❄️ Inspiration Behind the Theme

I got tired of choosing themes that looked nice but didn’t hit the spot once I actually started using them.

Arctic Depth is something I made for myself. A theme that has a sense of falling into still, dark water. It's cool colored, low contrast, and surprisingly quiet. I wanted something that wouldn't remind me over and over again that I was in an IDE. I wanted something that gives the vibe of not "home" exactly, but similar. Something that gives a sense of familiarity, safety, mine. A space that lets me breathe while I build.

That’s the vibe I was going for: cozy on a cold night.

So I decided to make a theme that hit the spot I was looking for:

  • A soft, balanced contrast that doesn’t burn my eyes at 1AM
  • A color palette that represents who I am
  • A mood that feels like winter: still, focused, clear, and most importantly, a little bit cozy

🛠️ Building the Theme

Creating this theme was not as easy as I imagined. I didn’t want to just pick a nice blue color and call it done. I wanted every color to support the overall feel that I wanted. The muted backgrounds, the synergy between difference colors, as well as the soft transitions between elements.

Originally, I started creating the theme just for VS Code, but once I finished creating it, I suddenly wanted to port it across different IDEs. Because of that, I decided to try and replicate the same vibe — the soft, soothing atmosphere — to other IDEs and editors. I wanted to keep that feeling across whatever IDE I would use in the future, ensuring the theme consistently gave me the calm, soothing vibe I was after.

💻 Where You Can Use It

If you’d like to see Arctic Depth on another editor, suggestions are more than welcome!

🙌 Support

Arctic Depth started as something I initially made just for myself, since there are already a lot of great themes out there that fits other people's tastes. But I decided to share it with everyone because who knows? Maybe this vibe might just be what someone's been looking for as well.

If you enjoy using Arctic Depth, feel free to:

📤 Share the theme with your developer friends
🐞 Report bugs or issues by opening a GitHub Issue
💡 Suggest new editor ports or features
📸 Share your setup and tag me