Retro Hacker Theme for VS Code

A high-contrast dark theme inspired by classic hacker movies and retro computing. Features neon accents and carefully selected colors for optimal readability.

Theme Variants

Screenshots

Retro Hacker Green

Retro Hacker Pink

Installation

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

Or install from VS Code Marketplace

Customization

Override colors in your settings.json:

UI Colors

{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[Retro Hacker Green]": {
      "editor.background": "#000000",
      "sideBar.background": "#000a00",
      "terminal.foreground": "#00ff00",
      "editorBracketHighlight.foreground1": "#00FF00",
      "editorBracketHighlight.foreground2": "#FFD700"
    }
  }
}

Syntax Colors (Token Customization)

{
  "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[Retro Hacker Green]": {
      "comments": "#6B8E23",
      "strings": "#FFCC00",
      "keywords": "#66FF66",
      "functions": "#AEEE00",
      "variables": "#5aff31",
      "textMateRules": [
        {
          "scope": "entity.name.function",
          "settings": {
            "foreground": "#AEEE00",
            "fontStyle": "bold"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Semantic Token Colors

{
  "editor.semanticTokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[Retro Hacker Green]": {
      "rules": {
        "function": "#AEEE00",
        "variable": "#5aff31",
        "property": "#7FFF00",
        "namespace": "#00FA9A"
      }
    }
  }
}

Color Palette (Green Variant)

Recommended Settings

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Fira Code', 'Cascadia Code', monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "terminal.integrated.cursorStyle": "line"
}

Contributing

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

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Author

Created by Elmer S.

Enjoy coding like a classic hacker!