Color theme for VS Code integrated terminal
TerminalVisual Studio-CodeVscode SettingsTerminal Problem Overview
Terminal Solutions
Solution 1 - Terminal
You can actually modify your user settings and edit each colour individually by adding the following to the user settings.
- Open user settings (Ctrl+,)
- Search for
workbench
and selectEdit in settings.json
underColor Customizations
"workbench.colorCustomizations" : {
"terminal.foreground" : "#00FD61",
"terminal.background" : "#383737"
}
For more on what colors you can edit you can find out here.
Solution 2 - Terminal
In case you are color picky, use this code to customize every segment.
Step 1:
Open user settings
Windows: Ctrl+,
Mac: CMD+Shift+P
Step 2: Search for "workbench: color customizations" and select Edit in settings.json. Page the following code inside existing {} and customize as you like.
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"terminal.background":"#131212",
"terminal.foreground":"#dddad6",
"terminal.ansiBlack":"#1D2021",
"terminal.ansiBrightBlack":"#665C54",
"terminal.ansiBrightBlue":"#0D6678",
"terminal.ansiBrightCyan":"#8BA59B",
"terminal.ansiBrightGreen":"#237e02",
"terminal.ansiBrightMagenta":"#8F4673",
"terminal.ansiBrightRed":"#FB543F",
"terminal.ansiBrightWhite":"#FDF4C1",
"terminal.ansiBrightYellow":"#FAC03B",
"terminal.ansiBlue":"#00a1f9",
"terminal.ansiCyan":"#8BA59B",
"terminal.ansiGreen":"#95C085",
"terminal.ansiMagenta":"#8F4673",
"terminal.ansiRed":"#FB543F",
"terminal.ansiWhite":"#A89984",
"terminal.ansiYellow":"#FAC03B"
},
Solution 3 - Terminal
VSCode comes with in-built color themes which can be used to change the colors of the editor and the terminal.
- For changing the color theme press Ctrl+K+T in windows/ubuntu or CMD+K+T on mac.
- Alternatively you can open command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P in windows/ubuntu or CMD+Shift+P on mac and type
color
. Selectpreferences: color theme
from the options, to select your favourite color. - You can also install more themes from the extensions menu on the left bar. just search
category:themes
to install your favourite themes. (If you need to sort the themes by installs searchcategory:themes @sort:installs
)
Edit - for manually editing colors in terminal
VSCode team have removed customizing colors from user settings page. Currently using the themes is the only way to customize terminal colors in VSCode. For more information check out issue #6766
Solution 4 - Terminal
Add workbench.colorCustomizations
to user settings
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"terminal.background":"#FEFBEC",
"terminal.foreground":"#6E6B5E",
...
}
Check https://glitchbone.github.io/vscode-base16-term for some presets.
Solution 5 - Terminal
The best colors I've found --which aside from being so beautiful, are very easy to look at too and do not boil my eyes-- are the ones I've found listed in this GitHub repository: VSCode Snazzy
Very Easy Installation:
> Copy the contents of snazzy.json into your VS Code "settings.json" file.
(In case you don't know how to open the "settings.json" file, first hit Ctrl+Shift+P and then write Preferences: open settings(JSON) and hit enter).
_Notice:_ For those who have tried ColorTool and it works outside VSCode but not inside VSCode, you've made no mistakes in implementing it, that's just a decision of VSCode developers for the VSCode's terminal to be colored independently.
Solution 6 - Terminal
Go to the settings of VSCode
On Windows/Linux - File > Preferences > Settings or Shortcut(ctrl,)
On macOS - Code > Preferences > Settings or Shortcut (⌘,) or Search (⇧⌘P) → “Preferences: Open Settings”
Search for "workbench: color customizations" and open the settings.json file
You can see workbench.colorCustomizations as empty if you are editing it for the first time,
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
}
Edit or Paste your configuration under workbench.colorCustomizations
Fill it with your customized options, I sharing Isotope theme here
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"terminal.background":"#000000",
"terminal.foreground":"#D0D0D0",
"terminalCursor.background":"#D0D0D0",
"terminalCursor.foreground":"#D0D0D0",
"terminal.ansiBlack":"#000000",
"terminal.ansiBlue":"#0066FF",
"terminal.ansiBrightBlack":"#808080",
"terminal.ansiBrightBlue":"#0066FF",
"terminal.ansiBrightCyan":"#00FFFF",
"terminal.ansiBrightGreen":"#33FF00",
"terminal.ansiBrightMagenta":"#CC00FF",
"terminal.ansiBrightRed":"#FF0000",
"terminal.ansiBrightWhite":"#FFFFFF",
"terminal.ansiBrightYellow":"#FF0099",
"terminal.ansiCyan":"#00FFFF",
"terminal.ansiGreen":"#33FF00",
"terminal.ansiMagenta":"#CC00FF",
"terminal.ansiRed":"#FF0000",
"terminal.ansiWhite":"#D0D0D0",
"terminal.ansiYellow":"#FF0099"
}
Now you can able to see your changes in VS Code Terminal
For more themes => Base16 Themes
For more customization => VSCode Terminal Colors
Solution 7 - Terminal
I use Oh My Zsh. It takes the dullness away and also have nice features.
Check the link here: https://ohmyz.sh/
Solution 8 - Terminal
if you want prebuilt theme for terminal first check out this link
copy the theme you want and in settings.json add:
"workbench.colorCustomizations":{
//paste the copied theme
}
Solution 9 - Terminal
Check also VSCode 1.61 (Sept. 2021) with:
- Issue 128228 "Support setting terminal color in TerminalOptions | ExtensionTerminalOptions"
- PR 128856
- commit ad59706
It adds:
export interface TerminalOptions {
/**
* Supports all ThemeColor keys, terminal.ansi* is recommended for contrast/consistency
*/
color?: ThemeColor;
}
export interface ExtensionTerminalOptions {
/**
* Supports all ThemeColor keys, terminal.ansi* is recommended for contrast/consistency
*/
color?: ThemeColor;
}
Solution 10 - Terminal
Simply. You can go to 'File -> Preferences -> Color Theme' option in visual studio and change the color of you choice.