Everforest VSCode

January 21, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

This color scheme is a port of Everforest for Visual Studio Code and its forks.

Everforest is a green based color scheme, it's designed to be warm and soft in order to protect developers' eyes.

Visual examples of all the configurations in the original Everforest README.

Features

  • Green based but warm-toned.
  • Designed to have soft contrast for eye protection.
  • Works well with redshift and f.lux.
  • Customizable.
  • Rich support for common file types.
  • Semantic highlighting support.
  • Italic support.

Installation

  1. Press extensions icon in your editor.
  2. Search for reesew.everforest-theme.
  3. Select this extension and press install button.

Usage

  1. Click the gear button in the lower left corner.
  2. Click Color Theme.
  3. Select Everforest in the list.

Customization

There are some configuration options available in this theme, you can customize the palette, contrast, workbench style, etc. via user settings.

  1. Click the gear button in the lower left corner.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Select Everforest and change the settings.

FAQ

Q: How to enable cursive italic keywords?

A: The italicKeywords is designed to use with fonts that support cursive italic styles. To enable this feature:

  1. Install a font that supports cursive italic styles, for example: https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/
  2. Set the everforest.italicKeywords option to true in user settings.
  3. (optional) Set the everforest.italicComments option to false in user settings.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Inspirations

License

MIT License