Winter is Coming Theme installs statistics
By John Papa (5 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Themes
Preferred dark/light themes by John Papa
Winter is Coming Theme has 3,759,987 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #213 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.56 / 5 from 48 ratings
About Winter is Coming Theme
Winter is Coming
This Visual Studio Code extension adds six Winter is Coming theme variants:
- Winter is Coming (Dark Blue)
- Winter is Coming (Dark Blue - No Italics)
- Winter is Coming (Dark Black)
- Winter is Coming (Dark Black - No Italics)
- Winter is Coming (Light)
- Winter is Coming (Light - No Italics)
I personally use the dark themes for most occasions, but find the light theme good on some dimmer projectors when I present.
See the CHANGELOG for the latest changes.
Each base theme also has a No Italics companion for anyone who prefers the same palette without italic token styling.
Dark Blue Theme
Dark Blue HTML

Dark Blue JavaScript

Dark Blue TypeScript

Dark Blue SCSS

Dark Black Theme
Dark Black JavaScript

Light Theme
Light JavaScript

Installation
- Open Extensions sidebar panel in Visual Studio Code.
View → Extensions - Search for
Winter is Coming - Click Install
- Click Reload
- Open File > Preferences > Color Theme
- Select your preferred Winter is Coming variant
- Optional: Use the recommended settings below for best experience
Notes
- If you want VS Code to theme the title bar and related chrome where supported, set
"window.titleBarStyle": "custom". - The No Italics variants keep the same colors as their paired themes without any italic token rules.
Recommended Settings
{
"editor.autoIndent": "full",
"editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
"editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
"editor.cursorStyle": "line",
"editor.fontSize": 16,
"editor.fontFamily": "Dank Mono, Fira Code, Inconsolata",
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.formatOnPaste": true,
"editor.formatOnType": false,
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"editor.letterSpacing": 0.3,
"editor.lineHeight": 25,
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"editor.multiCursorModifier": "ctrlCmd",
"editor.suggestSelection": "first",
"editor.tabCompletion": "on",
"editor.tabSize": 2,
"editor.wordWrap": "on",
"files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
"files.autoSaveDelay": 1000,
"search.showLineNumbers": true,
"workbench.iconTheme": "material-icon-theme",
"workbench.colorTheme": "Winter is Coming (Dark Blue)",
"window.titleBarStyle": "custom",
"zenMode.centerLayout": false
}
Fonts
I use Dank Mono. Operator Mono is another great paid option. If you do not have those fonts, use your favorite font; Fira Code is a solid free choice.
Feedback
If you have suggestions, please open an issue or better yet, a pull request.
Be nice.
Credits
Credit where credit is due: this theme was inspired by Visual Studio Dark+, Monokai, and Dustin Sanders' "An Old Hope". Custom CSS inspiration came from Wes Bos. The dark blue background was inspired by Sarah Drasner's Night Owl theme.
Authors
Authored by John Papa
Light theme co-authored by Brian Clark
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute, including setup, testing, and PR conventions.
For the full contributor guide (repo structure, theme conventions, how to add a new variant), see AGENTS.md.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- color-theme
- Dark Theme
- Light Theme
- Theme
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=johnpapa.winteriscoming. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.