Capy UI Theme 🦫

A dark VS Code theme with electric blue accents, inspired by the Mastodon Capy UI aesthetic.

🎨 Color Palette

• Primary Accent: #1e80c7 - Electric blue for selections, links, and active elements
• Background: #1c1d21 - Dark charcoal for comfortable long coding sessions
• Secondary BG: #36383f - Slightly lighter for subtle contrast
• Muted Blue: #8bb4d8 - For comments and secondary text
• Light Text: #f7f9f9 - Almost white for primary content
• Success Green: #00ba7c - For strings and success states
• Error Red: #e74c3c - For errors and deletions
• Bright Teal: #5FF4AEFF - For symbols, punctuation, and operators
• Grey-Blue: #93abd0 - For functions, numbers, and constants
• Light Grey-Blue: #a8b9ca - For classes and types

✨ Features

• Dominant Electric Blue: The signature #1e80c7 color is used throughout for selections, active tabs, buttons, and links
• Comfortable Dark Background: Easy on the eyes for extended coding sessions
• Syntax Highlighting: Carefully crafted blue-centric palette with excellent readability
• Accessible Contrast: Good contrast ratios for accessibility
• Complete Coverage: Both UI colors and comprehensive syntax token colors
• Git Integration: Clear diff and decoration colors
• Terminal Theming: Colors integrated terminal background, text, and ANSI colors (your shell prompt styling from Starship, Oh My Zsh, etc. remains separate)

🚀 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Capy UI Theme"
4. Click Install
5. Select the theme: Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → "Capy UI"

Or install directly: View on Marketplace

From Open VSX Registry (VSCodium, Gitpod, etc.)

1. Open your editor
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Capy UI Theme"
4. Click Install
5. Select the theme: Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → "Capy UI"

Or install directly: View on Open VSX

From Source (for development)

cd VS-Capy-UI
code --install-extension .

🖼️ Screenshots

Editor View

The main editing experience with electric blue accents and comfortable dark background.

Sidebar & Activity Bar

Clean interface with blue highlights for active items.

Terminal

Fully themed terminal with the Capy UI color palette.

🎯 Design Philosophy

1. Dark & Comfortable: The #1c1d21 background provides a comfortable environment for long coding sessions
2. Electric Blue Dominance: #1e80c7 is the star - used for all interactive and focused elements
3. Blue-Centric Syntax: While maintaining readability, the syntax highlighting embraces blue tones
4. Subtle UI: Interface elements are present but don't overpower your code
5. Accessibility: Contrast ratios chosen with readability in mind

🦫 About

This theme is inspired by the Mastodon Capy UI project (and othe r Capy UI themes), bringing the same comfortable dark themed, blue-accented aesthetic to your code editor. Designed to be kinbder to your eyes for long coding sessions.

🛠️ Customization

You can customize any color in your settings.json:

{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[Capy UI]": {
      "editor.background": "#1c1d21"
    }
  },
  "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[Capy UI]": {
      "comments": "#8bb4d8"
    }
  }
}

📝 Feedback

Found an issue or have a suggestion? Reach out on Mastodon: @[email protected]

📜 License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify as you wish.

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Made with 💙 by capybara enthusiasts, for developers who appreciate good design.