README

Islands Dark


    


    



A dark color theme for VS Code-compatible editors, including VSCodium, inspired by the easemate IDE. Features floating glass-like panels, rounded corners, smooth animations, and a deeply refined UI.

- easemate
- easemate Nav
- easemate effects


!Islands Dark Screenshot

 Features

- Deep dark canvas (131217) with floating panels
- Glass-effect borders with directional light simulation (brighter top/left, subtle bottom/right)
- Rounded corners on all panels, notifications, command palette, and sidebars
- Pill-shaped activity bar with glass selection indicators
- Breadcrumb bar and status bar that dim when not hovered
- Tab close buttons that fade in on hover
- Smooth transitions on sidebar selections, scrollbars, and status bar
- Pill-shaped scrollbar thumbs
- Color-matched icon glow effect (works best with Seti Folder icon theme)
- Warm syntax highlighting with comprehensive language support (JS/TS, Python, Go, Rust, HTML/CSS, JSON, YAML, Markdown)
- IBM Plex Mono in the editor, FiraCode Nerd Font Mono in the terminal

!Islands Dark Screenshot UI

 Installation

This theme has two parts: a color theme and CSS customizations that create the floating glass panel look.

 One-Liner Install (Recommended)

The fastest way to install:

 macOS/Linux (VS Code)

bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands/main/bootstrap.sh | bash


 Windows (VS Code)

powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands/main/bootstrap.ps1 | iex


 macOS/Linux (VSCodium)

bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands/main/bootstrap.sh | bash -s -- --vscodium


 Windows (VSCodium)

powershell
$env:ISLANDS_DARK_EDITOR = "vscodium"; irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands/main/bootstrap.ps1 | iex


 Manual Clone Install

If you prefer to clone first:

 macOS/Linux (VS Code)

bash
git clone https://github.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands.git islands-dark
cd islands-dark
./install.sh


 Windows (VS Code)

powershell
git clone https://github.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands.git islands-dark
cd islands-dark
.\install.ps1


 macOS/Linux (VSCodium)

bash
git clone https://github.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands.git islands-dark
cd islands-dark
./install.sh --vscodium


 Windows (VSCodium)

powershell
git clone https://github.com/bwya77/vscode-dark-islands.git islands-dark
cd islands-dark
.\install.ps1 -Editor vscodium


The scripts will automatically:
- ✅ Install the Islands Dark theme extension
- ✅ Install the Custom UI Style extension
- ✅ Install Bear Sans UI fonts
- ✅ Back up your existing settings and apply Islands Dark settings
- ✅ Reload VS Code or VSCodium

 Important: After the script finishes and your editor reloads, you need to activate the CSS styling once:
 1. Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux)
 2. Type Custom UI Style: Reload and press Enter
 3. VS Code or VSCodium will reload with the full theme applied

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