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By dhedgecock · VS Code Marketplace · Themes

A dark theme for radical hacking inspired by retro futuristic design

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 22, 2026

Radical has 151,835 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1838 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Installs
151,835
Official API · Oct 22, 2026
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Rank
#1838
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.64 / 5 from 11 ratings

About Radical

<br /> <div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/banner.png" alt="VSCode Radical Theme" /> </div> <br /> <div align="center"> <!-- marketplace version --> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dhedgecock.radical-vscode"> <img alt="marketplace version" src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/i/dhedgecock.radical-vscode.svg?maxAge=3600&style=for-the-badge&labelColor=1A1B46&color=D5358F"> </a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <!-- downloads --> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dhedgecock.radical-vscode"> <img alt="downloads" src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/d/dhedgecock.radical-vscode.svg?maxAge=3600&style=for-the-badge&labelColor=263089&color=D5358F"> </a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <!-- rating --> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dhedgecock.radical-vscode"> <img alt="rating" src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/stars/dhedgecock.radical-vscode.svg?maxAge=86400&style=for-the-badge&labelColor=1A2AB5&color=D5358F"> </a> </div> <br /> <div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/editor.jpg" role="presentation" /> </div> <h2 align="center"> <em>A dark theme for radical hacking inspired by retro futuristic design.</em> </h2>
  • Search and find code anywhere with optimized highlighting backgrounds and opacities.
  • Diff code changes smartly with readable diff background colors.
  • Peek view code like a pro with dark accents backgrounds and pink border highlights.
  • Looks pretty rad ヘ( ^o^)ノ\(^_^ )
<div align="center"> <br /> <br /> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/blue-hr.png" role="presentation" /> <h3> <strong> Peek View </strong> </h3> </div>

The peek view background provides a dark accent to the editor background, highlighted with pink borders. This makes peeking symbol references (⇧F12) or peeking symbol definitions (⌥F12) stand out against the editor contents.

<div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/peek-view.jpg" role="presentation" /> </div> <div align="center"> <br /> <br /> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/blue-hr.png" role="presentation" /> <h3> <strong> Terminal Colors </strong> </h3> </div>

Screenshots are using Powerlevel10k theme with Oh My Zsh with Meslo for the font. (Terminal colors are also available for iTerm in the Github repo)

<div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/terminal-colors.jpg" role="presentation" /> </div> <!-- <h3 align="center"> <strong> Diff backgrounds </strong> </h3> Diff background color use a very low opacity for readability when using the diff editor. <div align="center"> <img src="./assets/diff-colors.png" alt="Red and green backgrounds are readable" /> </div> <h3 align="center"> <strong> Highlighting </strong> </h3> <div align="center"> <img src="./assets/blue-hr.png" role="presentation" /> </div> Highlighting theming is intended to provide useful highlighting colors while maintaining readability. Many of the highlights can occur at the same time, so colors were chosen that could be overlain using opacities. <div align="center"> <img src="./assets/selection-colors.png" alt="current selection highlight is a light visible" /> <img src="./assets/highlight-colors.png" alt="current find match highlight is visible" /> </div> --> <div align="center"> <br /> <br /> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/blue-hr.png" role="presentation" /> <h3> <strong> Extension Theming </strong> </h3> </div>

If you'd like to theme some popular extensions to match Radical, these are the colors used in the screenshots.

Git Graph
<div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/git-graph.jpg" role="presentation" /> </div>
{
  "git-graph.graphColours": [
    "#FF428E",
    "#A8FFEF",
    "#DFF959",
    "#F7A409",
    "#F834BB",
    "#2BF5E9",
    "#D831D7",
    "#FF594C"
  ]
}
Bracket Pair Colorizer 2
<div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/bracket-pair-colorizer.png" role="presentation" /> </div>

If you'd like to add some flair into the editor the Bracket Pair Colorizer extension is a nice way to mix in some neon pops.

{
  "bracket-pair-colorizer-2.colors": ["#DFF959", "#F834BB", "#2BF5E9", "#D831D7"]
}
Import Cost
<div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/import-cost.png" role="presentation" /> </div>

Highlight large packages using neon and translucent colors with the Import Cost extension.

{
  "importCost.smallPackageColor": "#d043cf4d",
  "importCost.mediumPackageColor": "#d043cf80",
  "importCost.largePackageColor": "#F834BB"
}
<div align="center"> <br /> <br /> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DHedgecock/radical-vscode/main/assets/blue-hr.png" role="presentation" /> <h3> <strong> Feedback </strong> </h3> </div>

Feedback on the theme is very much appreicated 🙌 There are three Github issues in the theme repo for providing comments and suggestions directly:…

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  • theme

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Adoption over time

Radical installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 151,835 installs as of Oct 22, 2026.RadicalInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days151,835installs151.8K151.8K151.8K151.8K151.8K151.8K151.8K151.8KJul 24Aug 8Aug 23Sep 7Sep 22Oct 7Oct 22installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · 7 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Radical installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 151,835 installs as of Oct 22, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Radical installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.RadicalInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace151,835installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 22, 2026pluginstats.com
Radical installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Radical VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1838 (by installs).RadicalVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1838current rank#1835#1836#1837#1838#1839#1840Jul 24Aug 8Aug 23Sep 7Sep 22Oct 7Oct 22rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · 7 observations · Updated Oct 22, 2026pluginstats.com
Radical VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1838 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Radical ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 11 ratings as of Oct 22, 2026.RadicalRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days11ratings9.51010.51111.51212.5Jul 24Aug 8Aug 23Sep 7Sep 22Oct 7Oct 22ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · 7 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Radical ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 11 ratings as of Oct 22, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,253 shown · page 92, #18 (overall #1,838)
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Listing placement

Themes266 listings · 14 pages · page 9, #19 (overall #179)
Themes: every listing in installs order

Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for Radical
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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dhedgecock.radical-vscode. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 22, 2026. See the methodology.