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By David Leininger · VS Code Marketplace · Themes

If Oceanic Next and Cobalt2 made a baby in the form of a theme for VSCode.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Cobalt Next has 128,862 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2037 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
128,862
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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Rank
#2037
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.87 / 5 from 15 ratings

About Cobalt Next

CobaltNext Theme for VS Code

Original Version - "Cobalt Next"

Dark Version - "Cobalt Next Dark"

Minimal Version - "Cobalt Next Minimal"

*This one is not super different from Cobalt Next Dark, but it has a few extra treats to clean things up a bit. Maximize your expereince by using Caleb Porzio's Make VS Code Awesome Course. Silence the noise and hide all the crap!

Installation

  1. Open Extensions sidebar panel in VS Code. View → Extensions 2. Search for Cobalt Next. 3. Click Install to install it. 4. Click Reload to reload the your editor 5. File > Preferences > Color Theme > Cobalt Next or change it in User Settings. • Try the dark version with Cobalt Next Dark. • Try the minimal version with Cobalt Next Minimal. Spice it up with Caleb Porzio's Make VS Code Awesome Course. 6. Optional: Use the recommended settings below for best experience

Recommended Settings

Want active and inactive window borders?

Personally, I don't like active window borders, but if you'd like it, here are two examples.Open the Command Palette with Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) and select Preferences: Open Settings (JSON).

subtle

full color

Suggested Extensions For Theme

• Color Highlight • Subtle Match Brackets

Suggested Terminal Settings

ZSH is a great shell and it adds support for git. I would suggest using the Cobalt2 Theme for ZSH. Make sure to get Inconsolata for Powerline so that you can get all of the special characters in prompt.

VS Code Icon

Want to change up your VS Code Icon to match your theme? Done.

New Icon

Download the .icns file. (Mac)

Download the .ico file. (Win)

Old Icon - Incase you miss it

Download the .icns file. (Mac)

Download the .ico file. (Win)

Enjoy!

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • color-theme
  • theme

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Adoption over time

Cobalt Next installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 128,862 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.Cobalt NextInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days128,862installs128.8K128.8K128.8K128.9K128.9K128.9K128.9KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Cobalt Next installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 128,862 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Cobalt Next installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Cobalt NextInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace128,862installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Cobalt Next installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Cobalt Next VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2037 (by installs).Cobalt NextVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2037current rank#2035#2036#2037#2038#2039Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Cobalt Next VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2037 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Cobalt Next ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 15 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.Cobalt NextRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days15ratings13.51414.51515.51616.5Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Cobalt Next ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 15 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 102, #17 (overall #2,037)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Themes266 listings · 14 pages · page 11, #14 (overall #214)
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.

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a linear scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for Cobalt Next
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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=dline.CobaltNext. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.