PluginStatsRainglow installs statistics
By Dayle Rees (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Themes
Rainglow color themes by Dayle Rees
Rainglow has 545,232 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #809 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 4.94 / 5 from 105 ratings
About Rainglow
Visual Studio Code
Rainglow is a collection of color themes for a number of different editors and platforms. This repository consists of 320+ syntax and UI themes for Visual Studio Code.
To show support for the project, you can do any (or many!) of the following:
• Star the repository. • Rate the extension on the marketplace. • Follow me on twitter, and say hi! • Share on refind. • Share on product hunt. • Buy my books! • Donate via PayPal.
Easy Installation
To install the color themes, just use the extensions tab within VS Code and search for 'Rainglow'.
Once installed, themes can be switched using the menu item Code -> Preferences -> Color Theme.
Manual Installation
Clone the repository into ~/.vscode/extensions and restart the editor.
Useful Information
To override the status bar colors, add the following to your settings JSON. (Change the colors as you see fit.)
This project is an evolution of my colour schemes project found at https://github.com/daylerees/colour-schemes. Peacock was the first ever theme. I created it to try and find something to use other than Monokai. It's now a favourite for many users!
If you'd like to report a bug with one of the color schemes, please raise an issue on the repository rather than submitting a pull request. This is because the themes run through a generation process, and editing the themes directly is not advised!
Have a wonderful day!
Dayle.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- color-theme
- dayle
- peacock
- rainglow
- rees
- theme
Where Rainglow sits in the listing
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Adoption over time
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Recent observations
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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=daylerees.rainglow. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.