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24 alternatives to Istanbul Night

Sleek, dark theme for Visual Studio Code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Istanbul Night launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Luvia Theme For Visual Studio Code▲88

   Dark Visual Studio Code theme for those who code at night

   2022 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Todoist Dark Theme▲315

   Experience a darker side of Todoist

   2018 · todoist.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wizza Theme▲83

   Dark theme for Visual Studio Code

   2021 · jeffreyovermeer.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Code Blue▲159

   A carefully concocted dark theme for VS Code.

   2018 · sujansundareswaran.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Serendipity▲559

   A lovely VS Code theme for retina displays, dark & light

   2021 · oleg.is · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AlterNight▲84

   A modern VS Code Theme for those who code at night.

   2021 · spaceinvadev.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Framer Syntax Theme▲145

   A beautiful VSCode & Atom theme, inspired by our code editor

   2018 · framer.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   M.R Darkest Theme▲10

   A beautifully darkest theme for Visual Studio Code

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lunar Theme▲139

   A minimal, dark and light space theme for VSCode.

   2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack Theme for VSCode▲104

    Theme your VSCode like Slack

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Electric Purple VS Code Theme▲84

    A theme that will brighten your env and not strain your eyes

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Darkness▲269

    Dark themes for Google, Facebook and more

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Facebook Messenger Dark Theme▲80

    A Chrome extension for using Messenger.com at night

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Darkness v2▲219

    Beautiful dark themes for your favorite websites

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    City Lights |▲12

    A suite of beautiful dark themed goodies

    2017 · citylights.xyz · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Crucial Human Theme for VSCode▲84

    A royal dark theme for VSCode

    2021 · crucialhuman.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dark Reader▲295

    Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes

    2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    KTRZ Monokai▲63

    A minimal VS Code theme with the Monokai color scheme.

    2021 · ixkaito.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    night night . みんな▲170

    Put your website to sleep

    2016 · nightnight.xn--q9jyb4c · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Night Palette▲107

    Dark mode color palettes for designers and artists

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21SN
    Slack Night Mode▲72

    2016 · blog.lacour.me · its alternatives →

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    Total Black theme for Visual Studio 2022▲11

    Total Black theme for Visual Studio 2022

    2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Kuiro Theme▲10

    A beautiful dark theme for VsCode

    2025 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Duomage▲65

    Minimal dark theme for VS Code

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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