🎨 Level Up Your Coding Aesthetics: New Open-Source Helix Themes You’ll Love

Hey devs! 👋

If you're using the Helix Editor — the lightning-fast, modal, and fully-native code editor — you probably already appreciate its clean interface and modern features. But let’s be honest: theming matters.

That's why I’ve created a new open-source project to develop and collect beautiful, readable, and customizable Helix themes, all in one place.

🔗 Check it out here → gokayburuc/helix-themes

🎯 What Is This Repo?

helix-themes is a GitHub repository where I’m building and curating high-quality themes for Helix. Each theme is handcrafted with:

  • 🖌️ Carefully selected colors
  • 🌙 Dark mode friendliness
  • 🔍 Readability and syntax clarity
  • 🎯 Support for Helix scopes (semantic colors)
  • 💻 Consistent UI/UX feel

🧪 Current Themes

  • 🌫️ Murmur — A soft pastel theme with a gentle aesthetic, perfect for long coding sessions.
  • 🌅 Solarized Osaka — A twist on Solarized, blended with traditional Osaka-inspired colors.

More themes are on the way, and community contributions are highly encouraged!

🛠️ How to Use

Using these themes is super easy:

  1. Clone or download the repository.
  2. Copy the desired .toml file to your Helix config directory: 
cp murmur.toml ~/.config/helix/themes/
  1. Open Helix and run :theme murmur to activate.
  2. To set it as default, edit your config.toml: 
theme = "murmur"

✨ Transparent Versions

Want a transparent background for your terminal setup?

Simply create a new theme file, e.g., murmur-transparent.toml:

inherits = "murmur"
[ui.background]

This inherits the Murmur theme but removes the solid background color — perfect for your transparent terminal workflows!

🚀 What’s Next?

  • More themes coming soon: based on popular color palettes like Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, and Tokyo Night.
  • User submissions and variations
  • Community-driven improvements and PRs

🙌 Join the Fun

If you're a theme enthusiast or just want your Helix setup to match your vibe, I’d love to hear your feedback or see your contributions.

🔗 Star, fork, or contribute here → gokayburuc/helix-themes

Let’s make Helix even more beautiful, one theme at a time. 🌟

PS: If you build your own theme, tag me — I’d love to feature it in the repo!