Monochromator

A simple monochrome theme for Visual Studio Code.

If you also get a headache from the color fiasco of mainstream color schemes, then this extension is just for you. Too many colors distract you from thinking clearly.

That's why this theme uses only black, white, gray and the color blue (which highlights URLs, literals, etc.). The only exception to this rule are the colors for the Git decorations and errors / warnings, which also use red, orange and green. Additionally, if you are working under GNOME, this theme will fit very well into the overall desktop environment.

Following two variants are included:

Monochromator Dark

Monochromator Light

Installation

Make sure that the npm package vsce is installed. If not, do the following:

npm install -g vsce

Clone the repository:

git clone https://codeberg.org/beem/monochromator.git
cd monochromator

Build the .vsix file:

vsce package

Note

Depending on your Visual Studio Code installation, the command code could also be code-insiders, codium or codium-insiders.

Install the extension:

code --install-extension monochromator-*.vsix

License

© 2025 Josias Beem

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.