Features

• Material You (Dark & Light).
• Rounded corners.
• Click ripple effect.
• Modular syntax theme.
• Inject custom code (CSS, JavaScript, HTML) via inline text, local file path, or URL.
• Follow system theme e.g. Mutagen, Pywal.

Let me know your suggestions, issues on Github

Usage

Material You theming works straight away.

Other features requires running Material Code: Apply styles from command palette, which injects code into vscode installation file workbench.html. Therefore extension may ask for administrative privileges if needed.

After applying vscode will warn "Installation corrupted". This can be safely ignored. Click notification gear icon > Don't show again.

And to revert run Material Code: Remove styles.

Follow system theme

Use node package for programmatic theme control outside VS Code.

bun add https://github.com/rakibdev/material-code/releases/latest/download/npm.tgz

You can automatically update VS Code theme whenever your system theme changes using script:

import { createTheme, createVsCodeTheme, themeOptions } from 'material-code/theme'
import { readdir } from 'node:fs/promises'

// I'm using custom color generator, not Pywal.
const systemFile = Bun.env.HOME + '/.config/system-ui/app-data.json'
const systemTheme = await Bun.file(systemFile).json()

// Find installed extension folder
const vscodeDir = Bun.env.HOME + '/.vscode-insiders/extensions/'
const targetExtension = (await readdir(vscodeDir)).find(dir => dir.includes('material-code'))
const extensionDir = vscodeDir + targetExtension + '/build'

const theme = createTheme({
  // Defaults
  ...themeOptions,

  // Overrides
  darkMode: systemTheme.darkMode,
  primary: systemTheme.primary
  // ...more. TypeScript provides autocomplete
})

const vscodeTheme = createVsCodeTheme(theme)

// Saving as dark variant
await Bun.write(`${extensionDir}/dark.json`, JSON.stringify(vscodeTheme))

Help

Revert original files manually

In rare cases like this where "Material Code: Remove styles" not working. Generally updating vscode version will revert itself including the styles but if you need fix urgent:

• Open workbench.html file located in vscode installation folder. In my case (Linux) it's /opt/visual-studio-code-insiders/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-sandbox/workbench/workbench.html
• Remove all code inside <--material-code--> block and save.
• To fix "Installation corrupted" warning, use Fix VSCode Checksums extension.

Custom CSS

Change VS Code font

.mac,
.windows,
.linux {
  font-family: Google Sans;
}

Change rounded corner radius

body {
  --radius: 8px;
}

** Change background **
// todo:

Settings you might like

"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
"window.dialogStyle": "custom",
"window.menuBarVisibility": "hidden" // I'm using command palette instead.

My settings.json