DarkDuino is a modified dark theme for the legacy version of aduino IDE 1.8.x, based on tauno-dark-0.2.
The changes made from the base version (tauno-dark-0.2) was inspired from the color theme Bearded Theme feat. Will
- Updated the overall color scheme to match the Bearded Theme's darker background and vibrant syntax highlighting
- Enabled line highlighting for better readability
- Adjusted comment styles to be italic for better distinction
- Enhanced contrast for keywords, functions, and literals
- GUI was not touched
For specific changes, please check changes.md.
Download the latest release. Copy the zip file to C:\users\%usersprofile%\Documents\Arduino\theme\. Launch Arduino IDE 1.8x then Preferences > Theme then select DarkDuino 1.0. Restart to take effect.
To check the theme (syntax and color schemes), restart arduino ide and use a sample code to confirm if the color schemes apply. You can use the sample code by download or copying the contents from the SampleCode.ino from the folder SampleCode.
To customize this theme to your liking, edit the theme.txt file and change the colors. Check the comments and understand the syntax to edit it.
We all know of the newer Arduino IDE version (2.x.x). However, based on my experience, this update has been slow and fails to connect properly to arduino boards. Until it matches the functionality of the legacy version, as it works quite well for me, I will continue using it. Furthermore, typical dark themes online for arduino often have basic syntax highlighting, prompting me to customize and enhance the color scheme to my liking. Thus, DarkDuino was born.
MIT License. Check the License file for more.