SYNESTHESIA SYNTHWAVE 🟣

Neon-drenched code, sparkling UI.
for Visual Studio Code

🎧 4 genres • Neon Focus • Glow UI stars

“Code you can hear, music you can see.

Tune your editor. Glitch your palette.

Be your own synthesizer.”

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💿 What is Synesthesia Synthwave?

Unleash a unique, musical coding experience:
4 dark themes inspired by synesthesia (when people literally see sound) and 80s retrofuturism. Every variant riffs on a different musical genre. Main "Synthwave" is your all-in synthpop.

🎛️ Ultra-colorful. Hyper-legible. Music in every pixel. 🎛️

🌈 Color Palette — THE REAL DEAL

Name	Token/Usage	🎵 Musical Name	HEX
Primary Neon	Keyword, Accent, UI Action	forte	`#FF6AC1`
Bright Pink	Modifier, Boolean, Error	crescendo	`#FF9AC1`
Mint Neon	Strings, Regexp	legato	`#72F1B8`
Deep Mint	Escape Sequences, Inline C	mezzo-legato	`#4CD4A0`
Electric Purple	Numbers, Decorators	staccato	`#C792EA`
Azure Blue	Functions, Methods	melody	`#82AAFF`
Retro Cyan	Types, Classes	harmony	`#89DDFF`
Gold	Parameters, Constants	resonance	`#FFCB6B`
Glow Text	Main foreground (code)	soprano	`#E4F0FB`
Muted Blue	Muted text, Details	alto	`#A6ACCD`
Soft Grey-Blue	Comments, Faint UI	pianissimo	`#676E95`
bg (main)	Editor Base	bass	`#0F0E17`
bg (side)	Sidebars, Panels	baritone	`#0A0912`
bg (pop)	Popups/Dropdowns	tenor	`#1A1826`
Border/Line	UI borders, Divider	contrabass	`#2D2B3D`
Success Green	Added, Success, Diff	cadence	`#A6E3A1`
Warning Orange	Warning	tremolo	`#FAB387`
Error Red	Error, Git Deletion, Alert	dissonance	`#FF5370`

🦄 Tip: All color names are musical. Style your code like a rockstar.

🦜 Theme Variants

🎼 Variant	☀️ Concept	Brightness/Feeling
Synthwave	Main — classic neon	Balanced, but wild
Dawn	Early morning riffs	Warm & optimistic
Dusk	Deep purple night	Saturated, moodier
Midnight	3AM-Club Vibe	Super-dark, ultra-glow

Check them all by switching in the command palette!

🚀 Quick Install

# Marketplace Way
code --install-extension synesthesia-studio.synesthesia-theme

# Or manual (super geeky)
git clone https://github.com/stackmason1/synesthesia-theme/synesthesia-theme.git
cp -R synesthesia-theme ~/.vscode/extensions/

Select "Synesthesia Synthwave * as your theme. Then, press F11. Now you're in the 80s.

🛸 Features

🎹 Ultra-vivid syntax: semantic highlighting, music-themed color mapping
🎼 6-color bracket fun: get lost in polyrhythmic brackets
🟣 Git, terminal, sidebar: complete retro UI support
👁️‍🗨️ Night-owl approved contrast for marathon sessions
🧬 True music mode: every color is a musical element
🔊 Easter eggs & fun hover-hints (activate experimental brackets!)

🎚️ Recommended VS Code Settings

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', 'Fira Code', Consolas, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
  "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "workbench.activityBar.visible": true,
  // optional fun 🎸
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "expand"
}

👀 Supported Languages

All major languages + most niche ones (from Ada to Zig).

JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go
HTML, CSS, SCSS, XML
JSON, YAML, TOML, Markdown
Java, C++, C, PHP, Ruby ...
And even COBOL (but, why?)

⚡ Contribute / Feedback

Open an Issue if something looks weird
Star the repo if you like synths
Submit a Pull Request if you want to jam

🥁 Credits

Created by stackmason1
💗 Inspired by real synesthetes & 80s music videos
["Code you can hear, music you can see"]

GitHub @synesthesia-studio — MIT License 2025

Made with 💜 & soundwaves by stackmason1