VS Code Pitch Black Color Theme

All backgrounds and unnecessary borders are black. Syntax highlighting colors are taken from the Dark+ (default) theme.

Install and activate

  1. Install: ctrl+p (or cmd+p), enter ext install pitch black.
  2. Activate: ctrl+k, ctrl+t (or cmd+k, cmd+t), select Pitch Black.

Settings

Some features cannot be enabled automatically by this extension. In the user settings, set the following.

  • Remove highlighting of tab lines etc: "workbench.colorCustomizations": { "editorWhitespace.foreground": "#000" }
  • Remove line next to scroll bar: "editor.overviewRulerBorder": false
  • Black title bar: "window.titleBarStyle": "custom"

Manual Install

cd ~/.vscode/extensions
git clone https://github.com/ViktorQvarfordt/vscode-pitch-black-theme.git pitch-black-theme