servers
- Bracket-friendly and indentation-aware editor experience
- Clean UI styling for explorer, tabs, terminal, status bar, and search views
- Three dark variants: AC CodeGlow, AC CodeGlow Midnight, and AC CodeGlow Focus
Design Philosophy
The theme follows a simple idea: make code beautiful without making it noisy.
Colors are chosen with meaning.
- Purple for keywords and logic
- Blue for functions and call sites
- Green for strings and values
- Orange for numbers and constants
- Yellow for classes and types
- Cyan for support types and language internals
- Pink and red for special constructs and errors
- Soft gray for comments and secondary UI elements
This keeps the editor professional and readable while helping newcomers learn the structure of code faster.
Supported Languages
AC CodeGlow is designed to support common developer workflows, including:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- HTML
- CSS
- JSON
- PHP
- Java
- C++
- C#
Theme Variants
AC CodeGlow
Balanced dark theme for everyday coding.
AC CodeGlow Midnight
A deeper, cooler variant with enhanced immersion and subtle contrast.
AC CodeGlow Focus
A more restrained variant with lower UI noise and stronger editor concentration.
Installation
- Open VS Code
- Open Extensions
- Search for "AC CodeGlow"
- Install the extension
- Open the Command Palette
- Select "Preferences: Color Theme"
- Choose "AC CodeGlow"
Recommended Settings
These settings improve the reading experience without changing the theme itself:
{
"editor.fontFamily": "Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.fontSize": 14,
"editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
"editor.renderWhitespace": "selection",
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
"workbench.colorTheme": "AC CodeGlow"
}
Screenshots
The project includes screenshots in the screenshots folder for:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- HTML
- Dashboard/editor overview
Files are located here:
- screenshots/javascript.png
- screenshots/typescript.png
- screenshots/python.png
- screenshots/html.png
- screenshots/dashboard.png
If you need to update them, open the extension in the Extension Development Host and capture each relevant editor view in a clean dark workspace.
Keyboard / Theme Commands
This theme is a pure color theme extension, so there are no custom commands to activate. Use the standard VS Code theme selection flow:
- Preferences: Color Theme
- Select AC CodeGlow / AC CodeGlow Midnight / AC CodeGlow Focus
Roadmap
V1.0
- Beautiful dark theme
- Syntax highlighting
- Semantic highlighting
- Bracket visualization
- Focused editor UI
V1.1
- Improved language-specific tuning
- Additional theme customization
- Better accessibility
V1.2
- Advanced Focus Mode
- Improved reading experience
- More language support
V2.0
- Learning Mode
- Code explanations
- Optional developer-assistance features
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. To improve the theme:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Adjust the theme color values or TextMate scopes
- Validate the result in the Extension Development Host
- Submit a pull request with a clear summary
Feedback
Feedback helps shape the next version of AC CodeGlow.
Please open an issue with:
- the theme variant affected
- relevant language or UI area
- screenshots when possible
- a brief explanation of the problem or improvement
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
