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Retro Hacker Theme

Retro Hacker Theme

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A high-contrast retro hacker theme with neon green accents
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Retro Hacker Theme for VS Code 🚀

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A carefully crafted VS Code theme inspired by classic hacker movies and retro computing. Features a high-contrast dark theme with neon green accents and carefully selected complementary colors for optimal readability during those long coding sessions.

🌟 Features

  • 🖥️ High-contrast dark theme optimized for readability
  • 💚 Classic hacker-style neon green accents
  • 📊 Enhanced visibility for important code elements
  • 🔍 Clear distinction between different code components
  • 🎯 Special attention to markup and terminal colors

📸 Screenshots

Retro Hacker Green

JS Screenshot

Retro Hacker Pink

JS Screenshot

📥 Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Retro Hacker Theme"
  4. Click Install
  5. Press Ctrl+K Ctrl+T (Cmd+K Cmd+T on macOS)
  6. Select "Retro Hacker"

Alternatively, you can install it directly from the VS Code Marketplace: Retro Hacker Theme on VS Code Marketplace

🔧 Customization

You can override any color in your settings.json. Example:

{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[Retro Hacker Green]": {
        "terminal.background": "#000000",
        "terminal.foreground": "#05d805",
        ...
    }
  }
}

{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[Retro Hacker Pink]": {
        "terminal.background": "#000000",
        "terminal.foreground": "#ff00ff",
        ...
    }
  }
}

✨ Best Experience

For the best experience, we recommend:

  • Using a monospace font like Fira Code or Cascadia Code
  • Enabling font ligatures if your font supports them
  • Setting editor.renderWhitespace: "all" for better visibility of whitespace
  • Using the integrated terminal for the full retro experience

🔌 Supported Languages

Optimized syntax highlighting for:

  • Python
  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • HTML/CSS
  • Java
  • C/C++
  • C#
  • Ruby
  • Go
  • Rust
  • Markdown
  • JSON/YAML
  • And many more!

🤝 Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

🐛 Known Issues

  • None at the moment. If you find any issues, please report them on our GitHub repository.

📜 License

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

🙏 Acknowledgments

  • Inspired by classic hacker movies and retro computing
  • Special thanks to the VS Code theme development community
  • Thanks to all contributors and users for their feedback and support

🚀 About the Author

Created with 💚 by Elmer S.

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💝 Support

If you find this theme helpful, please consider:

  • Rating it on the VS Code Marketplace
  • Starring the GitHub repository
  • Sharing it with your friends and colleagues

Enjoy coding like a classic hacker! 👨‍💻👩‍💻

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