Shades of Purple installs statistics

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About

Shades of Purple is a professional color theme carefully designed to reduce eye strain and improve code readability. With over 5 million developers using it worldwide, it has become one of the most loved themes in the VS Code marketplace.

What makes it special:

• Hand-picked color palette optimized for readability
• Comprehensive support for 50+ programming languages
• Perfect for presentations, teaching, and daily coding
• Regular updates for the latest VS Code features
• Free and open source

<br /> <p align="center"> <em>Created by <a href="https://github.com/ahmadawais">Ahmad Awais</a> · <a href="https://VSCode.pro/?utm_source=sop">Learn VSCode</a> · <a href="https://twitter.com/mrahmadawais/">@MrAhmadAwais</a></em> </p> <br /> <br />

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Table of Contents

• About
• What Developers Say
• Installation
  • Easy Installation
  • Alternate Installation
• Video Tutorial
• Recommended Settings
• Screenshots
• Put Shades of Purple in Other Places
• Color Palette Reference
• FAQs
• Master VS Code Course
• License & Attribution

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Video Demo & Installation

Watch this comprehensive video guide to see Shades of Purple in action. Learn the installation process and discover features like enhanced markdown editing, syntax highlighting, and customization options.

This video is part of the [VSCode.pro course][course] — a complete guide to mastering Visual Studio Code.

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Easy Installation

Get started with Shades of Purple in under a minute:

1. Open the extensions sidebar in Visual Studio Code
2. Search for Shades of Purple Theme
3. Click Install to install it
4. Click Reload to reload your editor
5. Select the theme — Code/File ＞ Preferences ＞ Color Theme ＞ Shades of Purple
6. Enjoy! And consider leaving a review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Love the theme? Over 110+ developers have already rated it five stars. Join them →

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Alternate Installation

Prefer the command palette? Here's the quick way:

1. Launch Quick Open — Press <kbd>Cmd</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd> on macOS or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd> on Windows/Linux
2. Paste the command — ext install shades-of-purple
3. Hit Enter and click Install
4. Click Reload to reload your editor
5. Select the theme — Code/File ＞ Preferences ＞ Color Theme ＞ Shades of Purple

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Recommended Settings

Shades of Purple works great out of the box. But for the ultimate experience, especially if you use Operator Mono or a similar font, try these custom settings:

Note: These settings are completely optional. The theme works beautifully with your existing configuration.

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{
  // Theme Setup
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Shades of Purple",
  "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-icons",…