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The web content introduces seven JetBrains IDE themes designed to enhance the aesthetic appeal and productivity of developers.

Abstract

The article "7 JetBrains IDE Themes to Make Your Life Beautiful" emphasizes the importance of a visually appealing Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developers, as it can significantly boost productivity. It highlights seven themes tailored for JetBrains IDEs, such as IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, which cater to different preferences, from the anime-inspired "the-doki-theme" to the high-contrast "Blackbird Theme." Each theme is described with its unique features, installation counts, and user ratings, providing developers with options to personalize their coding environment. The themes are praised for their ability to make the development experience more pleasant, and the article encourages readers to explore and share their favorite themes.

Opinions

  • The author suggests that a beautiful IDE can enhance productivity.
  • The "Hiberbee Theme" is highly regarded, with over 356.1k installations and a high rating.
  • "Dark Purple Theme" is recommended for those who appreciate dark themes with purple tones.
  • "The Doki Theme" is celebrated for its cute anime character themes, offering a wide range of options.
  • "Solarized Themes" are noted for their consistent UI and editor schemes, avoiding default colors.
  • "Visual Studio 2019 Dark Theme" is seen as beneficial for those transitioning from Visual Studio to JetBrains IDEs.
  • "Xcode-Dark Theme" is favored by those who prefer the Xcode color scheme for iOS development.
  • "Blackbird Theme" is highlighted for its high contrast and readability, designed for spellcasters (developers).
  • The author expresses a desire to share more about JetBrains IDE themes in future articles, indicating a commitment to the topic.
  • Readers are invited to comment with other beautiful IntelliJ IDE themes they know of, fostering a sense of community and sharing.

7 JetBrains IDE Themes to Make Your Life Beautiful

Make Your IDE Beautiful and Boost Your Productivity

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An IDE is a weapon of a developer. The majority of our time as developers is spent looking at the IDE. In addition to being pleasing to the eye, a beautiful IDE boosts productivity. JetBrains is a cutting-edge software vendor specializing in the creation of intelligent development tools, including IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio, etc.

Though the definition of beautiful depends on one’s perspective, Here I have compiled the 7 best JetBrains IDE themes that will make your life more pleasant. This article is the 2nd part on the beautiful JetBrains IDE themes.

1. Hiberbee Theme

This beautiful theme is inspired by Monokai Pro & macOS-inspired color themes. It includes bright colors & dark mode, with a common color code for all languages. This theme has more than 356.1k installations and a rating of 4.85.

2. Dark Purple Theme

If you like both dark and purple colors then this is a good theme for you. As you have guessed by the name this is a dark theme in purple tones. This theme has more than 753.6k installations and a rating of 4.85.

3. the-doki-theme

If you are an anime lover or looking for a beautiful theme then you will obviously like it. This is a cute theme based on cute anime characters. With more than 60 themes, there’s probably one here that you like best. You can choose themes based on characters from various Anime, Manga, or Visual Novels. This library has an installation of more than 107.5k and a rating of 4.46.

4. Solarized Themes

As the name suggests this theme provides solarized dark and light color themes. It includes lots of features like High quality and consistent both the UI and editor schemes with an adaptation of minor colors (for the supported IDE version) avoiding any usage of Default or Darcula colors, Clean editor schemes with regular font styles avoiding bolds, and many more. This theme has more than 350.9k installations and a rating of 4.74.

5. Visual Studio 2019 Dark Theme

Alongside JetBrains IDE, Visual Studio is also one of the best IDE. This is a dark theme for JetBrains IDEs inspired by the default Visual Studio 2019 “Dark” theme. It may be useful for those who are just starting to use JetBrains products and are used to Visual Studio. This theme has more than 99.1k installations and a rating of 4.82.

6. Xcode-Dark Theme

If you have worked in iOS development then you will obviously work with Xcode. If you have liked the color scheme of Xcode then you will like this theme too. This theme brings colors from the Xcode dark theme. This theme has more than 601.7k installations and a rating of 4.78.

7. Blackbird Theme

This is a high-contrast dark theme for spellcasters. It includes lots of features like high readability with a contrast ratio of 7:1 or better for editor text, a simple palette to reduce visual overload, text editor looks with a unified background, and many more. This theme has more than 36.5k installations and a rating of 4.79.

Where is the previous part?

There are lots of awesome JetBrains IDE themes. I want to share as much as possible about the power of your beloved IDE.

In case you have missed the earlier part please check the below.

What theme you are using right now?

That’s all for today. I hope this theme will help to make the development journey pleasant.

If you know of any other beautiful IntelliJ IDE themes, please share them in the comments. Until we meet again. Cheers!

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