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By Catppuccin (5 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Themes

🦌 Soothing pastel theme for VSCode

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Catppuccin for VSCode has 1,457,890 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #429 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
1,457,890
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#429
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.97 / 5 from 58 ratings

About Catppuccin for VSCode

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Previews

<details> <summary>🌻 Latte</summary> <img src="https://github.com/catppuccin/vscode/raw/HEAD/assets/latte.webp"/> </details> <details> <summary>🪴 Frappé</summary> <img src="https://github.com/catppuccin/vscode/raw/HEAD/assets/frappe.webp"/> </details> <details> <summary>🌺 Macchiato</summary> <img src="https://github.com/catppuccin/vscode/raw/HEAD/assets/macchiato.webp"/> </details> <details> <summary>🌿 Mocha</summary> <img src="https://github.com/catppuccin/vscode/raw/HEAD/assets/mocha.webp"/> </details>

Usage

Preferred method of installation

Install the extension from a Marketplace:

Manual method for installation

Download the VSIX from the latest GitHub release. Open the Command Palette and select "Extensions: Install from VSIX...", then open the file you just downloaded.

Using the JSON files

If you need to use the JSON files for libraries like Shiki, the theme files are published to NPM as @catppuccin/vscode.

Nix (Home-Manager) users

If you would like to change the theme configuration, the theme expects to have a mutable directory to write its JSON files into. This means that you will have to either:

  • Install this extension in a non-declarative way so that the extension has permissions to write files.
    This means fully excluding nixpkgs.vscode-extensions.catppuccin.catppuccin-vsc from your configuration; Just using programs.vscode.mutableExtensionsDir = true; will NOT WORK.
  • Use our catppuccin/nix module to build it with your VSCode configuration, using overrides.
    This is a declarative way to compile the theme with your preferred options. Please refer to the example below for a sample configuration.
{
  # in your inputs:
  inputs.catppuccin.url = "github:catppuccin/nix";

  # in your home-manager options:
  catppuccin = {
    enable = true;
    # optionally configure the extension settings, defaults are shown below:
    vscode = {
      accent = "mauve";
      settings = {
        boldKeywords = true;
        italicComments = true;
        italicKeywords = true;
        colorOverrides = {};
        customUIColors = {};
        workbenchMode = "default";
        bracketMode = "rainbow";
        extraBordersEnabled = false;
      };
    };
  };
  programs.vscode = {
    enable = true;
  };
}

Customization

[!Note] We also have a Catppuccin Icon Pack!

VSCode settings

The following settings inside your settings.json are recommended for this plugin:

{
  // we try to make semantic highlighting look good
  "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
  // prevent VSCode from modifying the terminal colors
  "terminal.integrated.minimumContrastRatio": 1,
  // make the window's titlebar use the workbench colors
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom",

  // applicable if you use Go, this is an opt-in flag!
  "gopls": {
    "ui.semanticTokens": true,
  },
}
Catppuccin settings

Catppuccin for VSCode can be customized to your liking. If you like the Catppuccin colors but feel that they are a bit too bright for working at night, customization got you covered!

{
  // use Mocha as the base
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Catppuccin Mocha",
  // pink as the accent color
  "catppuccin.accentColor": "pink",
  // make Mocha specifically very dark
  // (this preserves other flavors!)
  "catppuccin.colorOverrides": {
    "mocha": {
      "base": "#000000",
      "mantle": "#010101",
      "crust": "#020202",
    },
  },
  // use your accent (pink) on the statusBar as well
  "catppuccin.customUIColors": {
    "mocha": {
      "statusBar.foreground": "accent",
    },
  },
}
<details> <summary>📸 Preview</summary> <img width="1488" alt="oldeppuccin-pink-accent" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/79978224/265295206-47d0c993-5d61-4e93-aa96-6d0d95a24f33.png"> </details>

To see all available options, open your settings and look for Extensions > Catppuccin.

Custom accent color

catppuccin.accentColor

You can choose any color as your "accent" color. mauve is our default, but you can add more personality by using your favorite!

Disable italics & bold fonts

You can toggle whether to use

  • italics for keywords: catppuccin.italicKeywords
  • italics for comments: catppuccin.italicComments
  • bold for keywords: catppuccin.boldKeywords
Flat appearance…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • color-theme
  • theme

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Charts

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Adoption over time

Catppuccin for VSCode installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,457,890 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Catppuccin for VSCodeInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days1,457,890installs1.5M1.5M1.5M1.5M1.5M1.5MJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Catppuccin for VSCode installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,457,890 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Catppuccin for VSCode installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Catppuccin for VSCodeInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace1,457,890installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Catppuccin for VSCode installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Catppuccin for VSCode VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #429 (by installs).Catppuccin for VSCodeVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#429current rank#427#428#429#430#431#432#433Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Catppuccin for VSCode VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #429 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Catppuccin for VSCode ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 58 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Catppuccin for VSCodeRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days58ratings52545658606264Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Catppuccin for VSCode ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 58 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 22, #9 (overall #429)
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Listing placement

Themes266 listings · 14 pages · page 2, #8 (overall #28)
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

Full history (5)
Recent installs observations for Catppuccin for VSCode
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
1,457,890+1.5K
1,456,349+782
1,455,567+993
1,454,574+1.3K
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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=Catppuccin.catppuccin-vsc. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.