VSx Glow
A Neovim-inspired dark theme for VS Code, blending One Dark Pro and Dracula Official.
Developed by SGDEV
Availability
VSx Glow is available on:
Features
- Yellow main text (
#f1fa8c) on a deep #1e222a One Dark Pro background, with Dracula pink keywords, purple constants, and orange parameters.
- Neovim-style flat UI: darker sidebar, tabs and status bar, bufferline-style tab accent, lualine-style status pill, and floating-window style popups.
- Full workbench, syntax (TextMate), and semantic token support.
Install
From a marketplace: search for VSx Glow in the Extensions view (VS Code Marketplace) or in your VSCodium / Open VSX-based editor.
From the .vsix file:
code --install-extension vsx-glow-0.1.1.vsix
Then press Ctrl/Cmd+K Ctrl/Cmd+T and choose VSx Glow.
From source: copy this folder into ~/.vscode/extensions/vsx-glow (Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\vsx-glow) and restart VS Code.
Make it feel like Neovim
{
"editor.cursorStyle": "block",
"editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
"editor.lineNumbers": "relative",
"editor.renderLineHighlight": "all",
"editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrainsMono Nerd Font', 'FiraCode Nerd Font', monospace",
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true
}
For modal editing, install the VSCode Neovim extension.
Palette
| Role |
Color |
| Main text |
#f1fa8c |
| Background |
#1e222a |
| Sidebar / tabs |
#1a1d23 |
| Floating widgets |
#181b21 |
| Keywords |
#ff79c6 |
| Functions |
#61afef |
| Strings |
#98c379 |
| Numbers / constants |
#bd93f9 |
| Types / classes |
#8be9fd |
| Properties / tags |
#e06c75 |
| Parameters |
#ffb86c |
| Operators |
#56b6c2 |
| Comments |
#6b7694 |
Build from source
npm i -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package # creates vsx-glow-0.1.1.vsix
Regenerate the logo with python3 make_logo.py (requires Pillow).
License
Copyright (C) 2026 SGDEV.
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
One Dark Pro and Dracula Official are separate projects by their respective authors; VSx Glow is an independent theme inspired by their color styles. The logo is an original stylized mark and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.
