Eclipse Spectrum Dark Theme

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Solution Description

Give Eclipse 4.16+ a fresh new look with Spectrum Theme. This free and open-source dark theme plugin enhances your Eclipse IDE experience with a clean visual overhaul that can be customized to your liking. 

Plugin Features:

  • Spectrum Theme: a clean & flat visual overhaul to Eclipse IDE
  • Customizable theme colors: show your style by changing the colors used in Spectrum Theme. Associate different color schemes on a per-workspace basis.
  • Customizable Project Explorer font: change the size & font of the Project Explorer in Eclipse IDE

Free and Open Source:

Spectrum theme is an open-source project using an EPL 2.0 license. All bugs, feedback, feature ideas, and contributions are encouraged and greatly appreciated. The plugin is constantly improving thanks to community contributions.

Project repository: https://github.com/AObuchow/Eclipse-Spectrum-Theme

Please report any problems or bugs (such as installation errors) on the page below: https://github.com/AObuchow/Eclipse-Spectrum-Theme/issues

 

Categories: Graphics, IDE, Other, UI

Tags: theme, themes, dark theme, flat, color, look and feel, change font, increase font, aobuchow

Additional Details

Eclipse Versions: 2024-09 (4.33), 2024-06 (4.32), 2024-03 (4.31), 2023-12 (4.30), 2023-09 (4.29), 2023-06 (4.28), 2023-03 (4.27), 2022-12 (4.26), 2022-09 (4.25), 2022-06 (4.24), 2022-03 (4.23), 2021-12 (4.22), 2021-09 (4.21), 2021-06 (4.20), 2021-03 (4.19), 2020-12 (4.18), 2020-09 (4.17), 2020-06 (4.16), 2024-12 (4.34), 2025-03 (4.35), 2025-06 (4.36)

Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK

Development Status: Alpha

Date Created: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 08:57

License: EPL 2.0

Date Updated: Monday, July 15, 2024 - 15:00

Submitted by: Andrew Obuchowicz

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December 2025 0/0 0 0
November 2025 79/626 276 18
October 2025 57/637 428 19
September 2025 61/653 391 19
August 2025 74/615 278 21
July 2025 75/636 290 20
June 2025 79/627 280 26
May 2025 72/634 339 23
April 2025 86/623 272 16
March 2025 77/661 425 27
February 2025 59/645 485 32
January 2025 57/654 517 25
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Submitted by Richard MacDonald on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 15:15

I have been trying to find a dark theme for eclipse for years. This is the first one where I can actually read the menus, icons, and non-editor panels. How novel that this isn't another "dark-text-on-dark-background" theme.

I'd like to change the selected menu from red-background because that seems a little harsh to me. And some of the text (the team repository information in the package explorer panel, for example) is too dark a brown.

But as I said, the first usable dark theme for eclipse. Thank you.

Submitted by Andrew Obuchowicz on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 15:44

Hi Richard, thank you so much for your kind words - I'm glad you're enjoying Spectrum Dark Theme :)

Have you tried modifying the color preferences for spectrum theme? See https://github.com/AObuchow/Eclipse-Spectrum-Theme#how-to-customize-spe…. This might help your issue regarding the red background being too harsh.

Feel free to submit a bug report with some screenshots to further demonstrate your problem with the colors: https://github.com/AObuchow/Eclipse-Spectrum-Theme/issues/new

 

 

Submitted by Denis Vranjković on Sun, 08/28/2022 - 19:29

Hello, I just installed, and i'm pleased with overall black color + red details. Must say is perfect in my view.

Submitted by Teyton Trujillo on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 22:35

As the Title states after installation nothing for this pop's up and it doesn't change any themes. 0/10 It looked cool but it doesnt work.

Submitted by Andrew Obuchowicz on Fri, 09/04/2020 - 15:29

Sorry to hear the plugin didn't seem to work.

 

Currently, you have to manually change their Eclipse theme to Spectrum Theme for the plugin to work. To do so, click "Window" on Eclipse's menu bar -> Preferences -> General (on left side of preferences) -> Appearance. Then select "Spectrum" from the "Theme" dropdown box and click Apply. Let me know if this helps.

 

In a future release, Spectrum Theme will prompt the user to switch themes upon plugin installation. There's an open bug for it here: https://github.com/AObuchow/Eclipse-Spectrum-Theme/issues/93

Submitted by Pierre-Yves Bi… on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 10:46

The Spectrum theme is visually pleasing and gives the Eclipse IDE a resolutely different look and feel. The author is friendly and open to feedback, don't hesitate to drop a line on the GitHub support page!

Submitted by Ingo Mohr on Fri, 06/26/2020 - 16:01

I use this as my daily driver on Mac OS. The clean red/black look is imho pretty appealing.

You can even customize the colors to your like - AND the font of the project explorer!