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Pico-8 Theme

Pico-8 Theme

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Vscode theme insipired by pico-8
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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PICO-8 VSCode Theme

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Welcome to the PICO-8 Theme for Visual Studio Code! This theme is inspired by the aesthetics of the PICO-8 fantasy console's text editor, aiming to bring the nostalgic and retro feel into your modern coding environment.


Here's a glimpse of how your code will look like with the PICO-8 Theme:


Python

Python


C++

C++


Markdown

Markdown


Selection

Selection


Installation

  1. Open the Extensions sidebar panel in VS Code. View → Extensions

  2. Search for Pico-8 theme

  3. Click Install

  4. Once installed, you'll be prompted to select Pico-8-theme as your color theme. Confirm the selection.

If you aren't prompted to select a color theme upon installation: Code (File, on Windows) > Preferences > Color Theme > Pico-8 theme. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut ⌘/Ctrl + K > ⌘/Ctrl + T and select Pico-8 theme.


Typography and cursor

I am using the pico-8 font from https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/2052852/pico-8-27 , and I have my own personal settings for the cursor. To change the font and the cursor settings:

  1. Download the font and install the font to your computer

    • (MAC USERS): after unzipping the file -> click the .tff file and click Download

    Download

  2. Open Vscode and then go to the command palette (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P) and type "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)", Edit your user settings to include

{
    "[python]": {
        "editor.formatOnType": true
    },
    "solidity.telemetry": false,
    "window.zoomLevel": 1,
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "editorCursor.foreground": "#FF004D" ,// Pink color for the cursor,
    "editorCursor.background": "#ca597b"  
  },
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.cursorWidth": 20,
  "editor.fontWeight": "normal",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontFamily": "PICO-8",
}

Contributions

We welcome any and all feedback, contributions, and suggestions! Feel free to raise an issue on the Repo's GitHub Issues or submit a Pull Request.


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