Capy UI Theme for Visual Studio 🦫

A dark Visual Studio 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
• Output Window Theming: Fully themed output windows, error list, and tool windows

🚀 Installation

From Visual Studio Marketplace

TBD - Marketplace publishing for Visual Studio extensions requires Microsoft approval. In the meantime, use manual installation below.

Manual Installation

1. Download the .vsix file from releases
2. Double-click to install or use VSIXInstaller.exe
3. Restart Visual Studio
4. Select the theme: Tools → Options → Environment → General → Color theme → "Capy UI"

From Source (for development)

cd visual_studio_capy_ui
# Build the VSIX using Visual Studio or MSBuild

🖼️ Screenshots

Editor View

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

Solution Explorer

Clean interface with blue highlights for active items and clear git status indicators.

Output Windows

Fully themed output windows, error list, and debug console.

🎯 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 other Capy UI themes), bringing the same comfortable dark themed, blue-accented aesthetic to Visual Studio. Designed to match the VS Code Capy UI theme for a consistent development experience across editors.

🛠️ Customization

You can export and modify the theme settings:

1. Tools → Import and Export Settings
2. Export selected environment settings
3. Choose "All Settings" or just "Environment → Fonts and Colors"
4. Edit the .vssettings file
5. Import back into Visual Studio

🔗 Related Projects

• Capy UI for VS Code - The VS Code version of this theme
• Mastodon Capy UI - The original Mastodon theme that inspired this project

📝 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.