Anthropic Codex Theme

August 30, 2026 · View on GitHub

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Zero-install themes for Codex: copy a single share string to import Anthropic, Catppuccin, Nord, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, One Dark, and more.

Gallery

Codex Default	Anthropic	Catppuccin Mocha

Nord	Tokyo Night	Gruvbox	One Dark

Import

Copy any share string below (or from share/<slug>.txt).
Open Codex → Settings → Themes → Import.
Paste the string. Done.

Theme	Light	Dark
Anthropic	`share/claude-desktop-light.txt`	`share/claude-desktop-dark.txt`
Catppuccin	`share/catppuccin-latte.txt`	`share/catppuccin-mocha.txt`
Nord	`share/nord-light.txt`	`share/nord-dark.txt`
Tokyo Night	`share/tokyo-night-light.txt`	`share/tokyo-night-dark.txt`
Gruvbox	`share/gruvbox-light.txt`	`share/gruvbox-dark.txt`
One Dark / One Light	`share/one-light.txt`	`share/one-dark.txt`

Anthropic Light:

codex-theme-v1:{"codeThemeId":"codex","variant":"light","theme":{"accent":"#CA7554","contrast":25,"fonts":{"code":"\"JetBrains Mono\", ui-monospace, \"SFMono-Regular\", \"Cascadia Mono\", Menlo, Consolas, monospace","ui":"\"DM Sans\", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, \"Helvetica Neue\", Arial, sans-serif"},"ink":"#38342E","opaqueWindows":true,"semanticColors":{"diffAdded":"#739245","diffRemoved":"#C37967","skill":"#CA7554"},"surface":"#F8F6F1"}}

Anthropic Dark:

codex-theme-v1:{"codeThemeId":"codex","variant":"dark","theme":{"accent":"#CA7554","contrast":55,"fonts":{"code":"\"JetBrains Mono\", ui-monospace, \"SFMono-Regular\", \"Cascadia Mono\", Menlo, Consolas, monospace","ui":"\"DM Sans\", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, \"Helvetica Neue\", Arial, sans-serif"},"ink":"#E8E4DC","opaqueWindows":true,"semanticColors":{"diffAdded":"#7FA84A","diffRemoved":"#C37967","skill":"#CA7554"},"surface":"#1E1D1B"}}

See the share/ directory for every other theme's one-line import string.

Fonts (optional)

The theme works out of the box with system fonts. For the closest Anthropic feel, install:

Font	Download
DM Sans	Google Fonts
JetBrains Mono	JetBrains

Install commands

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install --cask font-jetbrains-mono font-dm-sans

Windows — Download, select all .ttf → right-click → Install for all users.

Linux

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
# copy .ttf files there
fc-cache -fv

Theme Specs

Theme	Surface	Ink	Accent	Contrast
Anthropic Light	`#F8F6F1` warm ivory	`#38342E` warm dark	`#CA7554` muted copper	25
Anthropic Dark	`#1E1D1B` carbon	`#E8E4DC` warm ivory	`#CA7554` muted copper	55
Catppuccin Latte	`#EFF1F5`	`#4C4F69`	`#FE640B` orange	20
Catppuccin Mocha	`#1E1E2E`	`#CDD6F4`	`#FAB387` peach	45
Nord Light	`#ECEFF4`	`#2E3440`	`#5E81AC` blue	18
Nord Dark	`#2E3440`	`#D8DEE9`	`#88C0D0` ice	40
Tokyo Night Light	`#E1E2E7`	`#343B59`	`#2E7DE9` blue	20
Tokyo Night	`#1A1B26`	`#C0CAF5`	`#7AA2F7` blue-violet	50
Gruvbox Light	`#FBF1C7`	`#3C3836`	`#D65D0E` orange	22
Gruvbox Dark	`#282828`	`#EBDBB2`	`#FE8019` orange	45
One Light	`#FAFAFA`	`#383A42`	`#4078F2` blue	15
One Dark	`#282C34`	`#ABB2BF`	`#61AFEF` blue	45

Codex import only supports: surface, ink, accent, contrast, fonts, opaqueWindows, semanticColors. You cannot independently color the sidebar vs. main canvas — contrast is the only lever for panel separation.

Files

share/
  claude-desktop-light.txt      Import string (light)
  claude-desktop-dark.txt       Import string (dark)
  catppuccin-latte.txt          Catppuccin Latte
  catppuccin-mocha.txt          Catppuccin Mocha
  nord-light.txt                Nord Light
  nord-dark.txt                 Nord Dark
  tokyo-night-light.txt         Tokyo Night Light
  tokyo-night-dark.txt          Tokyo Night
  gruvbox-light.txt             Gruvbox Light
  gruvbox-dark.txt              Gruvbox Dark
  one-light.txt                 One Light
  one-dark.txt                  One Dark
themes/
  *.json                        Full VS Code theme
src/
  theme-spec.mjs                Source of truth

Rebuild

npm run build      # regenerate themes/ and share/
npm run validate   # build + check JSON + share string format