Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Squirrelsong

Light & dark themes for web developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Squirrelsong launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dark Reader▲299

   Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Serendipity▲559

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

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Darker Medium▲285

   Read Medium stories with happy eyes

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darkness▲269

   Dark themes for Google, Facebook and more

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Electric Purple VS Code Theme▲84

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

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Darkness v2▲219

   Beautiful dark themes for your favorite websites

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ColorHub▲178

   Find the perfect color palette for your next project

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8IB
   I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser▲375

   2021 · themes.vscode.one · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Themery▲86

   Build beautiful themes for your IDE

   Apr 2026 · themery.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dark theme for Figma▲75

    The best dark theme for Figma webapp

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fix contrast▲149

    Automatically fix contrast issues on all websites

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Blue▲159

    A carefully concocted dark theme for VS Code.

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spectrum▲98

    Intuitively design beautiful color schemes

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dark CSS Generator▲147

    Generate ready to use dark CSS files for your website

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Brightlight▲132

    A clean multipage theme made with Astro, Tailwind CSS & MDX

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GitHub Dark▲122

    🔦 GitHub Dark - Browse GitHub in nighttime mode 🌚

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    UI.Colors▲85

    Small web app with a bunch UI colors

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Shade▲105

    Super easy color contrast insights and recommendations

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Luvia Theme For Visual Studio Code▲88

    Dark Visual Studio Code theme for those who code at night

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Midnight Lizard▲124

    Clever night mode for all websites

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    M.R Darkest Theme▲10

    A beautifully darkest theme for Visual Studio Code

    2024 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Subtle Patterns▲118

    Free textures for your next web project.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23SH
    Syntax-highlighting with accessible color contrast▲7

    Needed a syntax-highlighting theme for displaying code samples on our company blog, but found my favourite editor themes did not have WCAG-conformant color contrast. And the accessibility-focused themes I found didn't fit well with our site aesthetic. I'm sure there are such themes out there, but for our use I built these Measured Light & Dark schemes. Pleased with the results, so have open-sourced them and made them available to the base16 ecosystem. Happy theming!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Docs Dark 2.0▲6

    Dark Theme for Google Docs with high contrast

    2025 · its alternatives →

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