Paper Notebook Light

A warm, paper-like light theme for VS Code with ink-style colors.

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Concept

Instead of a bright white screen, this theme gives you the feeling of writing with ink on slightly yellowed paper.

• Eye-friendly off-white background
• Ink-style text colors (dark brown to dark gray, not too harsh)
• Pencil-gray comments and disabled code
• Designed to feel like "readable handwritten text in a notebook"

Installation

Method 1: Install from VSIX File (Recommended)

You can create and install a VSIX file even without a debug environment.

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/kpab/vscode-paper-like-theme.git
   cd vscode-paper-like-theme
   

2. Package the VSIX file

   npm run package
   

   or

   npx @vscode/vsce package
   

3. Install in VS Code

   npm run install-extension
   

   or

   code --install-extension paper-notebook-light-0.0.1.vsix
   

4. Select the theme in VS Code

   • Press Ctrl+K Ctrl+T (macOS: Cmd+K Cmd+T)
   • Select Paper Notebook Light

Method 2: Development Host (F5 Debug)

1. Clone this repository
2. Open the folder in VS Code
3. Press F5 or run Extension from the Run and Debug panel
4. In the development host, press Ctrl+K Ctrl+T (macOS: Cmd+K Cmd+T) to select a theme
5. Select Paper Notebook Light

Recommended Font Settings

For a more authentic notebook feel, add these font settings to your settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Iosevka', 'JetBrains Mono', 'Cascadia Code', Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace",
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 22,
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.2,
  "editor.renderLineHighlight": "line",
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "smooth"
}

Recommended Fonts

• Iosevka - Clean handwriting-inspired style with high readability
• JetBrains Mono - Modern and easy to read
• Cascadia Code - Beautiful coding font by Microsoft

Note: Fonts must be installed on your system beforehand.

Color Palette

• Background: #F5F0E6 - Warm paper color
• Foreground: #3A2E23 - Ink-style dark brown
• Keywords: #854D2C - Deep brown (bold)
• Strings: #7A5136 - Brown tones
• Comments: #9E9386 - Pencil-gray (italic)
• Numbers: #A86434 - Orange-brown

License

MIT