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24 alternatives to Rich Black VS Code Theme

A dark theme with a rich black background and soft colors.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rich Black VS Code Theme launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Code Blue▲159

   A carefully concocted dark theme for VS Code.

   2018 · sujansundareswaran.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sequoia Theme▲189

   Black, elegant, modern and gentle theme for VS Code

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Electric Purple VS Code Theme▲84

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

   2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Todoist Dark Theme▲315

   Experience a darker side of Todoist

   2018 · todoist.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   M.R Darkest Theme▲10

   A beautifully darkest theme for Visual Studio Code

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Deepdark Material Theme▲58

   A clean and dark material theme + icon package for VS Code

   2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Squirrelsong▲92

   Light & dark themes for web developers

   2023 · sapegin.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   RoRvsWild theme▲72

   Colors for developers with sensitive eyes

   2020 · rorvswild.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Framer Syntax Theme▲145

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

   2018 · framer.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Serendipity▲559

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

    2021 · oleg.is · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Duotone VS Code Theme▲81

    A hot new theme to spice up your workflow

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Luvia Theme For Visual Studio Code▲88

    Dark Visual Studio Code theme for those who code at night

    2022 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slack Theme for VSCode▲104

    Theme your VSCode like Slack

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Darker Medium▲285

    Read Medium stories with happy eyes

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    KTRZ Monokai▲63

    A minimal VS Code theme with the Monokai color scheme.

    2021 · ixkaito.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shorthand CSS▲169

    Feature rich CSS framework for the new decade

    2020 · shorthandcss.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wizza Theme▲83

    Dark theme for Visual Studio Code

    2021 · jeffreyovermeer.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Unicode WordPress Theme▲126

    A minimal, high-performance WordPress theme for writers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Crucial Human Theme for VSCode▲84

    A royal dark theme for VSCode

    2021 · crucialhuman.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Colors & Fonts▲304

    Color & typography for web developers & digital designers

    2021 · colorsandfonts.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Duomage▲65

    Minimal dark theme for VS Code

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Brook Code Theme▲6

    Clean code editor theme combine simplicity and clean look

    2024 · brookcodetheme.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Cobalt2 theme and colour scheme for Sublime Text▲80

    Tweaked and refined Sublime Text theme based on the original cobalt. - GitHub - wesbos/cobalt2: Tweaked and refined Sublime Text theme based on the original cobalt.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Plum Dark Theme for VS Code▲7

    A dark purple theme for VS Code

    2021 · themes.vscode.one · its alternatives →

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