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By Ryan Olson · VS Code Marketplace · Themes

Optimized Solarized theme for VS Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Solarized has 198,784 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1519 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
198,784
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#1519
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.70 / 5 from 10 ratings

About Solarized

VS Code Solarized Theme

Based on the built-in solarized theme, I've improved the dark and light solarized themes to look more like solarized (as seen in website and in vim).

After install, the themes are called 'Solarized Light+' and 'Solarized Dark+'.

Screenshots

Dark Screenshot

Light Screenshot

License

MIT

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • color-theme
  • dark
  • light
  • solarized
  • theme

Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

Solarized installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 198,784 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.SolarizedInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days198,784installs198.7K198.7K198.7K198.7K198.8K198.8K198.8KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Solarized installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 198,784 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Solarized installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.SolarizedInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace198,784installs 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
Solarized installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Solarized VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1519 (by installs).SolarizedVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1519current rank#1517#1518#1519#1520#1521Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Solarized VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1519 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Solarized ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.SolarizedRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days10ratings99.51010.511Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Solarized ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 76, #19 (overall #1,519)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Listing placement

Themes266 listings · 14 pages · page 7, #8 (overall #128)
Themes: every listing in installs order
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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 log 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

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for Solarized
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
198,784+23
198,761+35
198,726+29
198,697—

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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=ryanolsonx.solarized. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.