Bandersnatch

A warm dark VS Code theme inspired by Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Charcoal surfaces, cream text, lime strings and function names, teal keywords, and orange types preserve the original theme's character across the whole editor.

What's new in 2.0

The refresh includes 965 workbench colors based on the official VS Code color reference, checked against VS Code 1.144.1 on November 2, 2026.

The palette now covers navigation, tabs, menus, inputs, Settings, notifications, Git and merge diffs, debugging, testing and coverage, notebooks, terminal ANSI colors, chat, inline edits, agent sessions, and modern UI surfaces. Comments are more readable, and TextMate syntax and semantic highlighting use the same palette. Translucent selections and decorations keep code and diagnostics visible instead of painting over them.

Installation

Install Bandersnatch from the Marketplace, or run:

code --install-extension emanuelebartolesi.bandersnatch

Open the Command Palette, run Preferences: Color Theme, and choose Bandersnatch. To configure it manually:

{
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Bandersnatch"
}

Requires VS Code 1.85 or newer; newer sections appear in versions that support them. Existing installations update under the unchanged emanuelebartolesi.bandersnatch identity. No runtime code or dependencies are required.

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Licensed under MIT.