Themes
Patchcord includes 20+ terminal-inspired color themes to customize your experience.
Available Themes
Dark Themes
Monokai
A vibrant, colorful theme inspired by the Sublime Text default.
Colors:
- Background:
#272822 - Foreground:
#F8F8F2 - Primary:
#A6E22E - Secondary:
#66D9EF
Dracula
A dark theme with purple tones, easy on the eyes.
Colors:
- Background:
#282A36 - Foreground:
#F8F8F2 - Primary:
#FF79C6 - Secondary:
#8BE9FD
Nord
An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant theme.
Colors:
- Background:
#2E3440 - Foreground:
#D8DEE9 - Primary:
#88C0D0 - Secondary:
#81A1C1
Gruvbox Dark
A retro groove theme with warm colors.
Colors:
- Background:
#282828 - Foreground:
#EBDBB2 - Primary:
#98971A - Secondary:
#D79921
One Dark
The default theme from the Atom editor.
Colors:
- Background:
#282C34 - Foreground:
#ABB2BF - Primary:
#61AFEF - Secondary:
#C678DD
GitHub Dark
GitHub’s official dark theme.
Colors:
- Background:
#0D1117 - Foreground:
#C9D1D9 - Primary:
#58A6FF - Secondary:
#BC8CFF
Tokyo Night
A clean, dark theme with purple-blue tones.
Colors:
- Background:
#1A1B26 - Foreground:
#A9B1D6 - Primary:
#7AA2F7 - Secondary:
#BB9AF7
Catppuccin
A pastel purple theme from the Catppuccin project.
Colors:
- Background:
#1E1E2E - Foreground:
#CDD6F4 - Primary:
#89B4FA - Secondary:
#CBA6F7
Everforest
A nature-inspired theme with warm greens.
Colors:
- Background:
#2D353B - Foreground:
#D3C6AA - Primary:
#A7C080 - Secondary:
#DBBC7F
Material Dark
Google’s Material Design dark theme.
Colors:
- Background:
#263238 - Foreground:
#EEFFFF - Primary:
#82AAFF - Secondary:
#C792EA
Light Themes
GitHub Light
GitHub’s official light theme.
Colors:
- Background:
#FFFFFF - Foreground:
#24292F - Primary:
#0969DA - Secondary:
#8250DF
Solarized Light
A carefully tuned light palette.
Colors:
- Background:
#FDF6E3 - Foreground:
#657B83 - Primary:
#268BD2 - Secondary:
#6C71C4
One Light
The light variant of the One theme.
Colors:
- Background:
#FAFAFA - Foreground:
#383A42 - Primary:
#4078F2 - Secondary:
#A626A4
Gruvbox Light
The light variant of Gruvbox.
Colors:
- Background:
#FBF1C7 - Foreground:
#3C3836 - Primary:
#98971A - Secondary:
#D79921
Retro Themes
Amber
Classic monochrome amber terminal.
Colors:
- Background:
#1A1005 - Foreground:
#FFB000
Green
Classic phosphor green terminal.
Colors:
- Background:
#0A1A0A - Foreground:
#00FF00
CGA
4-color CGA palette.
Colors:
- Background:
#000000 - Foreground:
#FF5555,#55FF55,#FFFF55,#5555FF
IBM PC
Original IBM PC colors.
Colors:
- Background:
#0000AA - Foreground:
#AAAAAA
Changing Themes
Via Settings Panel
- Press
Ctrl+,to open settings - Navigate to Appearance
- Select a theme from the dropdown
- Preview updates instantly
Via Command
Use the /theme command:
/theme monokai
/theme dracula
/theme nord
Via Keyboard Shortcut
Cycle through themes with a custom shortcut (configure in settings).
Custom Themes
Create custom themes by modifying the theme configuration file:
Location:
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\dev.patchcord.desktop\themes\custom.json - macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/dev.patchcord.desktop/themes/custom.json - Linux:
~/.config/dev.patchcord.desktop/themes/custom.json
Example Custom Theme:
{
"id": "my-custom-theme",
"name": "My Custom Theme",
"isDark": true,
"colors": {
"background": "#1A1A2E",
"foreground": "#EAEAEA",
"primary": "#E94560",
"secondary": "#0F3460",
"muted": "#888888",
"accent": "#E94560",
"border": "#333333"
}
}
Theme Recommendations
For Daytime Use
- GitHub Light
- Solarized Light
- One Light
For Nighttime Use
- Nord
- Dracula
- Catppuccin
- Tokyo Night
For Low Light
- Gruvbox Dark
- Everforest
- Material Dark
For Retro Feel
- Amber
- Green
- IBM PC
Accessibility
High Contrast
For better visibility, try:
- GitHub Dark (high contrast)
- Solarized Light
- Monokai
Color Blindness Friendly
- Nord (blue-yellow friendly)
- Gruvbox (red-green friendly)
- One Dark (general friendly)
Next Steps
- Configuration - More appearance settings
- Commands - IRC commands
- Troubleshooting - Common issues