Is it possible to apply the Dracula theme to visual studio 2019?

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Is it possible to apply the Dracula theme to visual studio 2019?

Saeed Pooladzadeh 241

Hello,

Is it possible to apply the Dracula theme to visual studio 2019?
If yes how/ please inform me.

I've tested this method, but can't change the theme.

regards,
Saeed

Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,456 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-03-15T02:47:01.9+00:00

Hi @Saeed Pooladzadeh ,

Perhaps you need to firstly change to the default Dark theme in Visual Studio 2019, and then try to import the Dracula theme. If it doesn’t work, you can close VS 2019 and try to re-import the theme again(or several times). Looks like this theme only changes some parts(like fonts, colors…) of the theme in VS 2019. BTW, I suggest create/open a project and open a programming file first, as it is better to check this theme in Text Editor of VS.

Have a great day.

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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,456 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-03-15T02:47:01.9+00:00

Hi @Saeed Pooladzadeh ,

Perhaps you need to firstly change to the default Dark theme in Visual Studio 2019, and then try to import the Dracula theme. If it doesn’t work, you can close VS 2019 and try to re-import the theme again(or several times). Looks like this theme only changes some parts(like fonts, colors…) of the theme in VS 2019. BTW, I suggest create/open a project and open a programming file first, as it is better to check this theme in Text Editor of VS.

Have a great day.

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Michael Taylor 60,346

It would be useful if you could provide a link to what you're talking about.

If you're referring to this then yes and no. Yes it could be applied to VS 2019 as it is not really a theme but just a bunch of VS settings and therefore can be imported. However VS 2019 and VS 2022 actually support theme files and this doesn't appear to support that. Therefore it'll be limited to what font/colors VS settings allows. However the Github repo seems like it is forked so perhaps someone created a theme for it.

Alternatively you can google for VS themes and find many themes that probably line up with the theme. Alternatively you can build your own using the [VS Theme Editor(https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioPlatformTeam.VisualStudio2019ColorThemeEditor).

Saeed Pooladzadeh 241 Reputation points

2022-03-14T18:13:40.27+00:00

But the developer claims that it is possible on Visual Studio 2019:
https://draculatheme.com/visual-studio
Michael Taylor 60,346 Reputation points

2022-03-14T18:20:14.577+00:00

Yes, I linked to the instructions that they posted. It seems like you've already seen this so what exactly is your question then? Did you try the steps they gave for Visual Studio and it didn't work? If so you need to post your question in their Github Issues.
Saeed Pooladzadeh 241 Reputation points

2022-03-15T17:44:01.67+00:00

Yes, I tried very much but I couldn't!!
And its not working.
Michael Taylor 60,346 Reputation points

2022-03-15T18:32:00.997+00:00

Please identify what you tried and what isn't working.

To apply the settings you'd need to grab their .vssettings file and import it into your existing settings. You can then go to Tool\Options -> Fonts & Colors (which is probably what they are updating) to verify the theme. Note that you won't see big changes in the editor such as the toolbars and windows being different colors as the settings don't impact that. The applied VS theme will override those things.

If you need a custom theme for VS 2019+ then you'll need to use the VS Theme Editor I linked to earlier to build your own custom theme. You will then have more control over the coloring. Also note that there are many themes already available for VS so you might consider looking at them as well.

Finally, if you are having an issue with this particular group of settings then you should post the issue in their Github repo.

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