The best Monokai based dark theme for JavaScript developers and markdown readers
Monokai Slate is a VS Code dark theme with a focus for:
- Long time reading (both code and markdown)
- Quick and easy spotting
- Best support for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON and Markdown.
It's ported and enhanced from my other theme for Atom editor: Monokai Slate - Atom, a top download (34k+) Monokai theme on Atom marketplace.
Markdown
JavaScript
TypeScript
JSON
HTML & CSS
press ctl/command + shift + p
to launch the command palette then run
ext install monokai-slate
If you use Atom, please checkout the same theme here
- Modify theme json file
- F5 to test
- Create extension file (*.vslx)
npm run package
- Upload in https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage/publishers
Development Tips:
- Read this first: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/language-extensions/syntax-highlight-guide
- TextMate selectors: https://macromates.com/manual/en/language_grammars
- Use
Developer: Inspect TM Scopes
to inspect current token and color in VS Code. - Hex color code with Opacity
- Creating a VS Code Theme on CSS Tricks
- vsce guide